Allies against asthma: a midstream comment on sustainability

Health Promotion Practice
Amy R Friedman, Kimberly Wicklund

Abstract

The ability of a coalition to sustain its impact in a community over time is a vital element of success. Four sustainability strategies have emerged among Allies Against Asthma coalitions: (a) resource development; (b) institutionalization; (c) system change, including policy change; and (d) capacity building. Although it is too early to determine their ultimate success, a number of important lessons have been learned about the coalitions' sustainability efforts: (a) sustainability must be considered as a planning principle, (b) data demonstrating success will enhance efforts to sustain worthy efforts, (c) ongoing communication and relationship building are critical elements of sustainability, (d) considering sustainability can help guide membership recruitment efforts, (e) coalitions with previous asthma and/or coalition experience may be better prepared to address sustainability within a short project period, and (f) although difficult to fund, the coalition infrastructure itself is key to successfully sustaining outcomes and activities.

References

May 23, 1998·Pediatrics·N M ClarkR B Mellins
May 8, 1994·Health Education Research·N BrachtS Veblen-Mortenson
Apr 1, 1989·American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP·A Steckler, R M Goodman
Apr 1, 1989·American Journal of Health Promotion : AJHP·L W Green

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 2, 2014·Tuberculosis Research and Treatment·Joshua Amo-Adjei
Jan 25, 2014·Preventing Chronic Disease·Annaliese CalhounDouglas A Luke
Oct 27, 2009·Journal of Community Health·Cecilia B RosalesJill Guernsey de Zapien
Jun 9, 2009·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology·Tyra Bryant-Stephens
Nov 23, 2013·The Journal of School Health·Laurie M CarpenterNoreen M Clark
Apr 5, 2018·Health Promotion Practice·R Patrick KellyLaurie Lachance
Sep 5, 2018·Health Promotion Practice·Martha QuinnLaurie Lachance
Sep 5, 2018·Health Promotion Practice·Laurie LachanceTheresa Kowalski-Dobson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Asthma

This feed focuses in Asthma in which your airways narrow and swell. This can make breathing difficult and trigger coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath.

Allergy and Asthma

Allergy and asthma are inflammatory disorders that are triggered by the activation of an allergen-specific regulatory t cell. These t cells become activated when allergens are recognized by allergen-presenting cells. Here is the latest research on allergy and asthma.