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Outcomes of co-designed communities of practice that support members to address public health issues (2024)
Journal Article
Elbrink, S. H., Elmer, S. L., Hawkins, M. H., & Osborne, R. H. (2024). Outcomes of co-designed communities of practice that support members to address public health issues. Health Promotion International, 39(4), Article daae080. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daae080

Communities of practice are commonly used to support members in responding to public health issues. This study evaluated the outcomes of five co-designed communities of practice to determine if members’ expectations were met, if knowledge sharing bet... Read More about Outcomes of co-designed communities of practice that support members to address public health issues.

Understanding needs and expectations to start effective communities of practice (2023)
Journal Article
Elbrink, S. H., Elmer, S. L., & Osborne, R. H. (2023). Understanding needs and expectations to start effective communities of practice. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1), Article 1230. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-10241-z

Background Communities of practice (CoPs) are frequently used in health settings to enhance knowledge and support action around public health issues. Yet, most are ineffective and often at risk of not delivering on this promise. To prevent loss of t... Read More about Understanding needs and expectations to start effective communities of practice.

Are communities of practice a way to support health literacy: a study protocol for a realist review (2021)
Journal Article
Elbrink, S. H., Elmer, S. L., & Osborne, R. H. (2023). Are communities of practice a way to support health literacy: a study protocol for a realist review. BMJ Open, 11(8), Article e048352. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048352

Introduction Communities of practice are used for knowledge sharing and learning in health settings. However, more needs to be known to understand how they work, if they work different in different settings and what outcomes they might generate. Of p... Read More about Are communities of practice a way to support health literacy: a study protocol for a realist review.