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Background: The definition of community health outreach, aimed at promoting the health of vulnerable populations, depends heavily on the particulars of the given health project and community. There is no consistency in the definitions attached to the concept itself. Our study aimed to clarify the general definition of community health outreach to facilitate its understanding and use.
Methods: Walker and Avant’s (2010) method of concept analysis was used to understand Community Health outreach. A total of 51 articles were included in the analysis after having searched for text on database portals like PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL complete and EMBASE published between 2010 and 2018.
Results: The defining attributes of the concept of community health outreach were purposive, temporary, mobile and collaborative. The antecedents were individuals facing health risks and awareness of health risks. The consequences were increased accessibility and health promotion.
Conclusion: This study proposed the definition of community health outreach as a temporary, mobile project that involves the collaboration of a community to undertake its purposeful health intervention of reaching a population facing health risks. This definition provides a general understanding of the outreach undertaken by health workers and enables the strong connection between health professionals and community residents.
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Editorial decision: Accept
On 28 Apr, 2020
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On 15 Apr, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 14 Apr, 2020
Editor invited
On 14 Apr, 2020
Version 2
Posted 13 Feb, 2020
No comments provided
Review #2 received
Received 26 Mar, 2020
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 26 Mar, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 21 Mar, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 11 Mar, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 11 Mar, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 10 Mar, 2020
Editor assigned
On 17 Feb, 2020
Editor invited
On 16 Feb, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 13 Feb, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Major revision
On 06 Jan, 2020
Review #4 received
Received 30 Dec, 2019
Review #1 received
Received 19 Dec, 2019
Review #2 received
Received 18 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #4 agreed
On 09 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #5 agreed
On 09 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #3 agreed
On 08 Dec, 2019
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Received 08 Dec, 2019
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 04 Dec, 2019
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On 04 Dec, 2019
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On 13 Nov, 2019
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On 12 Nov, 2019
Editor invited
On 12 Nov, 2019
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Background: The definition of community health outreach, aimed at promoting the health of vulnerable populations, depends heavily on the particulars of the given health project and community. There is no consistency in the definitions attached to the concept itself. Our study aimed to clarify the general definition of community health outreach to facilitate its understanding and use.
Methods: Walker and Avant’s (2010) method of concept analysis was used to understand Community Health outreach. A total of 51 articles were included in the analysis after having searched for text on database portals like PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL complete and EMBASE published between 2010 and 2018.
Results: The defining attributes of the concept of community health outreach were purposive, temporary, mobile and collaborative. The antecedents were individuals facing health risks and awareness of health risks. The consequences were increased accessibility and health promotion.
Conclusion: This study proposed the definition of community health outreach as a temporary, mobile project that involves the collaboration of a community to undertake its purposeful health intervention of reaching a population facing health risks. This definition provides a general understanding of the outreach undertaken by health workers and enables the strong connection between health professionals and community residents.
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