Journal
HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 858-866Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1524839910366424
Keywords
chronic disease prevention; capacity building; health promotion
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- Alberta Health Wellness
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research
- Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
- Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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This study explored facilitators and barriers to capacity building for chronic disease prevention (CDP) activities with participants in community-based workshops on environments related to CDP. Three phases of research were conducted. Worksheet analysis (Phase A) indicated that participants (n = 34) identified priority strategies related to the physical environment as a primary focus for CDP, followed by sociocultural, economic, and political environments. Questionnaire completion (Phase B; n = 17) indicated that individuals' capacity was inhibited by a lack of organizational infrastructure (particularly, resources and public and research support). Interviews (Phase C; n = 11) revealed five factors that limited participants' capacity: (a) organizations' lack of competing priorities, (b) priorities secondary to the organizational mandate, (c) disconnect between org-aniz-ational and government or funder priorities, (d) limited resources, and (e) larger community issues. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
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