Capacity building deconstructed
Smith, S.
Community Practitioner the Journal of the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association 88(11): 49 51-2
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1462-2815 PMID: 26749617 Document Number: 685239
Community engagement and seeking out health needs are core principles of the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse's (SCPHN) role. In view of the changes to health service provision, the ability to work with the community in a positive manner and facilitate a Community to help themselves, and enable good health outcomes, is the essence of Building Community Capacity (BCC). However, the challenges faced by SCPHNs in the often long and complex processes involved with BCC projects highlights the intensive nature of this work and how disparity in provision of BCC remains an issue. This article strives to define and discuss BCC, the positives to staff, communities and individuals involved and debates the role of BCC in the future of Health Visiting.