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Festus M. Murithi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The role of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in the attainment of household food security in Kenya: A policy and Organizational Review
Food Security, 2012Co-Authors: Maureen K. Miruka, Violet O. Kirigua, Julius Juma Okello, Festus M. MurithiAbstract:The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a government organization mandated to conduct research into, among others, crop and livestock production and marketing. In 2009, it launched a new strategic plan for the period 2009–2014, together with its implementation framework. This strategic plan aims to position KARI as a facilitator of growth in the agricultural sector in order to enable an average growth rate of 7 % per year over the next 5 years, as stipulated in the Kenya Vision 2030 policy. This paper Reviews KARI’s new strategic plan within the context of recent policy reforms at national, regional and global levels. It specifically examines the strategy in the context of Vision 2030, the Kenya Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS), the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), and the Millennium Development Goals. The paper then discusses KARI’s newly adopted Agricultural Product Value Chain (APVC) approach, which is expected to position KARI strategically as a key player within the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). It also highlights progress in the implementation of the new strategic plan and APVC approach with specific emphasis on partnerships, markets and gender as key focus areas and the implications of these on food security in Kenya.
Elisha Riggs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services.
2017Co-Authors: Mandy Truong, A De Silva, Lisa Gibbs, Pradel, M. Morris, P. Gwatirisa, Maryanne Tadic, Martin Hall, Elisha Riggs, Hanny CalacheAbstract:Cultural competence is an important aspect of health service access and delivery in health promotion and community health. Although a number of frameworks and tools are available to assist health service organizations improve their services to diverse communities, there are few published studies describing Organizational cultural competence assessments and the extent to which these tools facilitate cultural competence. This article addresses this gap by describing the development of a cultural competence assessment, intervention, and evaluation tool called the Cultural Competence Organizational Review (CORe) and its implementation in three community sector organizations. Baseline and follow-up staff surveys and document audits were conducted at each participating organization. Process data and Organizational documentation were used to evaluate and monitor the experience of CORe within the organizations. Results at follow-up indicated an overall positive trend in Organizational cultural competence at each organization in terms of both policy and practice. Organizations that are able to embed actions to improve Organizational cultural competence within broader Organizational plans increase the likelihood of sustainable changes to policies, procedures, and practice within the organization. The benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of CORe are discussed.
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A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services: Insights From a Participatory Approach.
Health Promotion Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Mandy Truong, A De Silva, Lisa Gibbs, M. Morris, P. Gwatirisa, Maryanne Tadic, Martin Hall, Veronika Pradel, Dana Young, Elisha RiggsAbstract:Cultural competence is an important aspect of health service access and delivery in health promotion and community health. Although a number of frameworks and tools are available to assist health service organizations improve their services to diverse communities, there are few published studies describing Organizational cultural competence assessments and the extent to which these tools facilitate cultural competence. This article addresses this gap by describing the development of a cultural competence assessment, intervention, and evaluation tool called the Cultural Competence Organizational Review (CORe) and its implementation in three community sector organizations. Baseline and follow-up staff surveys and document audits were conducted at each participating organization. Process data and Organizational documentation were used to evaluate and monitor the experience of CORe within the organizations. Results at follow-up indicated an overall positive trend in Organizational cultural competence at each organization in terms of both policy and practice. Organizations that are able to embed actions to improve Organizational cultural competence within broader Organizational plans increase the likelihood of sustainable changes to policies, procedures, and practice within the organization. The benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of CORe are discussed.
Mandy Truong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services.
2017Co-Authors: Mandy Truong, A De Silva, Lisa Gibbs, Pradel, M. Morris, P. Gwatirisa, Maryanne Tadic, Martin Hall, Elisha Riggs, Hanny CalacheAbstract:Cultural competence is an important aspect of health service access and delivery in health promotion and community health. Although a number of frameworks and tools are available to assist health service organizations improve their services to diverse communities, there are few published studies describing Organizational cultural competence assessments and the extent to which these tools facilitate cultural competence. This article addresses this gap by describing the development of a cultural competence assessment, intervention, and evaluation tool called the Cultural Competence Organizational Review (CORe) and its implementation in three community sector organizations. Baseline and follow-up staff surveys and document audits were conducted at each participating organization. Process data and Organizational documentation were used to evaluate and monitor the experience of CORe within the organizations. Results at follow-up indicated an overall positive trend in Organizational cultural competence at each organization in terms of both policy and practice. Organizations that are able to embed actions to improve Organizational cultural competence within broader Organizational plans increase the likelihood of sustainable changes to policies, procedures, and practice within the organization. The benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of CORe are discussed.
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A Cultural Competence Organizational Review for Community Health Services: Insights From a Participatory Approach.
Health Promotion Practice, 2017Co-Authors: Mandy Truong, A De Silva, Lisa Gibbs, M. Morris, P. Gwatirisa, Maryanne Tadic, Martin Hall, Veronika Pradel, Dana Young, Elisha RiggsAbstract:Cultural competence is an important aspect of health service access and delivery in health promotion and community health. Although a number of frameworks and tools are available to assist health service organizations improve their services to diverse communities, there are few published studies describing Organizational cultural competence assessments and the extent to which these tools facilitate cultural competence. This article addresses this gap by describing the development of a cultural competence assessment, intervention, and evaluation tool called the Cultural Competence Organizational Review (CORe) and its implementation in three community sector organizations. Baseline and follow-up staff surveys and document audits were conducted at each participating organization. Process data and Organizational documentation were used to evaluate and monitor the experience of CORe within the organizations. Results at follow-up indicated an overall positive trend in Organizational cultural competence at each organization in terms of both policy and practice. Organizations that are able to embed actions to improve Organizational cultural competence within broader Organizational plans increase the likelihood of sustainable changes to policies, procedures, and practice within the organization. The benefits and lessons learned from the implementation of CORe are discussed.
Ann C. Macaulay - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Understanding community-based participatory research through a social movement framework: a case study of the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project
BMC Public Health, 2018Co-Authors: Marie-claude Tremblay, Debbie H. Martin, Alex M. Mccomber, Amelia Mcgregor, Ann C. MacaulayAbstract:Background A longstanding challenge of community-based participatory research (CBPR) has been to anchor evaluation and practice in a relevant theoretical framework of community change, which articulates specific and concrete evaluative benchmarks. Social movement theories provide a broad range of theoretical tools to understand and facilitate social change processes, such as those involved in CBPR. Social movement theories have the potential to provide a coherent representation of how mobilization and collective action is gradually developed and leads to systemic change in the context of CBPR. The current study builds on a social movement perspective to assess the processes and intermediate outcomes of a longstanding health promotion CBPR project with an Indigenous community, the Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KDSPP). Methods This research uses a case study design layered on a movement-building evaluation framework, which allows progress to be tracked over time. Data collection strategies included document (scientific and Organizational) Review ( n = 51) and talking circles with four important community stakeholder groups ( n = 24). Results Findings provide an innovative and chronological perspective of the evolution of KSDPP as seen through a social movement lens, and identify intermediate outcomes associated with different dimensions of movement building achieved by the project over time (mobilization, leadership, vision and frames, alliance and partnerships, as well as advocacy and action strategies). It also points to areas of improvement for KSDPP in building its potential for action. Conclusion While this study’s results are directly relevant and applicable to the local context of KSDPP, they also highlight useful lessons and conclusions for the planning and evaluation of other long-standing and sustainable CBPR initiatives. The conceptual framework provides meaningful benchmarks to track evidence of progress in the context of CBPR. Findings from the study offer new ways of thinking about the evaluation of CBPR projects and their progress by drawing on frameworks that guide other forms of collective action.
Maureen K. Miruka - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The role of the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) in the attainment of household food security in Kenya: A policy and Organizational Review
Food Security, 2012Co-Authors: Maureen K. Miruka, Violet O. Kirigua, Julius Juma Okello, Festus M. MurithiAbstract:The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a government organization mandated to conduct research into, among others, crop and livestock production and marketing. In 2009, it launched a new strategic plan for the period 2009–2014, together with its implementation framework. This strategic plan aims to position KARI as a facilitator of growth in the agricultural sector in order to enable an average growth rate of 7 % per year over the next 5 years, as stipulated in the Kenya Vision 2030 policy. This paper Reviews KARI’s new strategic plan within the context of recent policy reforms at national, regional and global levels. It specifically examines the strategy in the context of Vision 2030, the Kenya Agricultural Sector Development Strategy (ASDS), the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), and the Millennium Development Goals. The paper then discusses KARI’s newly adopted Agricultural Product Value Chain (APVC) approach, which is expected to position KARI strategically as a key player within the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). It also highlights progress in the implementation of the new strategic plan and APVC approach with specific emphasis on partnerships, markets and gender as key focus areas and the implications of these on food security in Kenya.