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Assessing local capacity for health intervention.

Moya L Alfonso¹, Jen Nickelson, David L Hogeboom

¹Florida Prevention Research Center at the University of South Florida College of Public Health, 13201 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USA. moalfons@mail.usf.edu

Evaluation and Program Planning

|March 1, 2008

Summary

Community coalitions can improve local public health interventions by assessing capacity for implementing programs like the VERB Summer Scorecard (VSS). This evaluation framework helps sustain youth obesity prevention efforts.

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Area of Science:

Public Health
Community Health
Program Implementation

Background:

Community-based public health coalitions offer insights into local intervention implementation and sustainability.
Assessing local capacity is crucial for the successful adoption and continuation of public health programs.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a case study of capacity assessment at the local level.
To introduce a theoretically based framework for evaluating community capacity.
To generate practical information for adopting a youth obesity prevention program.

Main Methods:

A capacity evaluation framework was developed and applied.
Multiple methods were used to assess four aspects of community capacity: community, knowledge/skills, resources, and power.
Factors facilitating or impeding program implementation were identified.

Main Results:

The evaluation identified facilitators and impediments to program implementation within each capacity aspect.
Capacity tables were developed as a program-planning and communication tool.
The protocol aimed to increase community capacity for sustaining obesity prevention programs.

Conclusions:

Capacity assessment provides practical information to facilitate the adoption of tailored local programs.
Empowering coalitions through assessment can catalyze local program development.
This framework supports the sustainability of community-based obesity prevention initiatives.