Coalition models: Lessons learned from the CDC’s Community Coalition Partnership Programs for the Prevention of Teen Pregnancy
Autor: | Doryn D. Chervin, Richard S. Wike, Sara Peterson, Michelle L. Revels, Susan Philliber, Stephanie L. Kamin, Jane S. Kramer, Anne K. Driscoll, L. Teresa Valderrama, Cathleen K. Schmidt, Amy E. Chadwick, Debra Bartelli, Claire D. Brindis |
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Rok vydání: | 2005 |
Předmět: |
Gerontology
Time Factors Adolescent Best practice Population MathematicsofComputing_GENERAL Community Health Planning Interviews as Topic Grassroots Pregnancy Interim Political science Agency (sociology) Humans education education.field_of_study business.industry Data Collection Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health TheoryofComputation_GENERAL Capacity building Public relations United States Leadership Psychiatry and Mental health Incentive Models Organizational General partnership Pregnancy in Adolescence Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S business Follow-Up Studies |
Zdroj: | Journal of Adolescent Health. 37:S20-S30 |
ISSN: | 1054-139X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.05.010 |
Popis: | Purpose To describe the models created by the 13 communities in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Community Coalition Partnership Program (CCPP), and the relationship between key organizational features of the coalitions and the perception by coalition members of interim and community-wide outcomes. Methods This study relied on three sources of data: interviews conducted on site with a sample of coalition staff, evaluators, and members (n = 364); a written survey administered after the site visit to those interviewed (n = 216) asking about perceived outcomes and changes between the beginning and end of the project; and a coalition member survey mailed to all coalition members at all sites (n = 341) focusing on perceptions of coalition functioning, outcomes, and satisfaction. Results A variety of coalition models were developed. Respondents were positive in their assessments of how their coalitions operated even though few were sustained. The coalitions for which members perceived more positive outcomes were better established at the outset of the grant, led by paid staff, and had an area-wide focus, a steering committee, and a hub that was not a community-based organization. Coalitions composed primarily of neighborhood members were difficult to maintain. Conclusions Despite members' high ratings, by the end of the funding period most coalitions were no longer functioning. It may be that coalitions are useful but not as permanent structures in communities. Grassroots and individual members not affiliated with an agency may require meaningful incentives to sustain participation. Because maturity of the coalition at the start of the project was a good predictor of sustainability, time should be spent verifying the stage of coalition development before funding. |
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