Which of the following is an example of Strengthen Community Action in practice?

• A. An immunisation strategy that involves media, doctors, schools and parents working together to achieve higher immunisation rates for children
• B. A community health centre running cooking classes for the community
• C. Quit campaign educating people about harm of smoking
• D. Educating parents about sunscreen

Answer: (A)

Strengthen Community Action means empowering communities to participate in deciding priorities, planning actions, and building partnerships across sectors to improve health. The example shown—an immunisation strategy that brings together media, doctors, schools, and parents to work toward higher immunisation rates—fits this idea best because it mobilizes diverse parts of the community and coordinates their efforts around a shared health goal. It goes beyond delivering a program or giving information to individuals; it creates collaborative action and builds community capacity to address a health issue.

The other options are more about providing services or educating individuals. A community health centre running cooking classes is a service activity, not necessarily enabling collective action or partnerships at the community level. Quit campaigns and sunscreen education focus on informing individuals or groups rather than strengthening broad community collaboration to tackle a health issue.