title: Evaluating coalition capacity to strengthen community-academic partnerships addressing cancer disparities.
abstract: The Arkansas Cancer Connection Program is a community-academic partnership between the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and nine community-based coalitions designed to address cancer health disparities through community-based participatory research. In 2005, a survey measuring coalition capacity was administered to 51 Cancer Council members to assess training needs and increase coalition capacity. The highest scoring components were leadership and member engagement while the lowest were development and capacity effectiveness. Effectiveness correlated with aspects of coalition capacity. The evaluation identified training needs, which were met by projects leveraging the coalition's strengths to advance community-based participatory research addressing cancer disparities.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Little Rock, AR, USA.
authors.forename: William Alvin
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Torrence
authors.forename: Karen Hye-Cheon Kim
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Yeary
authors.forename: Chara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: Paulette
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Greer-Williams
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erwin
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Greene
authors.forename: Ronda S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Henry-Tillman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001131:Arkansas; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*