TY - JOUR
T1 - Community partnerships
T2 - Review of selected models and evaluation of two case studies
AU - Harris, Kari Jo
AU - Richter, Kimber P.
AU - Paine-Andrews, Adrienne
AU - Lewis, Rhonda K.
AU - Johnston, Judy A.
AU - James, Vickie
AU - Henke, Lori
AU - Fawcett, Stephen B.
N1 - Funding Information:
Thls project was supported by grants to the Work Group on Health Promotion and Community Development, Schiefelbush Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas, by Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) in Wichita, Kansas, and by Kansas LEAN, a program of the Bureau of Chronic D~seasea nd Health Promotion, Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE). KHF is a ph~lanthrop~c organization whose mission is to improve the quality of health in Kansas.Thls work benefited from the support of Steve Coen, Senior Program Officer at the KHF, and Paula Marmet, D~rectorK, DHE Bureau of Chronic D~seasea nd Health Promotion.
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - Risks for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are established early in life with behavior patterns associated with diet and physical activity. Establishing healthy behavior patterns among children, and providing the environmental supports necessary to maintain them, has the potential to reduce future risks for chronic diseases. This paper reviews the literature on collaborative partnerships formed to address similar issues. The authors describe the evaluation of school and community partnerships facilitated by the Kansas LEAN School Intervention Project, which had the mission of reducing risks for chronic diseases, including CVDs and some cancers, among children. A multiple case study design was used with collaborative partnerships in two communities in Kansas.The results suggest that the partnerships facilitated important changes in the schools and communities. We discuss challenges and opportunities in the evaluation of school and community partnerships for health.
AB - Risks for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are established early in life with behavior patterns associated with diet and physical activity. Establishing healthy behavior patterns among children, and providing the environmental supports necessary to maintain them, has the potential to reduce future risks for chronic diseases. This paper reviews the literature on collaborative partnerships formed to address similar issues. The authors describe the evaluation of school and community partnerships facilitated by the Kansas LEAN School Intervention Project, which had the mission of reducing risks for chronic diseases, including CVDs and some cancers, among children. A multiple case study design was used with collaborative partnerships in two communities in Kansas.The results suggest that the partnerships facilitated important changes in the schools and communities. We discuss challenges and opportunities in the evaluation of school and community partnerships for health.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0022-3182(97)70197-3
DO - 10.1016/s0022-3182(97)70197-3
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:0031185198
SN - 1499-4046
VL - 29
SP - 189
EP - 195
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
IS - 4
ER -