Characteristics of Successful Community Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity Among Young People, North Carolina, 2010-2012
Characteristics of Successful Community Partnerships to Promote Physical Activity Among Young People, North Carolina, 2010-2012
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DOI：
10.5888/pcd10.130110
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发表时间：
2013-12-01
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Kolbe, Mary Bea
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作者：
Nelson, Joni D.;Moore, Justin B.;Kolbe, Mary Bea
导论基于社区的项目的成功被认为取决于参与设计和实施的人员之间的伙伴关系的力量。但是，没有充分说明成功伙伴关系的特点，特别是在以社区为基础的体育活动促进方面。我们试图从参与一个促进年轻人体育活动的小型赠款计划的项目协调员的角度来确定成功的合作伙伴关系的特征。方法对北卡罗来纳州20个在2010至2012年间资助的“Eat Smart，Move More”社区赠款项目的县协调员(n=19)进行了半结构化的定性访谈。对新出现的主题进行编码；然后，确定编码数据中的主要主题，并将其与主题标题下的类似代码分组。根据项目协调员的回应，将每种伙伴关系分为强、中、弱三类。结果伙伴关系有三个主要主题：连续性(与合作伙伴的历史和参与未来伙伴关系的意愿)，社区联系，以及能力(兴趣、热情、参与度、沟通以及角色和责任的明确性)。强有力的伙伴关系是指项目协调员表明与合作伙伴有积极的工作历史，经历了合作伙伴的高度参与，明确界定了合作伙伴的角色和责任，并表示有明确的兴趣在未来与其合作伙伴合作。结论在旨在增加年轻人体力活动的社区伙伴关系中，项目协调员的观点对于确定强伙伴关系、中等伙伴关系和弱伙伴关系的特征至关重要。这些观点将对未来的社区项目发展有用，并将影响潜在的健康结果。
IntroductionSuccess of community-based projects has been thought to hinge on the strength of partnerships between those involved in design and implementation. However, characteristics of successful partnerships have not been fully described, particularly in the context of community-based physical activity promotion. We sought to identify characteristics of successful partnerships from the perspective of project coordinators involved in a mini-grant program to promote physical activity among young people.MethodsSemistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with county coordinators (n = 19) of 20 North Carolina's "Eat Smart, Move More" Community Grants projects funded during 2010 through 2012. Emergent themes were coded; then, overarching themes in the coded data were identified and grouped with similar codes under thematic headings. On the basis of project coordinators' responses, each partnership was classified as strong, moderate, or weak.ResultsThree overarching themes characterized partnership relationships: continuity (history with partner and willingness to engage in a future partnership), community connectedness, and capacity (interest, enthusiasm, engagement, communication, and clarity of roles and responsibilities). Strong partnerships were those in which project coordinators indicated a positive working history with partners, experienced a high level of engagement from partners, had clearly defined roles and responsibilities of partners, and expressed a clear interest in working with their partners in the future.ConclusionIn community partnerships aimed at increasing physical activity among young people, the perspectives of project coordinators are vital to identifying the characteristics of strong, moderate, and weak partnerships. These perspectives will be useful for future community program development and will influence potential health outcomes.