Keeping the {heartsuit} Beat in Grampian--a case study in community participation and ownership |
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Authors: | MACALLAN LOUIE; NARAYAN VENKAT |
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Institution: | Health Promotions, a Division of Grampian Health Board Aberdeen, UK
National Institute of Health, Phoenix Epidemiology and Clinical Research Branch Phoenix, AZ, USA |
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Abstract: | In the Grampian Region of Scotland, a new 10 year heart healthinitiative, Keeping the Beat in Grampian waslaunched in October 1991. Although this programme is based ona number of well-tested health promotion principles it is uniquein a number of aspects. The concepts of community ownership,corporate identity and people empowerment have been extendedto a much greater degree. The programme is registered as a privatecompany with charitable status so that management, decision-makingand budgetary control are vested totally in the community. |
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Keywords: | community ownership heart health |
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