title: A diagnostic evaluation model for complex research partnerships with community engagement: the partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) model.
abstract: Complex community oriented health care prevention and intervention partnerships fail or only partially succeed at alarming rates. In light of the current rapid expansion of critically needed programs targeted at health disparities in minority populations, we have designed and are testing an "logic model plus" evaluation model that combines classic logic model and query based evaluation designs (CDC, NIH, Kellogg Foundation) with advances in community engaged designs derived from industry-university partnership models. These approaches support the application of a "near real time" feedback system (diagnosis and intervention) based on organizational theory, social network theory, and logic model metrics directed at partnership dynamics, combined with logic model metrics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, 575 East Pine Knoll Drive, Building 98D, Room 101G, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA. Electronic address: Robert.trotter@nau.edu.
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Trotter
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, PO Box 15200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200, USA. Electronic address: Kelly.Laurila@nau.edu.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Laurila
authors.affiliation: Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona, 1515 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA. Electronic address: dalberts@uacc.arizona.edu.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.affiliation: Northern Arizona University, Box 4120, Flagstaff, AZ 88011-4120, USA. Electronic address: Laura.huenneke@nau.edu.
authors.forename: Laura F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Huenneke
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D016015:Logistic Models; D054525:Minority Health; D017146:Models, Organizational; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.); D009369:Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities
keywords: Cancer program evaluation; Community engaged evaluation; Health disparities evaluation; Logic model design; Organizational culture evaluation; Organizational theory; Partnership best practices; Partnership failure; Partnership success; Social network models of partnerships