Implementing and Evaluating a Stakeholder-Driven Community Diffusion–Informed Early Childhood Intervention to Prevent Obesity, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2018–2020

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Calancie, Larissa ; Nappi, Deanna ; Appel, Julia ; Hennessy, Erin ; Korn, Ariella R. ; Mitchell, Jodi ; Patrick, Alison ; Werner, Kelsey ; Economos, Christina D.
• Description:
  Purpose and Objectives
  
  The purpose of this article is to demonstrate and evaluate aspects of a Stakeholder-Driven Community Diffusion (SDCD)–informed intervention with a group of stakeholders drawn from a large coalition seeking a novel approach for promoting policy, systems, and environmental-level change. The objectives were to implement an SDCD intervention, assess changes in participants’ perspectives, and evaluate where the group’s actions fit within the context of a systems map that the group created during the intervention.
  
  Intervention Approach
  
  An SDCD-informed intervention convened 12 multisector stakeholders from the Early Ages Healthy Stages coalition in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. They participated in group model building activities to promote systems thinking related to childhood obesity prevention, reviewed evidence about topics of interest to the group, and were provided with technical assistance and seed funding to guide the selection and implementation of actions prioritized by the group.
  
  Evaluation Methods
  
  Data were collected via meeting notes and group model building outputs to demonstrate implementation and action prioritization; online surveys and qualitative interviews to measure perspective change among stakeholders; and a follow-up survey to the broader coalition assessing actions coalition members were taking.
  
  Results
  
  An SDCD-informed intervention guided the development of a systems map and the selection of 4 actions: 1) develop a better understanding of the local early childcare environment; 2) assess the effectiveness and impact of Ohio Healthy Programs (OHP); 3) advocate for OHP and improved early childhood education quality; and 4) hold OHP designees accountable to high-quality programming. Data collected from surveys and interviews showed increased awareness of programs, resources, and collaboration opportunities among stakeholders. Follow-up survey results showed ongoing coalition action throughout the systems map.
  
  Implications for Public Health
  
  Using an SDCD-informed intervention among a coalition of community stakeholders provided a unique approach for implementing, assessing, and analyzing collaborative efforts to prevent childhood obesity in Cuyahoga County. Our approach can be applied to help researchers and stakeholders improve efforts to address childhood obesity in their communities.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Child Child, Preschool Child Health Early Intervention, Educational Health Promotion Humans Implementation Evaluation Ohio Pediatric Obesity
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2022; 19
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd19.210181
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  35050848
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8794263
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  19
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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