Open AccessImplementing a Community Empowerment Center to Build Capacity for Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Interventions to Promote Community Health
Author(s) -
Stacy W. Smallwood,
Darcy A. Freedman,
Ronald Pitner,
Patricia A. Sharpe,
Jennie Ann Cole,
Shanna Hastie,
Brittney Hunter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1573-3610
pISSN - 0094-5145
DOI - 10.1007/s10900-015-0038-9
Subject(s) - empowerment , psychological intervention , capacity building , health promotion , sustainability , community development , intervention (counseling) , public health , community organization , medical education , nursing , community health , session (web analytics) , program evaluation , promotion (chess) , community engagement , medicine , public relations , political science , business , public administration , ecology , politics , advertising , law , biology
The Community Empowerment Center used a community-engaged approach to build capacity among residents to develop and implement interventions focused on creating a healthier environment. The Center partnered with residents living in a public housing community and adjacent low-income neighborhood and provided support through a mini-grant program. A six-session training program guided community members in mini grant development; 25 individuals attended at least one session. Six grant proposals were submitted; three were awarded $12,000 each for intervention implementation. Findings offer a model for engaging residents from low-resource settings in intervention development, implementation, and sustainability for community health promotion.
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