Community Coalitions as a System: Effects of Network Change on Adoption of Evidence-Based Substance Abuse Prevention
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Objectives. We examined the effect of community coalition network structure on the effectiveness of an intervention designed to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based substance abuse prevention programs. Methods. At baseline, 24 cities were matched and randomly assigned to 3 conditions (control, satellite TV training, and training plus technical assistance). We surveyed 415 community leaders at baseline and 406 at 18-month follow-up about their attitudes and practices toward substance abuse prevention programs. Network structure was measured by asking leaders whom in their coalition they turned to for advice about prevention programs. The outcome was a scale with 4 subscales: coalition function, planning, achievement of benchmarks, and progress in prevention activities. We used multiple linear regression and path analysis to test hypotheses. Results. Intervention had a significant effect on decreasing the density of coalition networks. The change in density subsequently increased adoption of evidence-based practices. Conclusions. Optimal community network structures for the adoption of public health programs are unknown, but it should not be assumed that increasing network density or centralization are appropriate goals. Lower-density networks may be more efficient for organizing evidence-based prevention programs in communities.
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In one intervention, increased density was found to inhibit adoption of evidence-based programs.
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- Authors
- Valente, T. W., Chou, C. P., & Pentz, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Southern California (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2007-05
- Volume
- 97
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 880-886
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- PMC
- PMC1854884
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- W2164882174
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- FWCI
- 31.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
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- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Southern California
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (P50DA016094, R01DA012524)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- community coalitions, network structure, network density, network centralization, evidence-based prevention programs, substance use prevention, program adoption, technical assistance, community leaders, public health program implementation
- MeSH terms
- Health Care Coalitions, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Community Networks, Evidence-Based Medicine, Substance-Related Disorders, Guideline Adherence, Benchmarking
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