Partnering Together? Relationships Between Faith-based Community Health Centers and Neighborhood Congregations

Gee, Leslie; Smucker, Douglas R.; Chin, Marshall H.; Curlin, Farr A.

doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000168338.87518.cc

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“…Collaborations with secular organizations may be particularly important for sponsorship of health programs, since these types of programs require specialized expertise and infrastructure. The US Bureau of Primary Health Care has been actively promoting collaborations between religious congregations and community-health centers (Gee, Smucker, Chin, & Curlin, 2005) as part of the Bush Administration's larger Faith-Based and Community Initiative. Unless a congregation has a number of healthcare professionals as active members, partnerships with extra-congregational elements (i.e., clinics, hospitals, medical schools, training facilities) would be a necessary precursor to provision of health-related programs.…”

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US religious congregations and the sponsorship of health-related programs

Trinitapoli

Ellison

Boardman

2009

Social Science & Medicine

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Despite consistent evidence that religious congregations provide health-related programs for their members and residents of the local community, little is known about the distribution of congregation-based health programs across the United States. Using a nationally representative sample of US congregations (n = 1230) we employ bivariate analysis and logistic regression to identify patterns in the sponsorship of health-related programs by religious congregations; we then propose and test various explanations for these observed patterns. Our findings contradict the impressions given by case studies and the program evaluation literature and suggest: a) that congregation-based health programs may not be serving the neediest communities; and b) that congregations are not taking advantage of mechanisms intended to facilitate the provision of health-related services by religious congregations.

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Section: Theoretical and Empirical Backgroundmentioning

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US religious congregations and the sponsorship of health-related programs

Trinitapoli

Ellison

Boardman

2009

Social Science & Medicine

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“…The 25 articles included in this review involved studies undertaken in several countries, including 14 from the United States, [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] 5 from Canada, [27][28][29][30][31] and 1 from Australia, 32 Denmark, 33 Northern Ireland, 34 South Africa, 35 Sweden, 36 and the United Kingdom. 37 In total, 13 studies focused on a single collaboration (with a minimum of 2 partners).…”

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“…13,16,18,19,22,26,27,29,30,32,34,35,37 In contrast, 12 studies examined multiple cases of collaboration. 14,15,17,20,21,[23][24][25]28,31,33,36 Table 1 provides a detailed summary of article characteristics and quality assessment scores (range: 5-11).…”

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“…One frequently cited factor for facilitating successful collaborations was the presence of a shared vision or clear and agreed-upon project objectives. [13][14][15][16][17][23][24][25][26][27]29,30,34,36 This collective agreement was seen as especially important in partnerships between research and community-based organizations. 13,23 Eriksson et al 36 also found that for a successful academic-practice-policy partnership, all parties must have a shared belief that the partnership was needed and a willingness to learn from one another.…”

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Factors That Impact the Success of Interorganizational Health Promotion Collaborations: A Scoping Review

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Objective: To explore published empirical literature in order to identify factors that facilitate or inhibit collaborative approaches for health promotion using a scoping review methodology. Data Source: A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, PsycINFO, and Academic Search Complete for articles published between January 2001 and October 2015 was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.Study Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria: To be included studies had to: be an original research article, published in English, involve at least 2 organizations in a health promotion partnership, and identify factors contributing to or constraining the success of an established (or prior) partnership. Studies were excluded if they focused on primary care collaboration or organizations jointly lobbying for a cause.Data Extraction: Data extraction was completed by 2 members of the author team using a summary chart to extract information relevant to the factors that facilitated or constrained collaboration success. Data Synthesis: NVivo 10 was used to code article content into the thematic categories identified in the data extraction.Results: Twenty-five studies across 8 countries were identified. Several key factors contributed to collaborative effectiveness, including a shared vision, leadership, member characteristics, organizational commitment, available resources, clear roles/ responsibilities, trust/clear communication, and engagement of the target population. Conclusion: In general, the findings were consistent with previous reviews; however, additional novel themes did emerge.

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“…For example, local health department integration with health care delivery system partners might be more strongly associated with STD incidence compared with the overall level of integration in the local public health system. Accordingly, as a sensitivity analysis, we examined the extent to which local health departments with more partnerships with health care delivery organizations (community health centers, physician organizations, and hospitals) 22 and faith-based organizations (partners known to mobilize communities to address risk behaviors) 46,47 had similar associations with STD incidence compared with the local public health system typology.…”

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Local Public Health Systems and the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Objectives. We examined the associations of local public health system organization and local health department resources with county-level sexually transmitted disease (STD) incidence rates in large US health jurisdictions. Methods. We linked annual county STD incidence data (2005–2008) to local health department director responses (n = 211) to the 2006 wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Local Public Health Systems, the 2005 national Local Health Department Profile Survey, and the Area Resource File. We used nested mixed effects regression models to assess the relative contribution of local public health system organization, local health department financial and resource factors, and sociodemographic factors known to be associated with STD incidence to county-level (n = 307) STD incidence. Results. Jurisdictions with local governing boards had significantly lower county-level STD incidence. Local public health systems with comprehensive services where local health departments shoulder much of the effort had higher county-level STD rates than did conventional systems. Conclusions. More integration of system partners in local public health system activities, through governance and interorganizational arrangements, may reduce the incidence and burden of STDs.

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Partnering Together? Relationships Between Faith-based Community Health Centers and Neighborhood Congregations

Cited by 11 publications

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US religious congregations and the sponsorship of health-related programs

US religious congregations and the sponsorship of health-related programs

Factors That Impact the Success of Interorganizational Health Promotion Collaborations: A Scoping Review

Local Public Health Systems and the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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