Stakeholder Education for Community-Wide Health Initiatives: A Focus on Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Teen pregnancies and births continue to decline due in part to implementation of evidence-based interventions and clinical strategies. While local stakeholder education is also thought to be critical to this success, little is known about what types of strategies work best to engage stakeholders. Wi...

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Published in:Health promotion practice 2018-01, Vol.19 (1), p.38-50
Main Authors: Finley, Cara, Suellentrop, Katherine, Griesse, Rebecca, House, Lawrence Duane, Brittain, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior modification
Best practice
Birth control
Births
Community Networks
Community-based programs
Female
Health education
Health initiatives
Health Promotion
Humans
Literature reviews
Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement: Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control
Prevention
Public health
Reproductive Health
Sex education
Stakeholder Participation
Stakeholders
Teenage pregnancy
Teenagers
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Summary:Teen pregnancies and births continue to decline due in part to implementation of evidence-based interventions and clinical strategies. While local stakeholder education is also thought to be critical to this success, little is known about what types of strategies work best to engage stakeholders. With the goal of identifying and describing evidence-based or best practice strategies for stakeholder education in community-based public health initiatives, we conducted a systematic literature review of strategies used for effective stakeholder education. Over 400 articles were initially retrieved; 59 articles met inclusion criteria. Strategies were grouped into four steps that communities can use to support stakeholder education efforts: identify stakeholder needs and resources, develop a plan, develop tailored and compelling messaging, and use implementation strategies. These strategies lay a framework for high-quality stakeholder education. In future research, it is important to prioritize evaluating specific activities taken to raise awareness, educate, and engage a community in community-wide public health efforts.
ISSN:1524-8399
1552-6372
DOI:10.1177/1524839917734521