United for health to improve urban food environments across five underserved communities: a cross-sector coalition approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cross-sector coalitions can be a powerful vehicle to promote adoption and implementation of evidence-based programs and policies across diverse racial/ethnic communities with a high chronic disease burden. Few studies have examined coalition composition, function, or capacity to promote learning among members.

Methods

We used a mixed methods approach to examine the United for Health coalition's implementation of multiple food environment interventions across five low-income communities of color in Los Angeles, California (USA). At the coalition-level, key measures included the collaborative environment, membership characteristics, process and structure, communication, resources, strengths, challenges/barriers, and community impact. At the organizational- and indiv

SUBMITTER: Payan DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9066811 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature