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    • Public Health
    • Community Health
    • Obesity Prevention

    Background:

    • Population-level obesity requires systemic societal changes beyond individual health education.
    • Isolated efforts by single agencies are insufficient for widespread, sustainable change.
    • Broader community-driven initiatives are necessary to implement and maintain systematic changes across multiple settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and differentiate two promising approaches for local action: coalition action and community organizing.
    • To explore the potential synergies between coalition action and community organizing for obesity prevention.
    • To describe efforts within the Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Initiative to build and sustain community capacity for systematic change.

    Main Methods:

    • Engaging communities through grassroots organizing and involving local agencies, businesses, and institutions.
    • Implementing initiatives that foster collective impact on obesity prevention.
    • Comparing the effectiveness of coalition action and community organizing for driving local changes and exploring their combined potential.

    Main Results:

    • Coalition action and community organizing offer distinct advantages for local obesity prevention efforts.
    • Synergies between these approaches can enhance their collective impact.
    • The Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Initiative is developing best practices for building and sustaining community capacity.

    Conclusions:

    • Community-driven efforts are vital for achieving systemic changes in obesity prevention.
    • Integrating coalition action and community organizing may yield greater effectiveness.
    • Sustained community capacity building is key to successful, long-term obesity prevention strategies.