TY - JOUR
T1 - Building effective partnerships to improve birth outcomes by reducing obesity
T2 - The B'more Fit for healthy babies coalition of Baltimore
AU - Truiett-Theodorson, Robin
AU - Tuck, Stacey
AU - Bowie, Janice V.
AU - Summers, Amber C.
AU - Kelber-Kaye, Jodi
N1 - Funding Information:
“This publication was made possible by Grant Number CCEWH111026 from the Office on Women's Health. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the OWH, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, or the Department of Health and Human Services.”
Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Obesity affects a large percentage of Baltimore City's population with repercussions on maternal health and birth outcomes. Approaches to ameliorate its impact must be comprehensive and include stakeholder involvement at all levels of influence including policy makers, service providers, and community residents. In this article, we examine the evolution of the B'more Fit for Healthy Babies Coalition in Baltimore, Maryland, with a specific focus on how the public health alliance was formed, the strategies employed, and how partners continually evaluated themselves. This study offers the opportunity to understand the extent and complexity undergirding the collaborative processes of community coalitions as they strive to find innovative solutions to major public health concerns.
AB - Obesity affects a large percentage of Baltimore City's population with repercussions on maternal health and birth outcomes. Approaches to ameliorate its impact must be comprehensive and include stakeholder involvement at all levels of influence including policy makers, service providers, and community residents. In this article, we examine the evolution of the B'more Fit for Healthy Babies Coalition in Baltimore, Maryland, with a specific focus on how the public health alliance was formed, the strategies employed, and how partners continually evaluated themselves. This study offers the opportunity to understand the extent and complexity undergirding the collaborative processes of community coalitions as they strive to find innovative solutions to major public health concerns.
KW - Coalition building and assessment
KW - Gender-based analysis
KW - Infant mortality
KW - Obesity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.12.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 25547477
AN - SCOPUS:84939952650
SN - 0149-7189
VL - 51
SP - 53
EP - 58
JO - Evaluation and Program Planning
JF - Evaluation and Program Planning
ER -