ArticleBMC health services research2018
"One program that could improve health in this neighbourhood is ____?" using concept mapping to engage communities as part of a health and human services needs assessment.
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- Identifying what matters to adults with mobility limitations regarding their experiences with medications: A concept mapping study.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Linking affected community and academic knowledge: a community-based participatory research framework based on a Shichigahama project.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- The added value and unintended negative consequences of public involvement processes in the planning, development and implementation of community health services: Results from a thematic synthesis.The International journal of health planning and management · 2022Article
- From causal loop diagrams to future scenarios: Using the cross-impact balance method to augment understanding of urban health in Latin America.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- Using concept mapping to prioritize barriers to diabetes care and self-management for those who experience homelessness.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- Conceptualizing researchers' perspectives on involving professionals in research: a group concept mapping study.Health research policy and systems · 2021Article
- Experiences of everyday racism in Toronto's health care system: a concept mapping study.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- The "Healthy Akame!" community - government - university collaboration for health: a community-based participatory mixed-method approach to address health issue in rural Japan.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis paper presents the findings of a rapid needs assessment conducted at the request of the local health authority responsible for health care services, the Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network (Ontario, Canada), to inform health and social service planning.
methodsWe utilized concept mapping methodology to facilitate engagement with diverse stakeholders-more than 300 community members and service providers-with a focus on hard to reach populations. Key informant interviews with service providers were used to augment findings.
resultsParticipants identified 48 unique services or service approaches they believed would improve the health of residents in the area, including those addressing health care, mental health and addictions, youth, families, people experiencing homelessness, seniors, general social services, and services targeting specific populations. While service providers consistently identified a critical need for mental health and addiction services, community members placed greater importance on the social determinants of health including access to housing, job placement supports and training and service accessibility. Both groups agreed that services and programs for seniors and people experiencing homelessness would be highly important.
conclusionOur study provides a unique example of using concept mapping as a tool to aid a rapid service gap analysis and community engagement in a metropolitan area. The findings also reinforce the importance of working cross-sectorally, using a Health in All Policies approach when planning services for underserved populations.
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