Conceptualising a New Knowledge Management Logic Model for Global Health: A Case-Study Approach

Saori Ohkubo (), Sarah V. Harlan, Naheed Ahmed and Ruwaida M. Salem
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Saori Ohkubo: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Knowledge for Health Project, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
Sarah V. Harlan: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Knowledge for Health Project, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
Naheed Ahmed: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Knowledge for Health Project, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA
Ruwaida M. Salem: Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Knowledge for Health Project, 111 Market Place, Suite 310, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), 2015, vol. 14, issue 02, 1-15

Abstract: Over the past few decades, knowledge management (KM) has become well-established in many fields, particularly in business. Several KM models have been at the forefront of promoting KM in businesses and organisations. However, the applicability of these traditional KM models to the global health field is limited by their focus on KM processes and activities with few linkages to intended outcomes. This paper presents the new Knowledge Management for Global Health (KM4GH) Logic Model, a practical tool that helps global health professionals plan ways in which resources and specific KM activities can work together to achieve desired health program outcomes. We test the validity of this model through three case studies of global and field-level health initiatives: an SMS-based mobile phone network among community health workers (CHWs) and their supervisors in Malawi, a global electronic Toolkits platform that provides health professionals access to health information resources, and a netbook-based eHealth pilot among CHWs and their clients in Bangladesh. The case studies demonstrate the flexibility of the KM4GH Logic Model in designing various KM activities while defining a common set of metrics to measure their outcomes, providing global health organisations with a tool to select the most appropriate KM activities to meet specific knowledge needs of an audience. The three levels of outcomes depicted in the model, which are grounded in behavioural theory, show the progression in the behaviour change process, or in this case, the knowledge use process, from raising awareness of and using the new knowledge to contributing to better health systems and behaviours of the public, and ultimately to improving the health status of communities and individuals. The KM4GH Logic Model makes a unique contribution to the global health field by helping health professionals plan KM activities with the end goal in mind.

Keywords: Knowledge management; logic model; global health; KM framework; health professionals; health outcomes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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