Facilitators of Well-Functioning Consortia: National Healthy Start Program Lessons

Thompson, Mildred; Minkler, Meredith; Bell, Judith; Rose, Kalima; Butler, Lisa D.

doi:10.1093/hsw/28.3.185

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“…As Dluhy and Swartz (2006) point out, a neutral convener is generally required in partnership work. Those trained in community practice may bring specific competencies to this role of neutral convener and bring the ability to facilitate strategies for assessing process as well as measuring long-term community impact (Thompson, Minkler, Bell, Rose, & Butler, 2003). Interdisciplinary practitioners could be particularly effective at communicating evaluation findings both within partnerships and with outside stakeholders.…”

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Integrating Assessment and Evaluation Into Partnership Initiatives

Giunta

Thomas

2013

J Appl Gerontol

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Communities nationwide have formed cross-sector partnerships to face the needs of an aging population, particularly for the purpose of improving long-term supportive service systems. Research is limited on how evaluation strategies are incorporated into partnership work, especially in the field of aging. This retrospective qualitative study reviewed administrative and key informant interview data to examine how 15 community partnerships (CPs) within the Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPFOA) national program incorporated evaluation into their work. The four overarching lessons drawn from our inquiry suggest that effective CPs: (a) incorporate both formative and summative methods into evaluation, (b) use and develop the knowledge and skills of its members, (c) support flexible and creative evaluation methods and strategies, and (d) use internal and external resources to support evaluation efforts, particularly with nontraditional partners. There is a need for continued research to capture the methodological complexity of partnership evaluation.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Assessment and Evaluation Into Partnership Initiatives

Giunta

Thomas

2013

J Appl Gerontol

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“…When Healthy Start was initiated, infant death rates in the African American community were twice the rate of white infants (CDC, 1993). This national program was a strategy designed to intervene by having communities themselves develop appropriate strategies to attack the causes of infant mortality and low birth weight among high risk populations (Thompson, Minkler, Bell, Rose, & Butler, 2003). The Healthy Start program offers an opportunity for community members to have a voice, provide leadership, and develop collaborative relationships between participants and community leaders.…”

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“…The aim of this study was to describe the perceptions of participants in the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Healthy Start project as they defined and viewed the benefits of the services received. Although the federal Healthy Start Initiative has been operational for more than 15 years and has been effective in reducing infant mortality among those families using its services, the research studies have described the program model, services, and outcomes (see, for example, Lane et al, 2001;McCormick et al, 2001;Pistella & Synkewecz, 1999;Thompson et al, 2003). However, there is a critical need to hear the voices of families who use Healthy Start; to our knowledge, no previous publications address the perceptions of participants regarding the benefits of Healthy Start services and their reasons for participating and referring other families to the program.…”

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Healthy Start Program Participation: The Consumers' Perspective

Ley

Copeland

Flint

2011

Social Work in Public Health

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In 1991, the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau developed the Healthy Start Initiative as a comprehensive community-based program to eliminate the high rates of poor pregnancy outcomes among women of color. To date, few studies of the programmatic outcomes of this Initiative have examined the views of Healthy Start consumers. To understand the benefits of Healthy Start from their consumers' perspective, the Pittsburgh Allegheny County Healthy Start project conducted a survey of 202 of their Healthy Start participants in 2003. The participants completing the survey reported benefits of participating in the program including stress reduction, receiving resources and referrals, and consistent social support of program staff. According to the project's annual statistics, Healthy Start has improved pregnancy outcomes among African American women participants in the Pittsburgh community. However, and according to these participants, the quality of staff and consumer connectedness, availability and consistency of material resources, and social support are as critical as more traditional health interventions to their satisfaction, motivation to participate, and willingness to refer others to the program. Women of color will often forego health services perceived as intimidating and/or culturally insensitive, but programs such as the Healthy Start Initiative offer a critical link that encourages participation and, as a result, improves maternal and child health status.

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“…Research focusing on provision of health care to at-risk populations, indicates that community-based initiatives are most successful at recruiting and retaining participants (Office of minority Health, 2000;McCloskey et al 1999;Thompson et al 2003). For this reason, the Magnolia Project was designed so that services are coordinated in one centrally located site in the heart of the target area thereby ensuring that services are easily accessible to the target population (see Map 1).…”

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Flower Power: Assessing the Impact of the Magnolia Project on Reducing Poor Birth Outcomes in an At-Risk Neighborhood

Will

Hall

Cheney

et al. 2005

Journal of Applied Sociology

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The past decade has seen tremendous improvements in the health status of children in the United States. In 1992, the infant mortality rate in the United States was at 8.5 per 1,000 live births. By 2002 that figure had declined to 6.9. However, the infant mortality rate for Jacksonville/Duval County in Northeast Florida has consistently remained higher than both the national and state rates, particularly for minority populations. The Magnolia Project was developed by a consortium of local health care providers and concerned community agencies to address racial disparities in birth outcomes. The Magnolia Project provides well-woman clinic and case management services to women in the childbearing years residing in the urban core, where infant mortality is highest. In this paper, we examine the Magnolia Project to assess the impact that this initiative has made on the target community in providing health services and prevention strategies to reduce poor birth outcomes. Included in such services are strategies aimed at reducing factors associated with infant mortality. These strategies have resulted in improved birth outcomes for women associated with the Magnolia Project, including a low incidence of infant mortality and low birth weight babies for participants.

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Facilitators of Well-Functioning Consortia: National Healthy Start Program Lessons

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Integrating Assessment and Evaluation Into Partnership Initiatives

Integrating Assessment and Evaluation Into Partnership Initiatives

Healthy Start Program Participation: The Consumers' Perspective

Flower Power: Assessing the Impact of the Magnolia Project on Reducing Poor Birth Outcomes in an At-Risk Neighborhood

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