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Community-level characteristics and environmental factors of child respiratory illnesses in Southern Arizona
Abstract Background Lower respiratory illnesses (LRIs) and asthma are common diseases in children 0.05). Conclusions Our study revealed complex, multi-factorial associations between predictors and outcomes. Findings indicate that many rural areas with lower SES have distinct factors for childhood respiratory diseases that require further investigation. County-wide differences in maternal characteristics or agricultural land uses (not tested here) may also play a role in Pima County residence protecting against hospitalizations, when compared to Maricopa County. By better understanding this and other relationships, more focused public health interventions at the community level could be developed to reduce and better control these diseases in children <5Â years, who are more physiologically vulnerable
Collaborative Design and Implementation of a Multisite Community Coalition Evaluation
Evaluation designs assessing community coalitions
must balance measures of how coalitions do their work
and evidence that the coalitions are making a difference.
The Allies cross-site evaluation attempts to determine
the combined effects of the seven coalitions’ work
at the individual, organizational, and community
levels. Principal components considered are (a) contextual
factors of the coalition community, (b) coalition
processes and structure, (c) planning and planning
products, (d) implementation actions, (e) activities and
collaborations, (f) anticipated intermediate outcomes,
and (g) expected asthma related health outcomes.
Measurements are quantitative and qualitative, and
data generated by these methods are used as ends in
themselves and as a way to confirm or inform other
measures. Evaluation has been an integral part of the
planning and implementation phases of the Allies
coalition work, with a priority of involving all of the
partners in conceiving of and deciding upon the elements
of assessment.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/83257/1/08 Lachance et al. HPP 7.2 44S-55S.pd