Cottrell Lesley, Northrup Karen, Wittberg Richard
Department of Pediatrics, Prevention Research Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Wood County Schools, Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Am J Prev Med. 2017 Mar;52(3 Suppl 3):S255-S257. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.08.016.
For more than a decade, the West Virginia Prevention Research Center, Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, and the Wood County Schools have built and sustained a partnership to reduce health disparities and promote population health. Specifically, this partnership has contributed significantly to the peer-reviewed literature on children's physical activity, fitness, and academic achievement, as well as identifying possible areas for physical activity interventions (within the school and community settings) that would improve health and academic outcomes. This case study describes the partnership among a University Prevention Research Center, a local health department, and a local school system. In the description of the partnership, this paper sequentially explores characteristics of the partnership that were advantageous or challenging over time. It details the interface among state and local partner interest, resources, and goals all directed toward enhancing children's physical activity, fitness, cardiovascular risk, and academic improvement. The paper concludes with lessons learned that may contribute to the science and practice of multilevel collaborations in child health.
十多年来，西弗吉尼亚预防研究中心、中俄亥俄河谷卫生局和伍德县学校建立并维持了一种伙伴关系，以减少健康差距并促进人群健康。具体而言，这种伙伴关系对儿童身体活动、健康状况和学业成绩方面的同行评审文献做出了重大贡献，还确定了（学校和社区环境中的）身体活动干预的可能领域，这些干预措施将改善健康和学业成果。本案例研究描述了大学预防研究中心、当地卫生局和当地学校系统之间的伙伴关系。在对该伙伴关系的描述中，本文依次探讨了随着时间推移该伙伴关系中有利或具有挑战性的特征。它详细阐述了州和地方伙伴的利益、资源和目标之间的相互关系，所有这些都旨在增强儿童的身体活动、健康状况、心血管风险以及学业进步。本文最后总结了经验教训，这些经验教训可能有助于儿童健康领域多层次合作的科学研究和实践。
