Building Health Promotion Capacity in Saskatchewan:

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Building Health Promotion Capacity in
Saskatchewan

• The University as Catalyst for Collaboration
• Scott McLean
• October 13, 2003

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Focus question

• Describe a project or program in which you worked
  with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• How did you manage the divergent interests of
  these stakeholders?

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Setting the context

• Province of Saskatchewan
• Health care restructuring
• Origins of the Building Health Promotion Capacity
  (BHPC) project

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BHPC Goals

• to help health districts build their capacity to
  plan, implement and evaluate health promotion
  activities (social intervention)
• to understand the capacity-building process
  (scholarly research)

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BHPC Interventions

• Continuing education
• Network facilitation
• Consulting services
• Advocacy

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BHPC Research Methods

• Surveys of practitioners and leaders
• Case studies
• Key informant interviews
• Participant observation

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BHPC Outcomes

• Professional development
• Organizational development
• Knowledge and evidence
• Enhanced collaboration

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The Stakeholders

• Funding agencies
• Clients / subjects
• University units
• Staff and investigators

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Diverging Interests

• Research or intervention?
• Knowledge or capacity?
• Peer review or popular press?

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Common ground

• Applied research
• Reflective practice
• Plural audiences

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University as catalyst

• Bridging jurisdictions
• Political neutrality
• Professional legitimacy
• Organizational stability