Embedding Community Development in Local Systems: A scoping review protocol
Creators: name: Walters, Elizabeth
name: Harden, Angela
name: Curtis-Tyler, Katherine
name: Findlay, Gail
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: 160810 Urban Sociology and Community Studies
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: 111708 Health and Community Services
subject: FOS: Health sciences
subject: 160508 Health Policy
subject: FOS: Political science
subject: 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Other medical sciences
subject: 111704 Community Child Health
subject: 111714 Mental Health
subject: Health Care
subject: 111712 Health Promotion
subject: 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified

description: Abstract <b>Introduction:</b> Community development is a multi-faceted process which brings people together to take action on what's important to them. The approach generates positive changes, through individual and community empowerment and connectedness and can contribute towards reducing health inequalities. However, funding for community development is usually provided on a short term ‘project’ basis whereas, long term support and investment is needed to make long term changes. Sustained funding could be achieved through embedding community development within local systems, so the approach is adopted and normalised using mainstream funding. This scoping review will explore the characteristics and outcomes of community development approaches embedded within local systems, or approaches which are attempting to embed within local systems, as there is a gap in the synthesised knowledge base on this topic. <b>Research Questions: </b> 1. What is the nature of literature available on community development that has become or is becoming embedded within a local system? 2. What are the key characteristics of the community development approaches described by the literature which have become or are becoming embedded within a local system? 3. What are the key characteristics of the local systems in which they are embedded? 4. What outcomes have been reported from community development approaches which have been or are becoming embedded within a local system? 5. What research designs and methods have been used to examine community development approaches which have become or are becoming embedded within a local system? <b>Inclusion criteria:</b> The scoping review will consider literature which focus on neighbourhood-based community development approaches which have been, or are attempting to become, embedded within local systems. Studies will be considered if they are reported in English or Italian language. There will be no restrictions on publication date other than those imposed by the databases searched. <b>Methods:</b> The scoping review will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. A three-step search strategy will be implemented: (1) Identifying key words for a search of MEDLINE to create final search strategy, (2) conducting a full search of chosen academic databases and grey literature locations, and (3) handsearching the reference list of included studies for further literature. Additionally, known professionals in the field will be contacted and asked for literature. References will be screened based on inclusion criteria. Extracted data will be brought together in tabular format which reflects the review questions. <b>Implications: </b> This review is part of a larger research project on embedding community development within local systems and will contribute towards the development of guidelines on how this can be achieved.