Community developers have long understood the importance of local participation in events and processes that shape communities. Effective, democratic, people-and-place-centered development strategies potential to achieve such participation. This article suggests cooperatives can be an effective participatory strategy bootstrap low-income people into socio-economic mainstream. Woolcock Narayan's (2000) social capital poverty transition model is adapted demonstrate cooperative businesses. We...

Covid‐19 created unprecedented disruptions on human migration. Business closures and travel bans disproportionately impacted economic migrants who were neither able to support their families nor home countries. The primary aim of the study was explore experiences Malawian returned from South Africa during Covid‐19. A secondary objective solutions migration‐related challenges that experienced. qualitative approach involving 15 in‐depth interviews with living in used. Interviews...

Background: Community leadership programs (CLPs) play a crucial role in cultivating local that is instrumental driving substantial changes within communities. Objective: Using an organizational commitment framework, this study evaluates the impact of two Midwestern CLPs community and facilitating application skills to promote well‐being. Methods: A qualitative research design was employed, involving in‐depth interviews with program graduates (33), facilitators (4), partners (4). The assessed...

Background The urban housing crisis in South Africa’s metropolitan inner cities has escalated into a significant socio-economic and public health concern. This complex issue, driven by combination of factors, calls for innovative inclusive solutions. Housing cooperatives offer promising approach to addressing this challenge. Therefore, it is essential explore the potential as viable, community-centered alternative provision. Objective primary aim paper examine transformative crisis....

Worker-owned cooperatives, through open membership and democratic local ownership of the enterprise, are believed to provide a platform on which participation people in both social economic activities can be enhanced. This paper explores capital creation processes worker-owned homecare cooperative. Data were collected interviews, survey document review thematically analyzed. The study observed that frequent interaction among cooperative worker-owners improves fosters network building between...

Trusting relationships bind people together. Building community trust is increasingly being identified as a viable strategy for improving the well-being of members. This article explores how cooperatives build among worker-owners well with their clients and other professionals. It reviews theoretical empirical perspectives on cooperatives. Data were obtained from semi-structured interviews, document review survey. was observed that provide regular contacts members, between members...

This study explores African American parents’ experiences with using technology to engage their children in meaningful activities (e.g., e-learning) during COVID-19 and its impact on family health. Eleven families were recruited through a local health department program from rural Midwestern community participate semi-structured interviews. Majority of participants reported stresses feelings “sink or swim” digital world, without supports schools effectively provide for children’s needs. The...

Migration to South Africa is motivated by the pursuit of employment, safety, and improved living conditions. However, immigrants encounter significant challenges, such as restricted access essential services, which were exacerbated COVID-19 pandemic. This paper investigates impact pandemic on Malawian in Africa, addressing lack attention given this immigrant population highlighting their vulnerabilities. Using a qualitative exploratory descriptive approach, in-depth interviews conducted with...

In the face of growing challenges in rural America, policy-makers, academics, and practitioners are increasingly advocating for a more homegrown approach to development that seeks identify build upon internal community assets, such as leadership entrepreneurship capacity. An interpretive case study analysis explored impact program on participants' skills, their well-being, communities. Data were obtained from participant surveys interviews with graduates professionals knowledgeable program....

The purpose of this study was to examine interrelational-, organizational-, and community-level influences on how coparents collaborate about infant toddler feeding.Using qualitative methods, we interviewed mother-father parent dyads explore the potential feeding. Participants were purposively recruited from two Midwest, rural, university-system pediatric clinics. Thematic analysis used code data.Mother-father dyadic interviews conducted using a semistructured interview schedule. Twenty-four...

Although various breastfeeding interventions have proven effective in increasing initiation and duration, there has been less success rural areas. This article describes barriers support a setting.A community needs assessment was conducted with sample of healthcare providers mothers area Missouri. In-depth interviews 10 3 focus group who were or had recently breastfed conducted. Interview questions designed to capture holistic perspective issues.Gaps hospital observed the emerging themes:...

Research suggests that substance use, particularly among adolescents may lead to increased illegal activities as well physical and social health consequences. Around the world, communities, overburdened with adolescent youth are finding ways address this public threat. Using a case study based on focus group discussion nine founding members, paper reports of Sibanye—a rural community coalition whose mission is reduce burden use families in South Africa. The discussions were audio-recorded,...

Breastfeeding has numerous health benefits; however, many mothers do not continue breastfeeding to the recommended 6 months of age. support after discharge from hospital is often lacking in communities with greatest need. Therefore, Mother's Milk Connection mHealth application was designed improve duration and access support. This article describes a user-centered design process engage development application. Two phases stakeholder user studies were conducted. Phase 1 involved concept...

For the working rural mother, one key source of support for breastfeeding is employer. The purpose this article was to examine workplace barriers and facilitators in a small American community following passage Affordable Care Act 2010. We used qualitative research design: semi-structured interviews with major employers low-income mothers, focus-group another group employed unemployed mothers. While some businesses accommodate few actively promote breastfeeding. Lack compliance new law,...

Background. While community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used as a strategy for increasing care access, particularly in rural communities, interventions needed to improve their skill sets inspiring behavior change, both themselves and among clients. Self-management (SM) education have shown behaviors well-being. Purpose. This article reports on systematic, in-depth interviews conducted with CHWs South Africa understand (1) motivation participating SM training, (2) skills...

Interest in and support for local community development (CD) healthy communities are on the rise. Federal departments – USA Departments of Agriculture, Health Human Services, Economic Development, Conservation; higher education institutions university extension programs, family medicine, health policy centers; action agencies; faith-based organizations, have all converged invested large amounts resources improving communities. Many programs or services provided, funding sources used, closely...