TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing a congregational health needs assessment
T2 - Lessons learned from using a participatory research approach
AU - Harmon, Brook E.
AU - Diego, Emily Rose N.San
AU - Pichon, Latrice C.
AU - Powell, Terrinieka W.
AU - Rugless, Fedoria
AU - McCann, Lauren
AU - Minor, Lottie L.
AU - Davis, Rachel
AU - Underhill, Christina
AU - Campbell, Bettina
AU - Smith, John B.
AU - McNeal, Sterling
AU - Evans, Jean
AU - Calvin, Veronica
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Johns Hopkins University Press.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Background: Health needs assessments help congregations identify issues of importance to them and the communities they serve. Few tools exist, with little known about the processes needed to develop such tools. Objective: Develop a congregational health needs assessment tool and implementation protocol with community, health-care, and academic partners. Methods: Meetings began in August 2018 to develop the Mid-South Congregational Health Needs Survey (MSCHS) and implementation protocol. Pilot testing occurred in December 2018 and feedback from 95 churches was used in modifications. Results: The MSCHS includes: demographics section, a 36-item health index, and the congregation’s top five needs. The implementation protocol includes steps for working with congregation leadership to identify members to complete the survey. Conclusions: Cross-disciplinary partnerships made the creation of the MSCHS and implementation protocol pos-sible. Successes include long-term engagement across partnership sectors, organizational “buy-in,” and development of a common language. These lessons can help others wanting to develop successful multi-sector partnerships.
AB - Background: Health needs assessments help congregations identify issues of importance to them and the communities they serve. Few tools exist, with little known about the processes needed to develop such tools. Objective: Develop a congregational health needs assessment tool and implementation protocol with community, health-care, and academic partners. Methods: Meetings began in August 2018 to develop the Mid-South Congregational Health Needs Survey (MSCHS) and implementation protocol. Pilot testing occurred in December 2018 and feedback from 95 churches was used in modifications. Results: The MSCHS includes: demographics section, a 36-item health index, and the congregation’s top five needs. The implementation protocol includes steps for working with congregation leadership to identify members to complete the survey. Conclusions: Cross-disciplinary partnerships made the creation of the MSCHS and implementation protocol pos-sible. Successes include long-term engagement across partnership sectors, organizational “buy-in,” and development of a common language. These lessons can help others wanting to develop successful multi-sector partnerships.
KW - Disease Prevention
KW - Faith-Based Organizations
KW - Health Promotion
KW - Mutlidisciplinary Partnerships
KW - Social Determinants of Health
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U2 - 10.1353/cpr.2021.0004
DO - 10.1353/cpr.2021.0004
M3 - Article
C2 - 33775960
AN - SCOPUS:85103532128
SN - 1557-0541
VL - 15
SP - 47
EP - 58
JO - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
JF - Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action
IS - 1
ER -