04 Aug Describe engagement in capacity-building or sustainability.
Order Instructions
Using the Internet, the South University Online Library, or any other resource, find an example of a school health program engaged in capacity-building or sustainability.
Respond to the following:
Describe engagement in capacity-building or sustainability.
Briefly describe a school health promotion program. How might such a program be funded? What steps might be used to enhance the sustainability of the program?
Be sure to support your statements with scholarly references.
Evaluation Criteria:
You should have:
Explained engagement in capacity-building or sustainability.
Described a school health promotion program and explained how such a program could be funded.
Identified steps to enhance the sustainability of the program.
Concluded your discussion with insights about capacity-building and sustainability.
Justified your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Example our teacher gave us;
Perceived sustainability of the school-based social and behavior change communication
A very interesting article from BMC Public Health (Abamecha & Sudhakar, et al., (2021), found that evidence on what makes the school-engaged social and behavior change communication (SBCC) interventions on malaria prevention more sustainable are limited in literature partly due to its recent emergence. By enrolling the key stakeholders, this study explored the perceived sustainability of the SBCC interventions on malaria prevention through primary school communities in rural Ethiopia. The study identified key predictive variables such as stakeholders’ perceived risk to malaria, self-efficacy, perceived fidelity of implementation, and degree of adoption that could help to improve the sustainment of the school-based SBCC approach on malaria prevention and control. They felt that a further longitudinal study should be conducted to examine the rate of decline in program components over time and how improved sustainability would contribute to the effectiveness of malaria preventive behaviors among students.
Abamecha, F., Midaksa, G., Sudhakar, M. et al., (2021). Perceived sustainability of the school-based social and behavior change communication (SBCC) approach on malaria prevention in rural Ethiopia: stakeholders’ perspectives. BMC Public Health 21, 1171. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11216-7
