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Garney, Whitney R.; Szucs, Leigh E.; Primm, Kristin; King Hahn, Laura; Garcia, Kristen M.; Martin, Emily; McLeroy, Kenneth – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Introduction: In 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded the American Heart Association to implement policy, systems, and environment-focused strategies targeting access to healthy food and beverages, physical activity, and smoke-free environments. Method: To understand factors affecting implementation and variations in success…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Public Health, Health Promotion, Program Evaluation
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Meszaros, Peggy S.; Kimbrell, Monica R.; Swenson, Andrea – Journal of Extension, 2015
This article examines Extension professionals building community capacity in 10 counties across five Appalachian states in response to the talent crisis in the United States information technology (IT) workforce. The goal has been to transfer IT knowledge and create a supportive environment to foster interest in IT careers among underserved girls…
Descriptors: Extension Agents, Extension Education, Capacity Building, Counties
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Oliva, Geraldine; Rienks, Jennifer; Udoh, Ifeoma; Smith, Carla Dillard – AIDS Education and Prevention, 2005
Through forming a collaborative relationship to develop, pilot and evaluate an innovative bio-psycho-behavioral (BPB) HIV prevention intervention, capacity was built in developing an effective intervention and conducting community based research at both the California Prostitutes Prevention and Education Project (CAL-PEP) and the University of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), School Community Programs, Prevention, Intervention