Strategies for Effective Capacity-Building in the Fight Against Commercial Tobacco

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Caldwell, Kimberly ; Hebert, Ashley ; Bolden, Gregory
• Description:
  The Center for Black Health & Equity's approach to addressing health inequities relies on the inherent ability within community-based organizations to respond to public health priorities while addressing the political and social determinants of health. By using Dr. Robert Robinson's Community Development Model as a foundational framework, communities can address systemic barriers that impede optimal health outcomes. The model includes community engagement and mobilization activities that motivate communities to achieve equity-centered policy change and offers milestones that show progress made toward their goals and objectives. We operationalized the Community Development Model into the Community Capacity Building Curriculum to train community partners to form a multicultural coalition through asset mapping as a tool for community mobilization. This curriculum is both cost effective and efficient because it enables communities to address health disparities beyond tobacco control, such as food and nutrition, housing, and environmental issues. Coalitions are prepared to identify and make recommendations to address policies that perpetuate health disparities. Facing off against a powerful tobacco industry giant is challenging for small grassroots organizations advocating for stricter tobacco regulations and policies. Such organizations struggle for resources; however, their passion and dedication to the mission of saving Black lives can promote change.
• Subjects:
  Black Or African American Capacity Building Health Policy Health Promotion Health Status Disparities Humans Smoking Prevention Social Determinants Of Health Tobacco Industry
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2024; 21
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd21.230307
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  38781045
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11155681
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Tools for Public Health Practice
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  21
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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