Exploring Factors Contributing to the Implementation of Ontario’s Healthy Kids Community Challenge: Surveys and Key Stakeholder Interviews with Program Providers

Michelle M. Vine, Rachel E. Laxer, Jessica Lee, Daniel W. Harrington and Heather E. Manson
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Michelle M. Vine: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Rachel E. Laxer: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Jessica Lee: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Daniel W. Harrington: Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (OAHPP), Toronto, ON M5G 1M1, Canada
Heather E. Manson: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M7, Canada

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 21, 1-18

Abstract: (1) Background: To explore factors contributing to the Healthy Kids Community Challenge (HKCC) program implementation; (2) Methods: Data were collected through a quantitative survey (n = 124) and in-depth telephone interviews (n = 16) with program providers. Interviews were recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis using NVivo; (3) Results: Provincial funding and in-kind support from community partners were key. Initiatives were feasible to implement, and key messages were well-received by communities. Specific practices and process were commonly discussed, and strong local program leadership was crucial to implementation; (4) Conclusions: Results have implications for planning and implementing future multi-component, community-based health promotion programs that include similar partnerships.

Keywords: health promotion program; child health; community-based program; community partnerships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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