Integrating places of worship (PoWs) into the primary care pathway to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Caribbean
Lead Research Organisation:
King's College London
Department Name: Diabetes & Nutritional Sciences
Abstract
The Caribbean has the highest proportion of people suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancers, stroke and heart disease in the Americas. As in other parts of the world, this is a consequence of ageing populations, urbanisation, lifestyle changes resulting from globalisation such as unhealthy diets, lack of exercise, use of alcohol and cigarettes, and other social influences. The effects of these factors on health are worse in poor communities. Health systems in poorer countries in the Caribbean face challenges in preventing chronic diseases and meeting the needs of those affected. Our approach considers how to enhance health services taking into account the wider social and cultural context in which people live. It will use the strengths and assets of communities to promote health and reach the poorest in a cost effective and sustainable way.
Religion plays an important role in the Caribbean with almost everyone attending a place of worship such as a church, mandir or mosque, at least once a month. Many studies have shown that places of worship can be used successfully to promote healthy lifestyles. However these programmes are often discontinued after the research is completed. In collaboration with national and international agencies including Ministries of Health, Inter-Religious Organizations, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, the Caribbean Public Health Agency, and the Pan American Health Organization, we will plan and implement an intervention which uses health advocates recruited from places of worship to promote health and lifestyle changes and support the management of chronic diseases. The health advocates will be linked into local primary health care centres and supervised by nurses to ensure that when needed, early referrals are made and patients are followed up in the community. By evaluating the intervention as it is implemented in real time, we will examine whether and how this approach will improve the prevention and early detection of chronic diseases as well as support the care and treatment of those already affected.
The study will take place in three of the less wealthy Caribbean Commonwealth countries which face challenges in providing quality health care: Guyana, Jamaica and Dominica. Each of these have different social and cultural features so we will be able to compare the results and develop solutions that have relevance to the entire region. We will focus on poor rural and urban areas where the need is greatest. We will work with the Ministries of Health, nurses and doctors in regional and local health care centres and hospitals, religious leaders and congregations. The Ministry of Health will train members of the congregations to be health advocates. They will be taught to conduct simple tests such as measuring blood pressure and weight, encourage people to take medications as prescribed and attend clinic appointments, inform people about welfare benefits and help with applications, and support a healthier, more active lifestyle, such as providing exercise or healthy cooking sessions. Health advocates will be supervised and monitored by nurses at local health centres who will be trained in this new role. We will conduct continual evaluation to look at if and how the intervention is working to address the needs of the community, especially the most vulnerable.
If the research is successful, we will develop a tool kit for the Caribbean providing guidelines on how health systems and communities can work together to combat chronic diseases through the engagement of places of worship and other community-based organisations. Changing the health system in this way will reach more people than through traditional health care by providing easily accessible and regular health advice and support in the heart of local communities. It will result in significant social and economic benefits by reducing health care costs for chronic diseases and preventing disability and premature death.
Religion plays an important role in the Caribbean with almost everyone attending a place of worship such as a church, mandir or mosque, at least once a month. Many studies have shown that places of worship can be used successfully to promote healthy lifestyles. However these programmes are often discontinued after the research is completed. In collaboration with national and international agencies including Ministries of Health, Inter-Religious Organizations, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, the Caribbean Public Health Agency, and the Pan American Health Organization, we will plan and implement an intervention which uses health advocates recruited from places of worship to promote health and lifestyle changes and support the management of chronic diseases. The health advocates will be linked into local primary health care centres and supervised by nurses to ensure that when needed, early referrals are made and patients are followed up in the community. By evaluating the intervention as it is implemented in real time, we will examine whether and how this approach will improve the prevention and early detection of chronic diseases as well as support the care and treatment of those already affected.
The study will take place in three of the less wealthy Caribbean Commonwealth countries which face challenges in providing quality health care: Guyana, Jamaica and Dominica. Each of these have different social and cultural features so we will be able to compare the results and develop solutions that have relevance to the entire region. We will focus on poor rural and urban areas where the need is greatest. We will work with the Ministries of Health, nurses and doctors in regional and local health care centres and hospitals, religious leaders and congregations. The Ministry of Health will train members of the congregations to be health advocates. They will be taught to conduct simple tests such as measuring blood pressure and weight, encourage people to take medications as prescribed and attend clinic appointments, inform people about welfare benefits and help with applications, and support a healthier, more active lifestyle, such as providing exercise or healthy cooking sessions. Health advocates will be supervised and monitored by nurses at local health centres who will be trained in this new role. We will conduct continual evaluation to look at if and how the intervention is working to address the needs of the community, especially the most vulnerable.
If the research is successful, we will develop a tool kit for the Caribbean providing guidelines on how health systems and communities can work together to combat chronic diseases through the engagement of places of worship and other community-based organisations. Changing the health system in this way will reach more people than through traditional health care by providing easily accessible and regular health advice and support in the heart of local communities. It will result in significant social and economic benefits by reducing health care costs for chronic diseases and preventing disability and premature death.
Technical Summary
We will evaluate the integration of health advocates in places of worship into the primary care pathway and the potential impact on health literacy, adoption of healthy lifestyles, early detection and referral, and NCD management. The Caribbean has the highest NCD mortality in the Americas placing huge pressure on fragile health systems. Task shifting and collaborative community-based interventions are advocated to reduce inequalities in health and address the burden of NCD, but have seldom been evaluated in LMIC. The intervention will be conducted in 3 of the least affluent CARICOM countries with differing sociocultural contexts to enhance adaptability. We will recruit health advocates from places of worship in poor urban and rural communities to conduct health promotion activities, support treatment adherence, and ensure prompt referral. Our intervention has the features of a complex intervention, i.e. multiple components and outcomes, interactions and feedback loops between intervention and context. Based on the principles of realist evaluation and MRC guidelines for the evaluation of complex interventions, we will evaluate the intervention in real time to observe the interaction between the context of the intervention, the mechanism (how it works), and the outcomes. We will use a mixed methods approach including: 1) concept mapping with stakeholders to gather information on factors influencing implementation, prioritise areas for health system improvement, and foster collaboration; 2) observation and interviews with congregants and health advocates to track the implementation in context over time; 3) quantitative survey of congregants at baseline and endline to examine the influence of the intervention on lifestyle change, health literacy, satisfaction with services, and well-being. If the intervention is successful we will develop a toolkit for up-scaling across the Caribbean through established partnerships with health ministries and regional stakeholders.
Planned Impact
We plan to evaluate the integration of places of worship into the care pathway to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Universal health coverage is crucial to reach vulnerable populations. Given the wide reach of places of worship, this innovative model of service delivery will increase health literacy and accelerate access to care among vulnerable communities thus reducing social inequalities in NCD. It will also have societal benefit by improving the health and well being of the entire population. It will reduce care costs and prevent morbidity, mortality and reduced productivity. Arguably it could be seen as poverty reduction strategy given the greater vulnerability of the poor to NCD.
This approach will have significant impact on the organisational culture and effectiveness of primary health care. It helps to bring health care and information as close as possible to where people live, and is embedded in the cultural and social context. The intervention will strengthen collaboration between health services and communities, increase awareness of community needs among health workers, and strengthen the health workforce through the use of health advocates (HAs). Early intervention and prevention in primary care should reduce the need for treatment of NCDs and complications in secondary and tertiary services. Training of primary care workers and HAs will continue after the close of the project, supported by Ministries of Health (MoHs) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). A network of practitioners and HAs will act as mentors and trainers for other community-based interventions and findings will be relevant to other health domains e.g. mother and child health.
The research will benefit national MoHs and regional health networks, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and CARPHA, by providing evidence to support NCD Action Plans and commitments to whole system approaches and intersectoral partnerships. If successful the study will provide a model for scale up and on-going evaluation. With support from PAHO/CARPHA/MoHs we will produce a toolkit to guide policy makers on best practice for up-scaling the intervention. The longstanding relationship between the University of the West Indies (UWI), CARPHA and CARICOM provides an effective conduit for research evidence to influence government policy and for Caribbean-wide uptake of the approach with the support of WHO/PAHO. The approach also has international transferable value to resource poor communities with high levels of religious involvement.
We will disseminate findings to stakeholders via professional development events and workshops with professional, patient and civil society organisations (e.g. the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, national Diabetes and Nurses Associations). We will hold seminars at UWI, University of Guyana, Ross University School of Medicine and other higher education institutions to present the findings to students and researchers in the fields of nursing, medicine, and public health. Results will be presented at regional and international conferences, including a symposium hosted by CARPHA at their annual scientific meeting, and in articles in high impact scientific journals. With the support of a communications expert (Co-I PM) we will disseminate findings to communities through local and regional media and through film, drama, and music at places of worship, festivals, and other community events.
This project will strengthen the scientific partnership between UK and UWI research groups and establish a new regional coalition with researchers in Guyana and Dominica. PhD & MPH students, including those in the new Guyana programme directed by Co-I RG, as well as junior researchers will be mentored in topics including social determinants of health and evaluating community-based interventions. We will support local students to complete postgraduate projects based on the research at masters and doctoral level.
This approach will have significant impact on the organisational culture and effectiveness of primary health care. It helps to bring health care and information as close as possible to where people live, and is embedded in the cultural and social context. The intervention will strengthen collaboration between health services and communities, increase awareness of community needs among health workers, and strengthen the health workforce through the use of health advocates (HAs). Early intervention and prevention in primary care should reduce the need for treatment of NCDs and complications in secondary and tertiary services. Training of primary care workers and HAs will continue after the close of the project, supported by Ministries of Health (MoHs) and the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). A network of practitioners and HAs will act as mentors and trainers for other community-based interventions and findings will be relevant to other health domains e.g. mother and child health.
The research will benefit national MoHs and regional health networks, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and CARPHA, by providing evidence to support NCD Action Plans and commitments to whole system approaches and intersectoral partnerships. If successful the study will provide a model for scale up and on-going evaluation. With support from PAHO/CARPHA/MoHs we will produce a toolkit to guide policy makers on best practice for up-scaling the intervention. The longstanding relationship between the University of the West Indies (UWI), CARPHA and CARICOM provides an effective conduit for research evidence to influence government policy and for Caribbean-wide uptake of the approach with the support of WHO/PAHO. The approach also has international transferable value to resource poor communities with high levels of religious involvement.
We will disseminate findings to stakeholders via professional development events and workshops with professional, patient and civil society organisations (e.g. the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, national Diabetes and Nurses Associations). We will hold seminars at UWI, University of Guyana, Ross University School of Medicine and other higher education institutions to present the findings to students and researchers in the fields of nursing, medicine, and public health. Results will be presented at regional and international conferences, including a symposium hosted by CARPHA at their annual scientific meeting, and in articles in high impact scientific journals. With the support of a communications expert (Co-I PM) we will disseminate findings to communities through local and regional media and through film, drama, and music at places of worship, festivals, and other community events.
This project will strengthen the scientific partnership between UK and UWI research groups and establish a new regional coalition with researchers in Guyana and Dominica. PhD & MPH students, including those in the new Guyana programme directed by Co-I RG, as well as junior researchers will be mentored in topics including social determinants of health and evaluating community-based interventions. We will support local students to complete postgraduate projects based on the research at masters and doctoral level.
Organisations
- King's College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Ministry of Health (Collaboration)
- Ross University School of Medicine (Collaboration)
- Pan American Health Organization (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Public Health (Collaboration)
- Government of Dominica (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- University of West Indies (Collaboration)
- Jamaica Ministry of Health (Collaboration)
- Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (Collaboration)
- Central Jamaica Conference of SDA (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GHANA (Collaboration)
- UNSW Sydney (Collaboration)
- University of the West Indies (Collaboration)
- Government of Guyana (Collaboration, Project Partner)
- Ross University (Collaboration)
- New York University (Collaboration)
- Jamaica Council of Churches (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Caribbean Public Health Agency (Project Partner)
- Ministry of Health (Project Partner)
Publications
Etyang AO
(2018)
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait.
in American journal of epidemiology
Reid A
(2016)
The impact of migration on deaths and hospital admissions from work-related injuries in Australia.
in Australian and New Zealand journal of public health
Yeboah K
(2016)
Arterial stiffness in hypertensive and type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana: comparison of the cardio-ankle vascular index and central aortic techniques.
in BMC endocrine disorders
Elia C
(2020)
Weight misperception and psychological symptoms from adolescence to young adulthood: longitudinal study of an ethnically diverse UK cohort.
in BMC public health
Chowdhury R
(2018)
Environmental toxic metal contaminants and risk of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and meta-analysis.
in BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Grande AJ
(2020)
Mental health interventions for suicide prevention among indigenous adolescents: a systematic review protocol.
in BMJ open
Etyang AO
(2016)
The Malaria-High Blood Pressure Hypothesis.
in Circulation research
Title | CONTACT Posters and Fliers |
Description | Posters and fliers developed by the CONTACT Study team to disseminate information about the study, NCDs and risk factors, and NCD prevention and control strategies. Materials utilized simple language and images that would be readily understood by persons with low literacy levels. |
Type Of Art | Image |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Not yet assessed. |
Title | Health Advocate Training Materials |
Description | CONTACT Study pamphlets; health advocate topic guides; role play scenarios and case studies for health advocate training |
Type Of Art | Creative Writing |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Successful training of health advocates to disseminate information about NCDs and risk factors and facility lifestyle change. |
Title | Places of Worship Health Talk |
Description | Health Talk (combination of static images, voice-over narration/explanation, and existing footage) covering a range of common health topics, such as food safety and hygiene, stress management and lifestyle change, using simple language and images/footage to provide information to congregation members while waiting for interviews and health advocate clinics. |
Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Impact | Audience remained engaged throughout viewing, requested additional information, and enacted physical activity segment. |
Description | Social and religious capital is context specific but can strengthen primary health care systems in the Caribbean region |
Exploitation Route | Policy workshops with a range of policy actors, implementers and civic organisations are planned to take place in each country |
Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy Education Environment Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice |
Description | Capacity building has been a key impact with international scholarships awarded to local researchers and training materials incorporated into local university programmes |
Sector | Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice |
Impact Types | Societal |
Description | Chair of National Institutional Review Board/Ethics Relation Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
Impact | The IRB/ERC is responsible for developing national guidelines for the ethical conduct of health research in Guyana, and for reviewing all study proposals for health research, whether using primary or secondary data. In addition to verifying that proposed and implemented research is ethically sound, the IRB/ERC provides general guidance to researchers on research methods and research quality. The IRB/ERC provides reports on reviews to the Chief Medical Officer, and may make recommendations to the Minister of Health for improvement in the ethics of procedures regarding any aspect of health. It also collaborates with other (non-health) sectors that may have an impact on health/health research ethics, and is a member of the Caribbean Network of Research Ethics Committees. |
Description | Chair, Joint Relations Committee (UG-MOH-GPHC) |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Master of Public Health Thesis - PHCC Readiness Evaluation |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Description | Member of National Medical Council Continuing Medical Education Sub-Committee |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Member of Scientific Committee for Born in Bradford cohort study |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Member, Scientific Advisory Group, HEKIMA-Kenya Study |
Geographic Reach | Africa |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Description | Review and Extension of the National Strategic Plan for Control and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases in Guyana, 2013-2020 |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
Description | Training of nurses, community health workers and lay health advocates in NCD prevention |
Geographic Reach | South America |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | 15 health advocates, 4 community health workers and 4 primary care nurses trained in NCD prevention |
Description | Training of researchers in Guyana in qualitative research methods |
Geographic Reach | South America |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | 13 researchers at the University of Guyana and 1 at the Ministry of Public Health in Guyana trained in qualitative methods |
Description | ARC Discovery Projects |
Amount | £247,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Australian Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | Australia |
Start | 01/2011 |
End | 11/2013 |
Description | Big lottery Fund |
Amount | £395,973 (GBP) |
Organisation | Big Lottery Fund |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2011 |
End | 03/2015 |
Description | CLRN |
Amount | £105,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2012 |
End | 03/2014 |
Description | Commonwealth Shared Scholarship |
Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 09/2020 |
Description | Department of Health -Public Health Consortium |
Amount | £4,200,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2011 |
End | 05/2016 |
Description | Food for the Poor Office Support |
Amount | $500 (USD) |
Organisation | Food for the Poor |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United States |
Start | 05/2017 |
End | 07/2017 |
Description | GCRF - Global Impact Acceleration |
Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
Organisation | King's College London |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2018 |
End | 03/2019 |
Description | KCL Together |
Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | King's College London |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2017 |
End | 03/2018 |
Description | Newton Fund |
Amount | £136,604 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/R022739/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 10/2019 |
Description | Overcoming ethnic differences: A 3-D approach to somatic growth when predicting lung function in children |
Amount | £50,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Asthma + Lung UK |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2010 |
End | 12/2011 |
Description | Overcoming ethnic differences: A 3-D approach to somatic growth when predicting lung function in children |
Amount | £1,160,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 094129/B/10/Z |
Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 01/2010 |
End | 12/2015 |
Description | PAHO/WHO Edmundo Ugalde Leaders in International Health Fellowship |
Amount | $8,000 (USD) |
Organisation | Pan American Health Organization |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United States |
Start | 02/2018 |
End | 01/2019 |
Description | PAHO/WHO Guyana Studentship |
Amount | $15,000 (USD) |
Organisation | Pan American Health Organization |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United States |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 09/2020 |
Description | RFA-TW-21-003 Fogarty Global Injury and Trauma Research Training Program |
Amount | $1,231,343 (USD) |
Funding ID | RFA-TW-21-003 |
Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start | 09/2021 |
End | 09/2026 |
Description | Rapid Response Research Grants |
Amount | £144,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MR/R022739/1 |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 03/2018 |
End | 02/2019 |
Description | Sheffield Overseas Scholarship |
Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Sheffield |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2019 |
End | 09/2020 |
Title | Concept Mapping with Stakeholders |
Description | Qualitative data collection on intervention enablers and challenges is conducted by means of focus prompts to be completed by stakeholders, generating statements that can be sorted by common themes and rated for importance and feasibility of change. Quantitative analysis of sorted and ranked data allows generation of visual 'go-zone maps' that identify priority areas for action/intervention. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | Yes |
Impact | Concept mapping allowed participatory approaches to development and implementation of a complex health systems intervention, via engagement of, and input from, key stakeholders at all levels. |
Title | Congregational Questionnaire |
Description | Baseline questionnaire |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | not yet assessed |
Title | Monitoring Intervention |
Description | Development of logbooks to track health advocate activities in places of worship |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Health Advocates were able to maintain records of congregants' health visits and results. Researchers were able to assess health advocate implementation of intervention. |
Title | NCD readiness |
Description | Assessment of readiness of primary care centres and places of worship for NCD interventions - questionnaire based |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | not yest assessed |
Title | Sampling frame |
Description | Sampling frame of places of worship in regions taking part in the study. Undertaken by medical students as part of their practicum |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | not yet assessed |
Title | Training of health advocates |
Description | Training course for health advocates - covers prevention behaviours, access to primary care, adherence and motivational interviewing skills; role play a major part of the course |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Not yet assessed |
Title | Training of researchers |
Description | 4 day course on qualitative methods covering theory, methods, process evaluation and role play |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | not yet assessed |
Title | Use of Social Media Platform for Health Advocate Training and Retention |
Description | All health advocates were added to a WhatsApp group that they could access on their mobile devices. The Study team maintains daily contact with the group, providing technical information about NCD prevention and control, advice, and encouragement, and receiving updates on health advocate performance, enablers, challenges and innovations. |
Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | 12 (80%) of 15 initially trained health advocates have been retained (3 replacement health advocates have since been added to the group); health advocate health literacy and ability to convey NCD-related information has improved noticeably; health advocates' personal health behaviour has improved. |
Title | CONTACT Study - Qualitative Interviews, Baseline and End-line |
Description | Transcripts of over 100 interviews conducted with various stakeholders in Guyana. Additional transcripts for Jamaica and Dominica. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Currently being analyzed to determine stakeholder perspectives on the intervention, including congregant experiences and outcomes. |
Title | CONTACT Study Dominica - Concept Mapping Database |
Description | Qualitative data on enablers and challenges to CONTACT intervention collected from stakeholders in health sector and civic society in Dominica. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Data used to inform subsequent planning and implementation of intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study End-line Evaluation Database |
Description | Quantitative data on demographics, socioeconomic characteristics, risk factors, medical history, wellbeing, health behavior, health spending and feedback on intervention from congregants in intervention places of worship. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Analyses are ongoing to determine whether the data indicate any change in behaviors as a consequence of the intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study Guyana - Baseline Congregation Health Survey Database |
Description | Data on demographic characteristics, past and current medical history, current lifestyle (diet, exercise), health-seeking behavior and quality of life from about 450 congregants from 9 places of worship (intervention sites) in Guyana. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | 3 papers using data from this database have been submitted for presentation at the 64th Annual CARPHA Health Conference. |
Title | CONTACT Study Guyana - Concept Mapping Database |
Description | Qualitative data about enablers and challenges to the CONTACT intervention, collected from about 15 stakeholders in the health sector and civic society. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2017 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Findings presented at 63rd Annual CARPHA Health Conference. Abstract published in West Indian Medical Journal Supplement (2018). Data used to inform subsequent planning and implementation of intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study Guyana - LIHP Concept Mapping Database |
Description | Qualitative data from 20 stakeholders in health, financial and governance sectors, regarding suggestions for, challenges to and enablers of sustainability of internationally funded projects after funding has ceased. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Data were used to develop a generic sustainability framework for incorporation of internationally funded projects into Guyana's national budget after funding ceases. This framework was created by a CONTACT Study Guyana team member, and is being applied to development of a sustainability plan for the CONTACT intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study Guyana - PHCC Readiness Evaluation Database |
Description | Data (over 400 variables) from 6 primary healthcare centres (3 intervention and 3 control) on physical and human resources, services offered, patient volumes and waiting times, NCD clinic information, and staff perspectives on CONTACT intervention. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Data on PHCC readiness used for paper submitted to 64th Annual CARPHA Health Conference. Findings informed subsequent planning and implementation of intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study Guyana - POW Readiness Evaluation Database |
Description | Data (over 400 variables) from 14 places of worship (POW; 9 intervention and 5 control) on physical resources, services and groups, congregation size, NCD awareness, and perspectives on CONTACT intervention. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Data on POW readiness used for paper submitted to 64th Annual CARPHA Health Conference. Findings informed subsequent planning and implementation of intervention. |
Title | CONTACT Study Jamaica - Concept Mapping Database |
Description | Qualitative data about enablers and challenges to the CONTACT intervention, collected from stakeholders in the health sector and civic society. |
Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | Data used to inform subsequent planning and implementation of intervention. |
Description | CONTACT Study - 4 Governmental Partnerships |
Organisation | Government of Dominica |
Department | Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment |
Country | Dominica |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Supported health sector strengthening by: training young local scientists in research theory and methods and grant administration; training lay congregation members to serve as health advocates in places of worship, thus shifting some NCD prevention and control burden away from primary health care centres. |
Collaborator Contribution | Health Ministries: Provided access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in research; press coverage; cabinet support. In Guyana: indirect financial support in the form of health advocate stipends, health advocate training resources, health education materials for distribution to congregations. Ministry of Communities: Use of boardroom/conference room & printing facilities, clerical services - for health advocate meetings and training sessions. |
Impact | Completion of 12 primary health care clinic baseline evaluation surveys (6 facilities in Guyana, 4 in Jamaica, 2 in Dominica); NCD prevention and control training of 15 health advocates from 9 places of worship and 3 community health workers in Guyana; training and heath education materials; Caribbean-wide press-release raising awareness of CONTACT Study; various local media publications. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - 4 Governmental Partnerships |
Organisation | Government of Guyana |
Department | Ministry of Communities |
Country | Guyana |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Supported health sector strengthening by: training young local scientists in research theory and methods and grant administration; training lay congregation members to serve as health advocates in places of worship, thus shifting some NCD prevention and control burden away from primary health care centres. |
Collaborator Contribution | Health Ministries: Provided access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in research; press coverage; cabinet support. In Guyana: indirect financial support in the form of health advocate stipends, health advocate training resources, health education materials for distribution to congregations. Ministry of Communities: Use of boardroom/conference room & printing facilities, clerical services - for health advocate meetings and training sessions. |
Impact | Completion of 12 primary health care clinic baseline evaluation surveys (6 facilities in Guyana, 4 in Jamaica, 2 in Dominica); NCD prevention and control training of 15 health advocates from 9 places of worship and 3 community health workers in Guyana; training and heath education materials; Caribbean-wide press-release raising awareness of CONTACT Study; various local media publications. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - 4 Governmental Partnerships |
Organisation | Government of Guyana |
Department | Ministry of Public Health |
Country | Guyana |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Supported health sector strengthening by: training young local scientists in research theory and methods and grant administration; training lay congregation members to serve as health advocates in places of worship, thus shifting some NCD prevention and control burden away from primary health care centres. |
Collaborator Contribution | Health Ministries: Provided access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in research; press coverage; cabinet support. In Guyana: indirect financial support in the form of health advocate stipends, health advocate training resources, health education materials for distribution to congregations. Ministry of Communities: Use of boardroom/conference room & printing facilities, clerical services - for health advocate meetings and training sessions. |
Impact | Completion of 12 primary health care clinic baseline evaluation surveys (6 facilities in Guyana, 4 in Jamaica, 2 in Dominica); NCD prevention and control training of 15 health advocates from 9 places of worship and 3 community health workers in Guyana; training and heath education materials; Caribbean-wide press-release raising awareness of CONTACT Study; various local media publications. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - 4 Governmental Partnerships |
Organisation | Jamaica Ministry of Health |
Country | Jamaica |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Supported health sector strengthening by: training young local scientists in research theory and methods and grant administration; training lay congregation members to serve as health advocates in places of worship, thus shifting some NCD prevention and control burden away from primary health care centres. |
Collaborator Contribution | Health Ministries: Provided access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in research; press coverage; cabinet support. In Guyana: indirect financial support in the form of health advocate stipends, health advocate training resources, health education materials for distribution to congregations. Ministry of Communities: Use of boardroom/conference room & printing facilities, clerical services - for health advocate meetings and training sessions. |
Impact | Completion of 12 primary health care clinic baseline evaluation surveys (6 facilities in Guyana, 4 in Jamaica, 2 in Dominica); NCD prevention and control training of 15 health advocates from 9 places of worship and 3 community health workers in Guyana; training and heath education materials; Caribbean-wide press-release raising awareness of CONTACT Study; various local media publications. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Non-Governmental/Donor Agency Partnerships |
Organisation | Pan American Health Organization |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Support for PAHO's mission "to lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to promote equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of the Americas". |
Collaborator Contribution | Technical support and advice regarding NCD prevention and control (Guyana, Jamaica); diplomatic support in engaging Ministry of Public Health (Guyana); funding for health advocate training (Jamaica) and graduation ceremonies (Guyana, Jamaica). |
Impact | 15 health advocates completed training in Jamaica. Award ceremonies for health advocates (Guyana, Jamaica); provision of stipends for health advocates by Ministry of Public Health (Guyana) enabling retention after training. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Partnerships with 6 Central Religious Organisations |
Organisation | Central Jamaica Conference of SDA |
Country | Jamaica |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Opportunity for central religious bodies to contribute to NCD prevention and promotion within their subsidiary/member places of worship. |
Collaborator Contribution | Registries of or contact information for individual places of worship; facilitation of networking between research teams and places of worship. Guidance on cultural and religious matters that could impact intervention. |
Impact | Engagement of 9 intervention places of worship in Guyana; identification of 15 health advocates in Guyana. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Partnerships with 6 Central Religious Organisations |
Organisation | Government of Guyana |
Department | Department of Public Information |
Country | Guyana |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Opportunity for central religious bodies to contribute to NCD prevention and promotion within their subsidiary/member places of worship. |
Collaborator Contribution | Registries of or contact information for individual places of worship; facilitation of networking between research teams and places of worship. Guidance on cultural and religious matters that could impact intervention. |
Impact | Engagement of 9 intervention places of worship in Guyana; identification of 15 health advocates in Guyana. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Partnerships with 6 Central Religious Organisations |
Organisation | Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha |
Country | Guyana |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Opportunity for central religious bodies to contribute to NCD prevention and promotion within their subsidiary/member places of worship. |
Collaborator Contribution | Registries of or contact information for individual places of worship; facilitation of networking between research teams and places of worship. Guidance on cultural and religious matters that could impact intervention. |
Impact | Engagement of 9 intervention places of worship in Guyana; identification of 15 health advocates in Guyana. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Partnerships with 6 Central Religious Organisations |
Organisation | Jamaica Council of Churches |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Opportunity for central religious bodies to contribute to NCD prevention and promotion within their subsidiary/member places of worship. |
Collaborator Contribution | Registries of or contact information for individual places of worship; facilitation of networking between research teams and places of worship. Guidance on cultural and religious matters that could impact intervention. |
Impact | Engagement of 9 intervention places of worship in Guyana; identification of 15 health advocates in Guyana. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Transdisciplinary Academic Collaboration |
Organisation | King's College London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Supported widening of collaborative networks. Identified and trained medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project e.g., as survey interviewers. |
Collaborator Contribution | Significantly enhanced the health research landscape in Guyana by enabling cross-disciplinary and multinational collaboration. Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance. |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration involves public health research and health promotion, clinical medicine, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics & data management, management/administration, social science, nutrition, anthropology, among others. Outputs include: research protocols; training materials in research methods; quantitative and qualitative research datasets from >500 community and health sector participants; 9 conference submissions and journal publications; contribution to establishment of a complex intervention for health system strengthening and prevention & control of NCDs. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Transdisciplinary Academic Collaboration |
Organisation | New York University |
Department | School of Medicine |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Supported widening of collaborative networks. Identified and trained medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project e.g., as survey interviewers. |
Collaborator Contribution | Significantly enhanced the health research landscape in Guyana by enabling cross-disciplinary and multinational collaboration. Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance. |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration involves public health research and health promotion, clinical medicine, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics & data management, management/administration, social science, nutrition, anthropology, among others. Outputs include: research protocols; training materials in research methods; quantitative and qualitative research datasets from >500 community and health sector participants; 9 conference submissions and journal publications; contribution to establishment of a complex intervention for health system strengthening and prevention & control of NCDs. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Transdisciplinary Academic Collaboration |
Organisation | Ross University School of Medicine |
Country | Dominica |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Supported widening of collaborative networks. Identified and trained medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project e.g., as survey interviewers. |
Collaborator Contribution | Significantly enhanced the health research landscape in Guyana by enabling cross-disciplinary and multinational collaboration. Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance. |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration involves public health research and health promotion, clinical medicine, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics & data management, management/administration, social science, nutrition, anthropology, among others. Outputs include: research protocols; training materials in research methods; quantitative and qualitative research datasets from >500 community and health sector participants; 9 conference submissions and journal publications; contribution to establishment of a complex intervention for health system strengthening and prevention & control of NCDs. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CONTACT Study - Transdisciplinary Academic Collaboration |
Organisation | University of the West Indies |
Country | Barbados |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Supported widening of collaborative networks. Identified and trained medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project e.g., as survey interviewers. |
Collaborator Contribution | Significantly enhanced the health research landscape in Guyana by enabling cross-disciplinary and multinational collaboration. Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance. |
Impact | Multi-disciplinary collaboration involves public health research and health promotion, clinical medicine, health economics, epidemiology, biostatistics & data management, management/administration, social science, nutrition, anthropology, among others. Outputs include: research protocols; training materials in research methods; quantitative and qualitative research datasets from >500 community and health sector participants; 9 conference submissions and journal publications; contribution to establishment of a complex intervention for health system strengthening and prevention & control of NCDs. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Collaboration with University of New South Wales (Australia) |
Organisation | University of New South Wales |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | CI on grant application that will combine community participatory techniques with epidemiological and political-ecological assessments to examine the effects of climate change and water related environmental degradation, and exclusion from management and governance of local environment on mental health in indigenous people, particularly young people, in regions vulnerable to climate extremes, and to provide pilot data and protocol development for a larger multi-country study. |
Collaborator Contribution | Australia - expertise and experience of research with indigeneity |
Impact | Research yet to begin |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | Jamaica Ministry of Health |
Country | Jamaica |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | Ministry of Health |
Country | Rwanda |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | Ministry of Public Health |
Country | Lebanon |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | New York University |
Department | School of Medicine |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | Pan American Health Organization |
Country | United States |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | Ross University |
Country | United States |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | University of Ghana |
Country | Ghana |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Transdisciplinary collaboration |
Organisation | University of West Indies |
Country | Jamaica |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | - Supported capacity building of young scientists via training in theory and methods, grant administration, general research governance - Supported widening of collaborative networks (UWI, UG, Ross University, NYU, KCL, University of Illinois) |
Collaborator Contribution | Ministries of Health/Public Health -access to primary care clinics and permission for staff to take part in the research; press coverage; cabinet support for project PAHO - training of Health Advocates Universities - support for medical/MPH/social science students to take part in the project |
Impact | Protocol Paper presented at Caribbean Public Health Conference 2016 Media releases - region wide |
Start Year | 2016 |
Title | Health Centre Readiness Evaluation Questionnaire |
Description | Development of a new health centre assessment tool based on The Who Building Blocks for Health System Strengthening. |
IP Reference | |
Protection | Protection not required |
Year Protection Granted | |
Licensed | No |
Impact | Has allowed evaluation of the readiness of primary care centres for a complex intervention to prevent and control NCDs within the context of the wider health system. |
Title | Health Advocate Promotion of NCD Prevention and Control in Places of Worship |
Description | Health promotion by health advocates in places of worship who are trained to: provide health talks on NCDs, risk factors and strategies for behavior modification; facilitate lifestyle change especially in relation to diet and physical activity (e.g., organizing cooking classes, exercise sessions, walking groups, gardening groups, etc); conduct simple screening for overweight/obesity, high blood pressure and diabetic foot; and refer congregants to the linked primary health care centre for follow-up as required. The intervention is currently being implemented in 6 places of worship in Guyana; another 2 will come on stream within a month. Places of worship in Dominica and Jamaica should begin the intervention within two months. Data collection for evaluation of the intervention is underway. |
Type | Preventative Intervention - Behavioural risk modification |
Current Stage Of Development | Initial development |
Year Development Stage Completed | 2019 |
Development Status | Under active development/distribution |
Impact | Most health advocates and many congregants have begun to adopt healthier lifestyles (less sugar, salt and fats in diet; more physical activity). Observations and interviews will be conducted in coming months to assess sustainability and impact of these changes. |
Description | Advisory Group meeting |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Discuss progress with fous on new intervnetion component of gardening for sustainable environments in he Kalinago Territory |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | CONTACT Study Guyana Facebook Page |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Facebook Page (Community) set up for Guyana component of project to share information about the Study and NCD prevention & control with general audiences. 64 persons are currently actively following the Study. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018,2019 |
Description | Contact Study Website |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Project website established to disseminate information about the study objectives, methods, staff, outcomes and partners. Links were also provided to information about non-communicable diseases. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
Description | Film screening and discussion Accra, Ghana |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Screening of documentary Nkabom: A Little Medicine, A Little Prayer at St Barnabas Anglican Church, Osu, Accra, Ghana. The event was co-hosted with Mindfreedom Ghana. 32 people attended including members of the public, church members, representatives of mental health advocacy groups, people with lived experience of mental illness, caregivers, research participants and local media. The screening was followed by a discussion which was primarily in the Ga language. This involved questions and active discussion with the audience on the potential of collaboration with healers for mental health care, protecting the rights of people with psychosocial disabilities, how to access mental health support and reducing stigma. The discussion was co-facilitated by peer researchers with lived experience who had been trained as part of our research on the impact of COVID-19 on people with psychosocial disabilities. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
Description | KCL Population Health and Nutrition Research Group Symposium: "Preventing and Controlling Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Disorders: Novel Strategies for Low/Middle Income Settings" |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | A one-day symposium hosted by the KCL Population Health and Nutrition Department to disseminate information about CONTACT and other KCL collaborations in LMIC. Symposium formed part of a week of activities aimed at engaging LMIC researchers with KCL researchers and postgraduate students, for paper writing, project planning and capacity building. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Launch |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
Results and Impact | Discussed at cabinet meeting in February 2017 - central government support approved Research Features request |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
URL | http://www.motp.gov.gy/index.php/2015-07-20-18-49-38/2015-07-20-18-50-14/1745-new-group-looking-to-t... |
Description | Meeting with MoPH National Planning Committee |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Guyana Co-PI and Project Coordinator presented overview of CONTACT Study to Minister for Public Health and Heads of Departments within the Ministry at their routine Planning Meeting, and received positive feedback on the proposed activities. The Minister promised technical and financial support, and the Director of Regional Health Services agreed to permit access to health centres. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | NCD Prevention |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
Results and Impact | Sensitization to planned intervnetion programme |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | PHC Sensitization |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Research staff visited intervention health centres to engage health workers in planning for the intervention; feedback from staff was incorporated into intervention development and health workers accepted their role in the intervention. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
Description | Photovoice Training Workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
Results and Impact | Participants were trained in the use of Photovoice methodology in preparation for qualitative studies with indigenous populations in several countries, including Guyana and Brazil. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
Description | Sensitization about Study - 23 Meetings with Stakeholders in Jamaica |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
Results and Impact | Overview of study was presented at scheduled religious services at 5 places of worship, with aim of sensitizing congregation about the study and inviting nominations for health advocate posts. Fliers describing the health advocate role were distributed. Religious leaders committed to supporting project, and several persons volunteered to serve as health advocates. Meetings were also held with Ministry of Health officials and other policy makers, and central religious bodies, with the aim of soliciting overarching support for the study. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | Sensitization about Study - 9 Places of Worship in Guyana |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | Overview of study was presented at scheduled religious services at 3 Christian, 3 Hindu and 3 Muslim places of worship, with aim of sensitizing congregation about the study and inviting nominations for health advocate posts. Fliers describing the health advocate role were distributed. Religious leaders committed to supporting project, and several persons volunteered to serve as health advocates. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | community workshops with indigenous people |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | 18 Kalinago residents in Dominica attended 4 workshops to discuss priorities for prevention of NCDs |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |