Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Settings

Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Settings

This course is part of Participatory Approaches in Public Health Specialization

Instructor: Helen Ward

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This course specifically explores approaches and tools and how to apply them in public health settings. Students will learn how to critically analyse the power dynamics present between multidisciplinary stakeholders and appreciate the need for reciprocity between those delivering and those receiving health care; between both those conducting and those participating in research. They will also learn how to select and evaluate different participatory approaches to apply these to public health programmes and/or research. Tools with which to do this include undertaking a stakeholder-mapping exercise and needs assessment, including a critical and reasoned narrative to justify the approach.

While this course, as with the rest of the specialisation, focuses on public health and ways of involving citizens and patients in programmes and research, these concepts apply to other disciplines too. So, you don't have to be a public health specialist or work in healthcare to gain insight from this course. If you would like to learn more about the theories and core principles of participation within a public health context, we suggest taking Introduction to Participatory Approaches in Public Health. If you're planning a research project and want to learn more about participation in resaerchs, explore our course Public Involvement in Research.

Welcome to Module 1! In Lesson 1, you will learn more about how participatory approaches can be applied to public health practices. In Lesson 2, you will explore the different tools that can be used to help define a public health problem. After learning about stakeholder analysis, you will be doing your first summative assessment, which is a peer review on stakeholder analysis.

What's included

3 videos11 readings3 discussion prompts

3 videos Total 34 minutes

Views on Participatory Approaches to Public Health 4 minutes
Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Practices 6 minutes
Defining the Problem Using Participation: Involving Women in a Pregnancy Vaccination Project 25 minutes

11 readings Total 135 minutes

About Imperial College London 10 minutes
Meet the Participatory Approaches Team 10 minutes
How to Be Successful in this Course 10 minutes
Grading Policy 10 minutes
Glossary 10 minutes
Course 2: Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Settings 10 minutes
Introduction: Views on Participatory Approaches to Public Health 10 minutes
Using Participatory Approaches to Define a Public Health Problem 5 minutes
Case study: 'MatImms' – A Maternal Immunisation Smartphone App 10 minutes
Defining the Problem Using a Problem Tree 45 minutes
Module in review 5 minutes

3 discussion prompts Total 90 minutes

Nice to meet you! 20 minutes
Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Practices 30 minutes
Defining the Problem: Other Participatory Approaches 40 minutes

Welcome to Module 2! In Lesson 1, you will first be given an overview of commonly used tools of participatory approaches, such as the Action Catalogue. You will engage in an E-tivity in which you have to choose a participatory approach to strengthen surveillance. Afterwards, you will be introduced to the concepts of stakeholders and actors, and dive into the details of stakeholder analysis.

What's included

2 videos8 readings1 peer review1 discussion prompt4 plugins

2 videos Total 20 minutes

Introduction to Stakeholders and Actors 5 minutes
Interview With the Centre for Seldom Heard Voices 15 minutes

8 readings Total 170 minutes

Introduction to the Action Catalogue and Other Tools 30 minutes
Who Participates? And Participation in What? 10 minutes
Selecting an Approach: Instructions 30 minutes
Who to Involve and How to Find Them? 30 minutes
Diversity: What Are Seldom Heard Groups? 30 minutes
Practical considerations for citizen involvement 20 minutes
Module in review 10 minutes
Model Example: Diving into Stakeholder Analysis 10 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Graded Assessment: Stakeholder Analysis 120 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 30 minutes

Choosing a Participatory Approach to Strengthen Surveillance 30 minutes

4 plugins Total 55 minutes

Exploring Methods of Participatory Approaches. 15 minutes
Results - What are methods of participatory approaches? 10 minutes
Overview of Commonly Used Tools for Participatory Appproaches 15 minutes
Diving into Stakeholder Analysis 15 minutes

Welcome to Module 3! In this module, you will explore how participatory approaches can apply to public health practices in the areas of health improvement and health services. However, as you explore the case studies presented, do note that many examples could fall into multiple domains. It will also be important to critically reflect on how successful the tools mentioned were in promoting meaningful participation.

What's included

3 videos4 readings1 discussion prompt3 plugins

3 videos Total 27 minutes

Human Centred Design 7 minutes
Creative and Arts-based Participatory Approaches 11 minutes
Exploring Participatory Evaluation: Cameroon 9 minutes

4 readings Total 120 minutes

Using Participatory Approaches: Case Studies 20 minutes
Introduction:Creative and Arts-based Participatory pproaches 10 minutes
Visually-Based Participatory Approaches 60 minutes
Impact of Patient Participation on Health Services Development 30 minutes

1 discussion prompt Total 40 minutes

Reflecting on the Human-centred Design Approach in Adolescents 360 40 minutes

3 plugins Total 50 minutes

What is human-centred design? 20 minutes
HCD & Arstein's Ladder 15 minutes
Results: HDC & Arnstein's Ladder 15 minutes

Welcome to Module 4! In this module, you will explore how participatory approaches can apply to public health practices in the areas of health protection and health intelligence. As you explore the case studies presented, do note that many examples could fall into multiple domains. It will also be important to critically reflect on how successful the tools mentioned were in promoting meaningful participation.

What's included

3 videos7 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts1 plugin

3 videos Total 17 minutes

Health Education England Video on Health Protection 1 minute
Community Sensitisation 7 minutes
How Can Young People Contribute to Public Health Knowledge? 9 minutes

7 readings Total 140 minutes

Health Protection: COVID-19 10 minutes
Health Protection: Principles and Practice 40 minutes
Example of a Health Protection Strategy 30 minutes
Reflecting on the Participatory Approaches Used for Community Sensitisation Projects 30 minutes
Peer Research As a Tool 10 minutes
Further Examples of Peer Research 10 minutes
Module in review 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Health Protection Strategy: What Did You Find Out? 30 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 40 minutes

Challenges to Health Protection 30 minutes
The Importance of Re-considering Social and Cultural Factors 10 minutes

1 plugin Total 20 minutes

Health Protection: Principles and Practice in the Covid-19 Pandemic 20 minutes

Welcome to Module 5! In Lesson 1, you will hear about the challenges of using participatory approaches. You will discuss the challenges that were and were not mentioned. In Lesson 2, you will explore some specific challenges in utilising participatory approaches, specifically co-production, participatory action research, and evaluation. You will then engage in a discussion about the ways that these challenges can be resolved.

What's included

2 videos6 readings1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts4 plugins

2 videos Total 10 minutes

Challenges of Participatory Approaches 5 minutes
Challenges of Co-production: 'Hearing Birdsong' Project 5 minutes

6 readings Total 120 minutes

Introduction: Challenges of Participatory Approaches 10 minutes
More on the Challenges 10 minutes
Introduction: Challenges of Co-production 20 minutes
Challenges of Participatory Action Research (PAR) 60 minutes
Course 2 in Review: Applying Participatory Approaches in Public Health Settings 10 minutes
Model Answer: Addressing Antibiotic Resistance 10 minutes

1 assignment Total 30 minutes

Analysis of the challenges faced in the 'Hearing Birdsong' Project 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Graded Assessment: Antibiotic Resistance 120 minutes

2 discussion prompts Total 50 minutes

Reflection on the Challenges 20 minutes
Challenges in Evaluation 30 minutes

4 plugins Total 65 minutes

Reflection on the Challenges 15 minutes
Results: Reflection on the Challenges 15 minutes
SUGGEST REMOVING THIS ACTIVITY FROM MOOC/COHORT 2 - Challenges (Info) 15 minutes
How would you resolve the challenges? 20 minutes

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