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Active Community Engagement Continuum
The ACQUIRE Project has developed a continuum for active community engagement (ACE) designed for those organizations or projects focused on service delivery.  This presentation describes the ACE continuum and helps those involved with serving clients to look at those clients as community members and to analyze how much community members are empowered through the process of engaging them in their reproductive health care. (2008)
Available as a PPT: download (4.2MB) 

Community Mobilization: Improving Reproductive Health Outcomes
Community mobilization, a key strategy for increasing demand for and use of health services, is a process that helps communities to identify their own needs and to respond to and address these needs. Gaining the participation of community members can help providers raise awareness both of health issues at the community level and of social and cultural issues that may promote or inhibit use of information and services, as well as improve clients’ understanding of the methods or services being offered. Specific barriers to service access and use can be addressed and service utilization increased. For the ACQUIRE Project, community mobilization is important in linking health institutions and structures to communities, fostering greater access to and equity in health care. This technical update includes knowledge and developments related to community mobilization, programmatic considerations and recommendations. (2006)
Available as a PDF: download (53KB)