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Intersectoral Co-construction of a Community-Based Workshop for Respectful Sharing of Public Transportation [electronic resource] /

by Lorthios-Guilledroit, Agathe; Nour, Kareen; Parisien, Manon; Dupont, Stéphanie.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleDescription: pp. 82-101.Subject(s): senior citizens, adolescents, public transportation, civility, university-community collaborations, community-based organizations, intersectoral collaboration, intergenerationalOnline resources: Click here to access full-text article In: Journal of community practice 2014, Vol. 22, No. 1-2Summary: Challenges of seniors’ use of public transportation and efforts to minimize them call upon intersectoral action. A seniors’ community group partnered with a local health agency to develop an intergenerational workshop aiming to promote respectful sharing of public transportation among teenagers. This article describes the steps of an intersectoral and interdisciplinary co-construction process in which high schools, a local health agency, the transportation sector, academia and seniors’ community organizations collaborated. This led to the development of a workshop that was both feasible and appreciated by the main stakeholders. Lessons learned from this collaborative process for developing intersectoral community-based initiatives are discussed.
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Challenges of seniors’ use of public transportation and efforts to minimize them call upon intersectoral action. A seniors’ community group partnered with a local health agency to develop an intergenerational workshop aiming to promote respectful sharing of public transportation among teenagers. This article describes the steps of an intersectoral and interdisciplinary co-construction process in which high schools, a local health agency, the transportation sector, academia and seniors’ community organizations collaborated. This led to the development of a workshop that was both feasible and appreciated by the main stakeholders. Lessons learned from this collaborative process for developing intersectoral community-based initiatives are discussed.

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