‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands
In order to reduce health inequities, a socio-ecological approach and community engagement are needed to develop sustained interventions with a positive effect on the health of disadvantaged groups. This qualitative study was part of the development phase of a community health promotion programme. T...
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doaj-a9d45a62a0e84efabdc7d280c99d1b672021-08-06T15:23:54ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-07-01188145814510.3390/ijerph18158145‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The NetherlandsGerda Wink0Gerdine Fransen1Merel Huisman2Sandra Boersma3Lieke van Disseldorp4Koos van der Velden5Annemarie Wagemakers6Maria van den Muijsenbergh7Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsHealth & Society Group, Wageningen University & Research, 6700 EW Wageningen, The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Centre, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsIn order to reduce health inequities, a socio-ecological approach and community engagement are needed to develop sustained interventions with a positive effect on the health of disadvantaged groups. This qualitative study was part of the development phase of a community health promotion programme. The study aimed to provide insight into the perceptions of parents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood about health, and their priorities for the community health programme. It also described the process of integrating these perceptions in the development of a multilevel plan for this programme. Participatory methods were applied to enable the engagement of all groups involved. Ten parents from a low-income neighbourhood in the Netherlands participated in five panel sessions. Parents’ priorities for improving family health were reducing chronic stress and not so much healthy eating and physical activity. They prioritised solutions to reduce their financial stress, to provide a safe place for their children to meet and play and to establish good quality communication with authorities. The programme development process resulted in objectives in which both parents and professionals were willing to invest, such as a safe playground for children. This study shows that target population engagement in health programme development is possible and valuable.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/15/8145health inequitieslow-income neighbourhoodperceptions of healthfamily healthcommunity engagementmultilevel intervention |
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Gerda Wink Gerdine Fransen Merel Huisman Sandra Boersma Lieke van Disseldorp Koos van der Velden Annemarie Wagemakers Maria van den Muijsenbergh |
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Gerda Wink Gerdine Fransen Merel Huisman Sandra Boersma Lieke van Disseldorp Koos van der Velden Annemarie Wagemakers Maria van den Muijsenbergh ‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health health inequities low-income neighbourhood perceptions of health family health community engagement multilevel intervention |
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Gerda Wink Gerdine Fransen Merel Huisman Sandra Boersma Lieke van Disseldorp Koos van der Velden Annemarie Wagemakers Maria van den Muijsenbergh |
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‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands |
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‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands |
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‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands |
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‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands |
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‘Improving Health through Reducing Stress’: Parents’ Priorities in the Participatory Development of a Multilevel Family Health Programme in a Low-Income Neighbourhood in The Netherlands |
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‘improving health through reducing stress’: parents’ priorities in the participatory development of a multilevel family health programme in a low-income neighbourhood in the netherlands |
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In order to reduce health inequities, a socio-ecological approach and community engagement are needed to develop sustained interventions with a positive effect on the health of disadvantaged groups. This qualitative study was part of the development phase of a community health promotion programme. The study aimed to provide insight into the perceptions of parents in a disadvantaged neighbourhood about health, and their priorities for the community health programme. It also described the process of integrating these perceptions in the development of a multilevel plan for this programme. Participatory methods were applied to enable the engagement of all groups involved. Ten parents from a low-income neighbourhood in the Netherlands participated in five panel sessions. Parents’ priorities for improving family health were reducing chronic stress and not so much healthy eating and physical activity. They prioritised solutions to reduce their financial stress, to provide a safe place for their children to meet and play and to establish good quality communication with authorities. The programme development process resulted in objectives in which both parents and professionals were willing to invest, such as a safe playground for children. This study shows that target population engagement in health programme development is possible and valuable. |
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health inequities low-income neighbourhood perceptions of health family health community engagement multilevel intervention |
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