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Coalitional capacities and environmental strategies to prevent underage drinking
Jessica E Nargiso1, Karen B Friend, Crystelle Egan
1Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Box G-S121-4, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Jessica_Nargiso@brown.edu
American Journal of Community Psychology
|July 4, 2012
Summary
Community coalitions
Area of Science:
- Community-level environmental strategies
- Substance use prevention
- Coalition capacity and implementation science
Background:
- Coalitions are central to implementing community-level environmental strategies (ES) for substance use prevention.
- Understanding coalition capacity is crucial for effective ES implementation.
- Previous research has not fully explored the nuances of different capacity types and their impact on ES efforts and outputs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the associations between general and innovation-specific coalition capacity and ES implementation efforts and outputs.
- To investigate the role of Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) in enhancing coalition capacity and ES implementation.
- To assess the relationship between coalition capacity, TTA utilization, and policy changes.
Main Methods:
- A three-year study involving 14 intervention communities.
- Quantitative measures of general and innovation-specific coalition capacity collected from key informants and expert-raters.
- Assessment of ES implementation efforts (energy) and outputs (materials produced).
- Examination of proactive Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) provided to coalitions.
Main Results:
- Greater general capacity (informant-rated) correlated with increased ES policy effort.
- Both general and innovation-specific capacity (expert-rated) were linked to greater ES outputs.
- Coalitions with weaker general capacity (mobilization, structure, leadership) utilized more TTA.
- Increased TTA utilization was associated with a greater number of successful policy changes.
Conclusions:
- Both general and innovation-specific coalition capacity are important for effective ES implementation.
- Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) shows promise in improving coalition capacity, particularly for facilitating policy change.
- Future research should consider the interplay between different capacity types and TTA for optimizing community-based prevention strategies.
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