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A Social Network Analysis of 140 Community-Academic Partnerships for Health: Examining the Healthier Wisconsin
Zeno E Franco1,2, Syed M Ahmed1,2,3, Cheryl A Maurana4
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Clinical and Translational Science
|May 15, 2015
Summary
Social Network Analysis (SNA) reveals stable connectivity in Community Academic Partnerships for Health (CAPHs) over time. However, most community partners engaged in only one funding period, indicating transient inter-partner ties.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Translational Science
- Community Engagement
Background:
- Community Academic Partnerships for Health (CAPHs) are crucial for public health initiatives.
- Social Network Analysis (SNA) offers an underutilized method for evaluating CAPHs.
- This study utilized administrative data from 140 CAPHs funded by the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program (HWPP).
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the network structure and temporal dynamics of CAPHs using SNA.
- To analyze administrative data from 140 CAPHs funded by HWPP between 2003 and 2013.
- To compare partnership structures across two strategic planning periods (2003-2008 vs. 2009-2014).
Main Methods:
- Normalized funder data to analyze interconnections between projects and 318 community partner organizations.
- Employed dual-mode network analysis for temporal comparison across two strategic planning periods.
- Analyzed connectivity and partner engagement patterns over a decade (2003-2013).
Main Results:
- Network connectivity remained largely stable, with most entities linked within a single large component.
- Inter-partner ties within HWPP projects were transient, with most partners involved in only one period.
- Partners involved in both periods participated in significantly more projects during the first period (Cohen's d = 0.93).
Conclusions:
- SNA provides objective data for evaluating large networks of health partnerships, advancing translational science.
- Findings offer considerations for government, funders, and communities in supporting sustainable partnerships.
- Future research should explore partnerships within specific health areas, orphaned projects, and faculty ties.
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