The Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative: An Example of Statewide Collective Impact.
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin(2016)
摘要
INTRODUCTION:The Wisconsin Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative (Initiative), established
in 2007, seeks to address and prevent obesity in the early care and education system through
nutrition and physical activity environmental and policy changes. The collaborative includes
professionals from 3 state of Wisconsin Departments, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, and public health and early care and education organizations.
This paper explores the efforts of the Initiative to advance our understanding of collective impact
in practice and its value to health promotion efforts.
METHODS:Evaluators conducted a mixed methods case study to evaluate the application of collective
impact principles by the Initiative. This included a survey of Initiative partners, review of
archival documents, and qualitative interviews with Initiative leaders.
RESULTS:Initiative partners noted progress in establishing the conditions for collective impact. Archival
documents and interviews describe both formal and informal practices that helped set a common
agenda, align and coordinate partner activities, and promote communication among Initiative leaders.
Results also detail the important current and potential roles of “backbone” staff from healthTIDE
to support the Initiative. Additionally, results suggest particularly challenging aspects of the Initiative’s
impact model related to shared measurement and broader stakeholder communication. While the
Initiative is still setting in place the conditions for collective impact, it has achieved significant policy,
systems, and environment changes since its formation. Inclusion of nutrition and physical activity criteria
in the state’s quality rating improvement system for child care centers is one of its outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS:This case study offers several important insights about the application of collective
impact in health promotion efforts, particularly in relation to the transition from previous collaborative
activities, the value of establishing a clear common agenda among partners, the roles of
backbone staff, and time and partner relationships in collective impact.
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obesity,statewide collective impact,early childhood,prevention
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