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Community coalitions are an effective tool for mobilizing response strategies to address public health issues affecting local communities. The effectiveness of these coalitions is, however, highly dependent on the social capital of coalition members (i.e., the power and resources embedded within) compared to the social capital of people who are not engaged. This balance of social capital within and outside of the coalition has the potential to influence the pace and efficiency of community coalitions as they seek to influence changes for public health benefit. We develop a measurement approach to examine how social capital can be measured within nine counties in Ohio implementing the Communities That Care (CTH) intervention. Our presentation will describe how we used ego-centric network maps to systematically capture perceptions of social capital influencing the pace, efficiency, and equity of coalitions and the broader community context. Next, we will examine data across the nine counties to explore variability in perceptions of social capital accessible to increase adoption of EBPs to reduce opioid overdose fatalities. We will share insights into how results from this process can inform pace, efficiency, and equity within coalitions focused on reducing opioid fatalities locally through implementation of evidence-based interventions.
Date: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Time: 9:00am-10:00am
Location: Virtual (Zoom)
Speakers:
- Emily Nelson, MPH, PhD
- Research Associate - Data Infrastructure
- Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, Case Western Reserve University
- Owusua Yamoah, PhD, MA
- Research Scientist
- Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, Case Western Reserve University
- Sara Roberts, MSSA, LISW
- Senior Program Director
- Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health, Case Western Reserve University