Oakland University Kresge Library Logo
View Item 
  •   DSpace Home
  • Faculty Scholarship
  • Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship
  • View Item
  •   DSpace Home
  • Faculty Scholarship
  • Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship
  • View Item
  • Login
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

OUR at Oakland

OU Libraries

Browse

All of DSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

My Account

Login

Resources

OUR@Oakland FAQsScholarly Communication at OUResearch Data Support at OU

Building Community Capacity to Advocate for Policy Change: An Outcome Evaluation of the Neighborhoods Working in Partnership Project in Detroit

Thumbnail

Author


Cheezum, Rebecca R.
Coombe, Chris M.
Israel, Barbara A.
McGranaghan, Robert J.
Burris, Akosua N.
Grant-White, Sonya
Weigl, Ashley
Anderson, Michael

View/Open


Download (472.2Kb)
main article

Description


This article presents results of the outcome evaluation of Neighborhoods Working in Partnership (NWP), a community-based participatory research project of the Detroit Community–Academic Urban Research Center, designed to enhance policy advocacy skills through training and support, thereby increasing community capacity, engagement, and empowerment of Detroit residents to change policies. Focus groups and conversational interviews were conducted with NWP participants. Results indicate that the workshop empowered participants and enhanced dimensions of community capacity. Participants reported engaging in policy advocacy activities and various policy successes. Participants identified challenges and facilitating factors to their policy campaigns. Recommendations for similar trainings are provided.

Citation


Cheezum, R. R., Coombe, C. M., Israel, B. A., McGranaghan, R. J., Burris, A. N., Grant-White, S., ... & Anderson, M. (2013). Building community capacity to advocate for policy change: An outcome evaluation of the Neighborhoods Working in Partnership project in Detroit. Journal of Community Practice, 21(3), 228-247.

Date


2013-09

Subject


Community-based participatory research
Program evaluation
Community organizing
Community capacity building
Policy practice
Community engagement
Civic engagement

URI


http://hdl.handle.net/10323/4670

Collections


  • Health Sciences Faculty Scholarship

Metadata


Show full item record

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • "OU offers NASCE service and community engagement survey -2018 OIRA News" 

    Oakland University (Oakland University, 2018-10-08)
    "Oakland University, through its Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, will participate in the National Assessment of Service and Community Engagement between October 8-19. NASCE is a web-based survey that ...
  • Using PhotoVoice to understand health determinants of formerly-homeless individuals living in permanent housing in Detroit 

    Cheezum, Rebecca R.; Rosso, Matthew T.; Niewolak, Nick; Cobb, Tia (2018-12-14)
    Housing First is an evidence-based approach to addressing chronic homelessness that provides permanent, low-barrier housing. Previous literature on the health of tenants of Housing First programs has primarily focused on ...
  • The Oakland Post 2008-09-17 

    Oakland Sail, Inc. (Oakland Sail, Inc., 2008-09-17)
    Running Mates: Zack and Lia Jones Lead the Way for Grizzlies Cross Country ; THIS WEEK ; STAFF EDITORIAL Do pundits really know what's best? ; Are the lives of socialites really that interesting? ; Letter to The Oakland ...

DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
Contact Us | Send Feedback
 

 


DSpace software copyright © 2002-2015  DuraSpace
Contact Us | Send Feedback