Defining, conceptualising and operationalising community empowerment: A scoping review protocol

Abstract

Community empowerment is a core concept in health promotion theory and practice. Several authors have defined and conceptualised the term differently. However, we did not find any synthesis of the various definitions of, and meanings attached to, community empowerment and the various conceptualisations, operationalisations, and the indicators for measuring community empowerment in the health promotion literature. The aim of this scoping review is to characterise and synthesise various definitions, conceptualisations, operationalisations and indicators for measuring community empowerment in the literature.

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Keywords

Public health, Community empowerment, Health promotion, Citizenship, Equality

Citation

Babatunde, G. B. et al. (2022). Defining, conceptualising and operationalising community empowerment: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12, e056152. 10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-056152