Coalition for a Healthier Community: Lessons learned and implications for future work
| Autor: | Ana E. Núñez, Manorama M. Khare, Barbara James |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Universities Social Psychology Strategy and Management media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development Poison control Health Promotion Public administration Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Sex Factors Political science medicine Humans Cooperative Behavior Business and International Management media_common business.industry Public health Behavior change Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Gender Identity Health Care Coalitions Health Status Disparities Public relations Community-Institutional Relations Health equity Needs assessment Women's Health Female business Needs Assessment Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Evaluation and Program Planning. 51:85-88 |
| ISSN: | 0149-7189 |
| Popis: | The Coalition for a Healthier Community (CHC) initiative was implemented to improve the health and well-being of women and girls. Underpinning CHC is a gender-based focus that uses a network of community partners working collaboratively to generate relevant behavior change and improved health outcomes. Ten programs are trying to determine whether gender-focused system approaches are cost-effective ways to address health disparities in women and girls. Programs implemented through coalitions made up of academic institutions, public health departments, community-based organizations, and local, regional, and national organizations, are addressing health issues such as domestic violence, cardiovascular disease prevention, physical activity, and healthy eating. Although these programs are ongoing, they have made significant progress. Key factors contributing to their early success include a comprehensive needs assessment, robust coalitions, the diversity of populations targeted, programs based on findings of the needs assessments, evaluations taking into consideration the effect of gender, and strong academic-community partnerships. A noteworthy impact of these programs has been their ability to shape and impact public, social, and health policies at the state and local levels. However, there have been challenges associated with the implementation of such a complex program. Lessons learned are discussed in this paper. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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