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A multi‐sector assessment of community organizational capacity for promotion of Chinese immigrant worker health
Author(s) -
Tsai Jenny H.C.,
Thompson Elaine A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.22758
Subject(s) - capacity building , immigration , agency (philosophy) , medicine , public sector , community health , public health , public relations , nursing , economic growth , sociology , political science , social science , law , economics
Background Community‐based collaborative approaches have received increased attention as a means for addressing occupational health disparities. Organizational capacity, highly relevant to engaging and sustaining community partnerships, however, is rarely considered in occupational health research. Methods To characterize community organizational capacity specifically relevant to Chinese immigrant worker health, we used a cross‐sectional, descriptive design with 36 agencies from six community sectors in King County, Washington. Joint interviews, conducted with two representatives from each agency, addressed three dimensions of organizational capacity: organizational commitment , resources , and flexibility . Descriptive statistics were used to capture the patterning of these dimensions by community sector. Results Organizational capacity varied widely across and within sectors. Chinese and Pan‐Asian service sectors indicated higher capacity for Chinese immigrant worker health than did Chinese faith‐based, labor union, public, and Pan‐ethnic nonprofit sectors. Conclusions Variation in organizational capacity in community sectors can inform selection of collaborators for community‐based, immigrant worker health interventions.