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Implementing a Community Empowerment Center to Build Capacity for Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Interventions to Promote Community Health
Journal of Community Health
  • Stacy W. Smallwood, Georgia Southern University
  • Darcy Freedman, Case Western Reserve University
  • Ronald Pitner, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Patricia Sharpe, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Jennie Ann Cole, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Shanna Hastie, University of South Carolina - Columbia
  • Brittney Hunter, University of South Carolina - Columbia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2015
DOI
10.1007/s10900-015-0038-9
Abstract

The Community Empowerment Center used a community-engaged approach to build capacity among residents to develop and implement interventions focused on creating a healthier environment. The Center partnered with residents living in a public housing community and adjacent low-income neighborhood and provided support through a mini-grant program. A six-session training program guided community members inmini grant development; 25 individuals attended at least one session. Six grant proposals were submitted; three were awarded $12,000 each for intervention implementation. Findings offer a model for engaging residents from low-resource settings in intervention development, implementation, and sustainability for community health promotion.

Citation Information
Stacy W. Smallwood, Darcy Freedman, Ronald Pitner, Patricia Sharpe, et al.. "Implementing a Community Empowerment Center to Build Capacity for Developing, Implementing, and Sustaining Interventions to Promote Community Health" Journal of Community Health Vol. 40 Iss. 6 (2015) p. 1122 - 1129 ISSN: 1573-3610
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stacy_smallwood/55/