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http://dx.doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2014.39.3.146

The Mid-Term Outcome Evaluation of Community Organization: Three-year Experience of Health Plus Happiness Plus Projects in Gyeongsangnam-Do  

Kim, Jang-Rak (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
Jeong, Baekgeun (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
Park, Ki-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
Kang, Yune-Sik (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of agricultural medicine and community health / v.39, no.3, 2014 , pp. 146-160 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: This study was performed to explore the effectiveness of community organization as a strategy for health promotion. Methods: We used data from community health interviews from 6 administrative sections (eup, myeon, or dong) with high mortality from August to October, conducted once in both 2010 and 2013 as part of the Health Plus Happiness Plus Projects based on the concept of community empowerment in Gyeongsangnam-do Province. For 2010, the study subjects comprised a systematic sampling of 220 adults from each of the six sections for a total of 1320 subjects, and for 2013, 200 from each section for a total of 1200 subjects. We compared main health behavior indicators and empowerment score between these two years. Results: Smoking prevalence in men was 47.4% in 2013, and 47.7% in 2010, respectively. Prevalence of walking 5 days or more per week was 35.6% in 2013, significantly lower than 46.2% in 2010. Also, during that period, both biennial health examination rate and biennial gastric cancer screening rate among those 40 years of age and over significantly increased from 57.7% to 63.6% and from 49.3% to 55.0%, respectively. Mean empowerment score at the community level significantly increased from 12.6 to 14.0. Conclusions: This study suggests that the three-year implementation of community organization might have helped to increase the participation rate of biennial health examinations including cancer screenings in the community. However, this was not the case for smoking cessation and walking. Further studies are needed for evidence-based health promotion.
Keywords
Community action; Empowerment; Health behavior; Korea;
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