Table 3 Perceived factors influencing diversity of SEA Change Portland according to steering group and community task team members
Factors encouraging diversity | Factors discouraging diversity |
|---|---|
Systems map identified determinants of obesity for all population groups at all levels of the system | Aim of most processes and recruitment at the ‘middle class’ |
Steering group deliberately directs vast effort into engaging all population groups | The key focus of children has deterred engagement of some groups including the disability, mental health and elderly sectors |
| Â | Engagement and sequence of engaging community members to become initiative leaders |
| Â | Steering group has not yet engaged marginalised groups whom at the outset had a null or low response to the process |
| Â | Group model building/ systems mapping and ABCD workshops had capped numbers |