Academic practice–policy partnerships for health promotion research: Experiences from three research programs

Eriksson, Charli; Fredriksson, Ingela; Fröding, Karin; Geidne, Susanna; Pettersson, Cecilia

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“…This study addresses a gap in the literature related to limited information on the factors and processes that may explain the quality of partnerships; in fact, we lack suitable indicators to assess well‐functioning health promotion partnerships. Most studies relied on qualitative evaluations of specific case studies (e.g., Eriksson, Fredriksson, Froding, Geidne, & Pettersson, ; Estacio et al, ) and did not consider the role that developing a sense of community may play, giving more attention to other processes, like leadership management and negotiation procedures (Stolp et al, ). Only few studies (McNeish et al, ; Powell & Peterson, ) have recently addressed the role of sense of community in perceived effectiveness of community coalitions, providing evidence that sense of community is a key process in enhancing the perception of coalition effectiveness.…”

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Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

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Albanesi

Valletta

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Journal Community Psychology

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Community coalitions or intersectoral partnerships have long been advocated for the promotion of population health. In the present study, we assessed the quality of the functioning of health promotion partnerships created within a large community health promotion program implemented by the Emilia‐Romagna region located in the north‐east of Italy (2014–2016). In particular, we aimed to test the effectiveness of partnership working in strengthening participants' empowerment, sense of community and ultimately, the outcomes of a well‐functioning partnership, conceptualized as including perceived effectiveness of health promotion interventions developed by the partnership, trust in their implementation and personal commitment in health promotion in the future. Participants were 238 stakeholders (e.g., health professionals, representatives of local administrations, teachers, representative of community and volunteer organizations, and citizens) formally included in six partnerships lead by six major local health services. Using Bayesian structural equation modeling, we found that a higher perceived quality of collaboration within the partnership enhances the outcomes of a well‐functioning partnership, by strengthening their sense of a health‐promoting community and empowerment. Sense of community responsibility did not predict future commitment in health promotion. The study findings suggest that community members' ownership and feeling of responsibility, as well as empowerment constitute positive partnership processes.

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Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Cicognani

Albanesi

Valletta

et al. 2019

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“…This study is part of a larger study focusing on “School as a setting for alcohol and drug prevention” in a special venture financed by the Swedish government [50, 51]. The program was designed and implemented by the NGO, and the research team was responsible for the research and evaluation activities.…”

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Effects on alcohol use of a Swedish school-based prevention program for early adolescents: a longitudinal study

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BackgroundThe aim of the study was to address the lack of evaluations of school-based substance use prevention programs and to conduct a quasi-experimental evaluation of the alcohol use part of the Triad intervention.MethodsEleven Swedish intervention schools (285 pupils) and three control schools (159 pupils) participated in the evaluation. Baseline measurements were conducted in 2011 before the alcohol part in the prevention program was implemented in the intervention schools (school year 6, ages 12–13). We estimated an Intention-To-Treat (ITT) Difference-in-Difference (DD) model to analyze the effectiveness of the intervention on subsequent alcohol use measured in grades 7, 8 and 9.ResultsThe main results show no effect on the likelihood of drinking alcohol or drinking to intoxication.ConclusionsThe lack of positive effects highlights the need for policy-makers and public health officials need to carefully consider and evaluate prevention programs in order to ensure that they are worthwhile from school, health, and societal perspectives.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12889-016-3947-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…We identified several key factors that helped to build the CAP and to sustain the relationships between the partners over the past seven years [9,10]. Consistent with the findings of Eriksson et al, [17] mutual respect and a shared vision led to shared goals and built a strong foundation for the partnership. The HCNI team built upon this foundation by incorporating five key themes for building and sustaining the partnership: trust, transparency, equity and fairness, need for adequate resources and importance of developing protocols.…”

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“…The idea of community and academia partnering in the research process leads to the need for a better understanding how to build and sustain such partnerships. There are several examples in the literature of "how to" build a Community-Academic Partnership (CAP) [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], but developing effective CAPs is challenging [18], and the steps to build and sustain these CAPs have not been well documented. Most reports of CAPs have instead focused on discussing accomplishments [19][20][21][22], while a few studies have reported on selected elements of successful collaborations, such as building trust and team-building activities [23,24].…”

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The Los Angeles Healthy Community Neighborhood Initiative: A Ten Year Experience in Building and Sustaining a Successful Community-Academic Partnership

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Background:Developing effective Community-Academic Partnerships (CAPs) is challenging, and the steps to build and sustain them have not been well documented. This paper describes efforts to form and sustain the Healthy Community Neighborhood Initiative (HCNI), a CAP to improve health in a low-income community in South Los Angeles.Methods: Moderated, semi-structured discussions with HCNI community and academic partners were used to develop a framework for CAP formation. Results:We identified two key features, shared values and respect, as critical to the decision to form the HCNI. Five elements were identified as necessary for building and sustaining the HCNI: trust, transparency, equity and fairness, adequate resources and developing protocols to provide structure. We also identified several challenges and barriers and the strategies used in the HCNI to mitigate these challenges. Conclusion:We developed a framework to incorporate and reinforce the key elements identified as crucial in building and sustaining a CAP in a low-income community.

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Academic practice–policy partnerships for health promotion research: Experiences from three research programs

Abstract: The fundamentals of a genuine partnership are communication, collaboration, shared visions, and willingness of all stakeholders to learn from one another.

Cited by 27 publications

References 51 publications

Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Quality of collaboration within health promotion partnerships: Impact on sense of community, empowerment, and perceived projects' outcomes

Effects on alcohol use of a Swedish school-based prevention program for early adolescents: a longitudinal study

The Los Angeles Healthy Community Neighborhood Initiative: A Ten Year Experience in Building and Sustaining a Successful Community-Academic Partnership

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