Truiett-Theodorson Robin, Tuck Stacey, Bowie Janice V, Summers Amber C, Kelber-Kaye Jodi
Family League of Baltimore, 2305 North Charles Street, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21218, United States.
Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Baltimore City Health Department, 1001 E. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, United States.
Eval Program Plann. 2015 Aug;51:53-8. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2014.12.007. Epub 2014 Dec 10.
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.
肥胖影响着巴尔的摩市很大一部分人口，对孕产妇健康和出生结局产生影响。减轻其影响的方法必须是全面的，包括各级有影响力的利益相关者的参与，包括政策制定者、服务提供者和社区居民。在本文中，我们研究了马里兰州巴尔的摩市“更适合生育健康宝宝的巴尔的摩联盟”的发展历程，特别关注公共卫生联盟是如何形成的、采用了哪些策略，以及合作伙伴如何持续进行自我评估。这项研究提供了一个机会，让我们了解社区联盟在努力寻找重大公共卫生问题的创新解决方案时，其协作过程的范围和复杂性。
