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M Katherine Kraft1, Joanne J Lee, Laura K Brennan
1Active Living by Design, North Carolina Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. mkatherinekraft@gmail.com
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|October 20, 2012
Summary
Community health initiatives can achieve long-term success by expanding partnerships, securing diverse funding, and influencing policy. These strategies help sustain efforts beyond initial grant periods for lasting public health impact.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Interventions
- Health Promotion Research
Background:
- Community initiatives often struggle to sustain changes after grant funding ends.
- Researchers, funders, and practitioners seek effective sustainability practices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify activities community coalitions used to maintain initiatives and influence.
- Analysis of evaluation findings from Active Living by Design (ALbD).
Main Methods:
- Qualitative content analysis of interviews, focus groups, and progress reports.
- Identified sustainability approaches in five key areas.
Main Results:
- Partnership expansion across sectors, disciplines, and geography.
- Diversified funding beyond grants to earned income and tax revenues.
- Established permanent advisory committees, policy changes (zoning, comprehensive plans), and institutional changes (dedicated staff, mission integration).
Conclusions:
- ALbD partnerships aligned projects with policymakers and audiences.
- Adapted visions to include complementary efforts like quality of life and transport.
- Strategies altered community awareness, decision-making, and created policy for sustained physical activity environments.
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