An assessment of the Pacific Regional Cancer Coalition: outcomes and implications of a regional coalition internal and external assessment.
Hawaii Med J
; 70(11 Suppl 2): 47-53, 2011 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
SIGNIFICANCE:
The Pacific Regional Cancer Coalition (PRCC) provides regional leadership in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) to implement the Regional Comprehensive Control Plan 2007-2012, and to evaluate its coalition and partnerships. The Pacific Center of Excellence in the Elimination of Disparities (CEED), aims to reduce cancer disparities and conducts evaluation activities relevant to cancer prevention and control in the USAPI.PURPOSE:
The PRCC Self (internal) and Partner (external) Assessments were conducted to assess coalition functioning, regional and national partnerships, sustainability, and the role of regionalism for integrating all chronic disease prevention and control in the Pacific.METHODS:
Self-administered questionnaires and key informant telephone interviews with PRCC members (N=20), and representatives from regional and national partner organizations were administered (N=26). Validated multi item measures using 5-point scales on coalition and partnership characteristics were used. Chronbach's alphas and averages for the measures were computed.RESULTS:
Internal coalitionmeasures:
satisfaction (4.2, SD=0.48) communication (4.0, SD=0.56), respect (4.0, SD=0.60) were rated more highly than external partnershipmeasures:
resource sharing (3.5, SD=0.74), regionalism (3.9, SD=0.47), use of findings (3.9, SD=0.50). The PRCC specifically identified its level of "collaboration" with external partners including Pacific CEED. External partners identified its partnership with the PRCC in the "coalition" stage. PRINCIPALCONCLUSIONS:
PRCC members and external partners are satisfied with their partnerships. All groups should continue to focus on building collaboration with partners to reflect a truly regional approach to sustain the commitment, the coalitions and the programming to reduce cancer in the USAPI. PRCC and partners should also work together to integrate all chronic disease prevention and control efforts in the Pacific.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Comportamento Cooperativo
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Disparidades nos Níveis de Saúde
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article