Building Community Capacity to Advocate for Policy Change
An Outcome Evaluation of the Neighborhoods Working in Partnership Project in Detroit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6076596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca R Cheezum (Oakland University), Chris M Coombe (0000-0002-3697-2456, University of Michigan), Barbara A Israel (University of Michigan), Robert J Mcgranaghan (University of Colorado Denver), Akosua N Burris, Sonya Grant-White (University of Michigan), Ashley Weigl (University of Michigan), Michael Anderson (0000-0002-4079-1965) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 228-247 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1070-5422 • E-ISSN: 1543-3706 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10705422.2013.811624 |
| OpenAlex | W2149170442 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article presents results of the outcome evaluation of Neighborhoods Working in Partnership (NWP), a community-based participatory research project of the Detroit Community–Academic Urban Research Center, designed to enhance policy advocacy skills through training and support, thereby increasing community capacity, engagement, and empowerment of Detroit residents to change policies. Focus groups and conversational interviews were conducted with NWP participants. Results indicate that the workshop empowered participants and enhanced dimensions of community capacity. Participants reported engaging in policy advocacy activities and various policy successes. Participants identified challenges and facilitating factors to their policy campaigns. Recommendations for similar trainings are provided
Capacity building · Citizen journalism · Community engagement · Community-based participatory research · Empowerment · Focus group · General partnership · Participatory action research · Participatory evaluation · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Public Administration
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Social Determinants of Health
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Health in the United States
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A General Inductive Approach for Analyzing Qualitative Evaluation Data
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| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |