Interorganizational network changes among health organizations in the Brazos valley, Texas

Monica L. Wendel; John D. Prochaska; Heather R. Clark; Shawta Sackett; Keith Perkins

doi:10.1007/s10935-010-0203-y

Interorganizational network changes among health organizations in the Brazos valley, Texas

Monica L. Wendel, John D. Prochaska, Heather R. Clark, Shawta Sackett, Keith Perkins

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Abstract

Community health development is a process by which a community identifies factors influencing population health, assesses available resources to build the capacity to plan and take action, and implement interventions to address identified needs. At its core, community health development targets structural change and infrastructure development to facilitate more efficient and effective health service delivery systems and environmental changes to support improvements in community health. One indicator of structural change and common measure of community capacity is the relationships among the network of organizations that comprise that system. The Brazos Valley has employed a community health development approach to population health improvement in partnership with the Center for Community Health Development. Changes in interorganizational networks illustrate progress in the Brazos Valley. Contextual factors provide some insight into how the process has unfolded.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	59-68
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Primary Prevention
Volume	31
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-010-0203-y
State	Published - Apr 2010

Keywords

Community capacity
Community-based participatory research
Interorganizational networks
Network structure
Network ties

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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