Community engagement to support public health: mixed-method evaluation evidence on COVID-19 attitudes and practices in Lao PDR
Relational community engagement offers a respectful way of addressing persistent healthcare challenges and supporting vulnerable populations - and thus holds key for ongoing global health priorities such as emerging infectious disease responses and antimicrobial resistance. We recommend that community engagement initiatives become a standard component of national health policy portfolios beyond the scope of COVID-19.
Authors
- Elizabeth M. Elliott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9036-0995)
- Marco J. Haenssgen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5849-7131)
- Hironori Okabayashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5790-7960)
- Shogo Kubota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1770-4381)
- Ounkham Souksavanh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4775-9830)
- Sandra Bode
- Thongkhoon Xayyahong
Institutions
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (PH)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2485523
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99
Funders
- World Health Organization