Social Innovations in Community Empowerment for Health Across the Globe

Posted by Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal on August 20, 2018

We invite you to be the first to read the just-released edition titled: SOCIAL INNOVATIONS IN COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT FOR HEALTH ACROSS THE GLOBE HERE

http://www.socialinnovationsjournal.org/editions/issue-50

In coordination with The Network: Towards Unity for Health (The Network) 2018 Conference, we are excited to launch this edition titled “Social Innovations in Community Empowerment for Health Across the Globe.”

The Social Innovations Journal is driven by the belief that “the potential for good ideas to inspire more good ideas cannot be underestimated,” this aligns perfectly with The Network’s mission to foster equitable, community-oriented health services. Through education, research, and policies The Network is bringing together innovative healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and individuals from around the world in their shared commitment to improving the health of their respective communities.

The current need for innovation in community empowerment for health is evident, and though difficult, a path forward has been laid out. By creating spaces of encounter for academia, state, the private sector, and civil society the next steps towards more sustainable, innovative models and necessary policy adoptions are crystal clear.

Bill Burdick, Vice President for Education at FAIMER, captured the essence and importance of this edition by stating, “Empowerment implies listening and shared decision-making with an emphasis on communication and partnership, without which empowerment is not possible.”

We hope you read these articles to gain a greater sense of the promise of community empowerment for health initiatives across the globe. These articles cover topics including how community members are generating their own solutions to complex medical and psychosocial challenges; strategies for community-based participatory research; embracing cultural and ethnic diversity in mainstream health advances; developing strategies to create sustainable partnerships among university, local, and global communities to improve the health of populations through engagement and entrepreneurial collaboration; as well as strategies to adapt a government’s general practitioner system to meet the diverse and complex health needs of its communities.

We’d like to extend a special thank you to FAIMER for their collaboration on this edition and for providing access to the amazing individuals, initiatives, and ideas that will be presented at the 2018 TUFH Conference.

Very truly yours,

Nicholas Torres
Tine Hansen-Turton
SIJ Co-Founders

William Burdick
Vice President for Education
FAIMER