Public Health Ambassadors: A Novel Participatory Community Health Awareness Program in Abu Dhabi.
Community-based intervention (CBI) programs promote lifestyle changes, modify risk factors, and substantially improve public health. Social mobilization and community involvement improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities, and improve access to care and services. Health intervention program...
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Sage Publications Inc.
9/14/2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=179639421&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 179639421 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00469580 INQ jtl: Inquiry (00469580) issn: 00469580 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: 9/14/2024 pid: 344 pub: Sage Publications Inc. artinfo: ui: 179639421 10.1177/00469580241241268 ppf: 1 ppct: 7 formats: tig: atl: Public Health Ambassadors: A Novel Participatory Community Health Awareness Program in Abu Dhabi. aug: au: Elbarazi, Iffat Al-Balushi, Jamila Al-Dhaheri, Aisha Meeran, Mumtaz Peyroteo, Mariana Paulo, Marília Silva Grivna, Michal affil: Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Public Health Center, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates CHRC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, NMS, FCM, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal su: Human services programs Behavior modification Self-efficacy Health Health behavior Health promotion Health education Community-based social services Patient participation Physical activity United Arab Emirates sug: subj: United Arab Emirates Human services programs Behavior modification Self-efficacy Health Health behavior Health promotion Health education Community-based social services Patient participation Physical activity keyword: community participation community-based interventions (CBI) intervention mapping Public health ambassadors social mobilization ab: Community-based intervention (CBI) programs promote lifestyle changes, modify risk factors, and substantially improve public health. Social mobilization and community involvement improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities, and improve access to care and services. Health intervention program evaluations are essential to provide evidence-based strategies that can enhance the design and implementation of successful health promotion programs. Interventions that enable the United Arab Emirates (UAE) community to change and modify unhealthy behaviors were the priority of the last decade and are the health authorities' objectives. The Department of Health Abu Dhabi launched a wellness program to enable the community to adopt healthy behaviors. The Public Health Ambassadors program is a community-based health intervention program under the Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, inaugurated in 2019. This paper describes the Public Health Ambassadors CBI conducted in Abu Dhabi. The implementation science framework was used to develop the intervention. The Public Health Ambassadors is one of the UAE's earliest and most successful CBIs. The program can be used as a model to encourage more health promotion interventions in the country and the region. The role of the program was highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voluntary community participation and social responsibilities are essential competencies promoted by this program. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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