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Advocacy for community self-empowerment
1School of Nursing, Western Australian College of Advanced Education, Doubleview.
International Nursing Review
|January 1, 1991
Summary
Community self-empowerment is key to achieving health care for all. Empowered communities make informed health choices, leading to self-determined health care aligned with primary health care goals.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Policy
- Community Health
Background:
- The goal of health care for all by 2000 emphasizes community self-empowerment.
- Community empowerment is central to achieving universal health care access.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define community empowerment in the context of health care.
- To explore the link between community empowerment and self-determined health care.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of community self-empowerment.
- Literature review on primary health care principles.
Main Results:
- An empowered community selects health strategies using information, resources, and support.
- Social and institutional approval are critical for community health decision-making.
Conclusions:
- Community self-empowerment enables self-determined health care.
- Empowerment aligns with and supports the objectives of primary health care.