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. 2008 Spring;2(1):31-9.
doi: 10.1353/cpr.2008.0010.

The role of community resource assessments in the development of 15 adolescent health community-researcher partnerships

Bethany Griffin Deeds  1 , Ligia Peralta, Nancy Willard, Jonathan Ellen, Diane M Straub, Judith Castor; Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions
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The role of community resource assessments in the development of 15 adolescent health community-researcher partnerships

Bethany Griffin Deeds et al. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2008 Spring.

Abstract

Background: Connect to Protect (C2P): Partnerships for Youth Prevention Interventions is an initiative that alters the community's structural elements to reduce youth HIV rates.

Objectives: This study details a community resource assessment and describes how resources were evaluated in the context of local needs.

Methods: Fifteen sites developed a community resource list, conducted a brief survey, created a youth service directory, and mapped where disease prevalence and community resources intersected. Sites also completed a survey to review and verify local site findings.

Results: On average, sites identified 267 potential community resources. Sites narrowed their resource list to conduct a brief survey with 1,162 agencies; the site average was 78. Final products of this process included maps comparing resources with risk data.

Conclusions: The evaluation of local resources is an important initial step in partnership development and is essential for the success of health promotion and disease prevention interventions that target adolescents.

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Figure 1. An Example of Matching Community Needs with Resources
Chlamydia data was public use information provided by the Florida Health Department. Accessed on November 29, 2005. http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/std/trends/florida Percent below poverty data was public use information provided by the 2000 U.S. Census. Accessed on November 29, 2005. http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
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