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Building capacity in disadvantaged communities: Development of the Community Advocacy and Leadership Program
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2015
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Source: Prog Community Health Partnersh. 9(1):113-127
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Alternative Title:Prog Community Health Partnersh
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Description:Background.
Successful community groups have the capacity to mobilize community assets to address needs. Capacity building education is integral to building competent communities.
Objectives.
A community-university team developed and pilot tested an education program for community advocates from disadvantaged neighborhoods with high chronic disease burden.
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The Community Advocacy and Leadership Program (CALP) included eight monthly workshops, a mini-grant opportunity and technical assistance. A nominal group with community health practitioners, focus group with community advocates and a literature search comprised a triangulated educational needs assessment. A participating pretest with thirty-five community health practitioners guided curriculum refinement. Seven representatives from three community groups in a medically underserved South Carolina county participated in pilot implementation and evaluation. Qualitative and quantitative data informed the process and impact evaluation.
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The mean knowledge score at one month post-program was 77% (range=52% to 96%). The mean score on post-program self-assessment of skills improvement was 3.8 out of a possible 4.0 (range=3.6 to 4.0). Two groups submitted successful community mini-grant applications for playground improvements, and the third group successfully advocated for public funding of neighborhood park improvements. Participants reported favorable impressions and both personal and community benefits from participation. A community-university partnership successfully conducted a local educational needs assessment and developed and pilot-tested a capacity development program within a CBPR partnership. Successes, challenges and lessons learned will guide program refinement, replication and dissemination.
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Pubmed ID:25981431
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC6202684
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Volume:9
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