TY - JOUR
T1 - A multi-project systems approach to developing community trust and building capacity
AU - Raczynski, James M.
AU - Cornell, Carol E.
AU - Stalker, Varena
AU - Phillips, Martha
AU - Dignan, Mark
AU - Pulley, Leavonne
AU - Leviton, Laura
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Community characteristics are being recognized as important determinants for effective community-based programs. Community capacity to collaboratively identify issues, establish collective goals, and mobilize resources is built on experience with such interactions and trust among collaborators. Conceptual approaches and methods to develop community capacity rarely have been a focus of research programs, at least in part due to categorical funding, which often limits the scope and duration of interventions, thereby limiting capacity development. This approach uses multiple categorical funding sources to create sustained community programs involving multiple systems to increase capacity. Quasiexperimental evidence of increases in community capacity within two Alabama communities is presented.
AB - Community characteristics are being recognized as important determinants for effective community-based programs. Community capacity to collaboratively identify issues, establish collective goals, and mobilize resources is built on experience with such interactions and trust among collaborators. Conceptual approaches and methods to develop community capacity rarely have been a focus of research programs, at least in part due to categorical funding, which often limits the scope and duration of interventions, thereby limiting capacity development. This approach uses multiple categorical funding sources to create sustained community programs involving multiple systems to increase capacity. Quasiexperimental evidence of increases in community capacity within two Alabama communities is presented.
KW - Community capacity
KW - Community-based
KW - Minority
KW - Risk reduction
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U2 - 10.1097/00124784-200107020-00004
DO - 10.1097/00124784-200107020-00004
M3 - Article
C2 - 12174396
AN - SCOPUS:0035279793
SN - 1078-4659
VL - 7
SP - 10
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
JF - Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
IS - 2
ER -