Establishing LA VIDA: a community-based partnership to prevent intimate violence against Latina women.
LA VIDA--the Southwest Detroit Partnership to Prevent Intimate Violence Against Latina Women--evolved in response to community concern about the problem of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the lack of culturally competent preventive and support services for Latino women and men in southwest Detroit. Since 1997, diverse organizations have mobilized as a community-academic partnership to ensure the availability, accessibility, and utilization of IPV services. This article describes and analyzes the evolution of LA VIDA within a community-based participatory research framework using a case study approach that draws on multiple data sources including group and individual interviews and field notes. The challenges and lessons learned in addressing a complex multifaceted problem such as IPV in an ethnic minority community are highlighted in an examination of the process of mobilizing diverse organizations, conducting community diagnosis and needs assessment activities, establishing goals and objectives within a social ecological framework, and integrating evaluation during the development phase.
Maciak
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Urban Research Centers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109-2029, USA. bjmaciak@umich.edu
Guzman
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Santiago
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Villalobos
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Israel
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D003151:Community Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008824:Michigan; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014504:Urban Health