Howell Embry M, Pettit Kathryn L S, Ormond Barbara A, Kingsley G Thomas
Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., USA.
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2003 May-Jun;9(3):235-42. doi: 10.1097/00124784-200305000-00009.
The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP), a collaborative effort, uses local information in community building and policy making. A local intermediary in 19 NNIP partnership cities builds local data systems. Partners have learned five important lessons: (1) neighborhood-level data are essential for developing public policy, (2) technological advances have made it possible to maintain detailed local databases at relatively low cost, (3) various types of local organizations can serve as local partners, (4) good leadership is critical to building bridges across agencies, and (5) providing data is only the first step. Data must be used in ways that are visible, useful, and responsive to the community if the project is to succeed.
国家社区指标伙伴关系（NNIP）是一项合作项目，它在社区建设和政策制定中运用本地信息。19个NNIP伙伴城市中的当地中介机构建立本地数据系统。伙伴们学到了五条重要经验：（1）社区层面的数据对于制定公共政策至关重要；（2）技术进步使得以相对较低的成本维护详细的本地数据库成为可能；（3）各类本地组织可以成为本地合作伙伴；（4）良好的领导力对于跨机构建立桥梁至关重要；（5）提供数据只是第一步。如果项目要取得成功，数据必须以对社区可见、有用且有回应的方式加以运用。
