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Table 2.

Examples of empowerment expansion processes: ODCE domains and corresponding activities that were implemented [35].

Domain Activities
Community activation - Activities to support community members’ participation in community problem-solving processes
- Involvement and engagement of more stakeholders
- Motivation of new leaders
- Creation and encouragement of new networks
- Initiation and stimulation of new community groups among other processes
Community competence - Training to improve the awareness and knowledge of community members to solve community problems
- Distribution of information on good practices and evidence-based approaches
- Information sharing to improve understanding of concepts, determinants and theories in health promotion among other processes
Program management skills - Teaching program management and team building skills
- Training for planning, implementation and evaluation techniques
- Instruction on information use, dissemination and communication skills
- Improving community groups, abilities and expertise in the use of evidence-based techniques in identifying, solving and managing their problems among other processes
Creation of supportive environment - Training community members in lobbying skills
- Advocating for political support and financial resources
- Promoting better access to different foundations and expert resources
- Improving participants’ abilities to maintain and sustain political changes and achieve a large amount of social support, among other processes

ODCE: organisational domains of community empowerment.