{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Korn AR"],"funding":["NHLBI NIH HHS"],"pagination":["379-390"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8390774"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(6)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<b><i>Background:</i></b> Community coalitions often lead and coordinate \"whole-of-community\" childhood obesity prevention interventions. A growing body of work suggests that coalition network ties, which facilitate transmission of information and advocacy, may be a key part of how such leadership operates. This study provides an understanding of the structure of coalition networks and how this structure changes over time. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We administered semiannual network surveys during a pilot whole-of-community intervention in Somerville, MA (2015-2017). Participants included 16 multisector coalition members and their nominated discussion partners (\"first-degree alters\") related to childhood obesity prevention. Coalition and first-degree alter respondents named up to 20 discussio"],"journal":["Childhood obesity (Print)"],"pubmed_title":["Evolution of a Coalition Network during a Whole-of-Community Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity."],"pmcid":["PMC8390774"],"funding_grant_id":["R01 HL115485"],"pubmed_authors":["Hammond RA","Must A","Korn AR","Hennessy E","Pachucki MC","Economos CD"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Evolution of a Coalition Network during a Whole-of-Community Intervention to Prevent Early Childhood Obesity.","description":"<b><i>Background:</i></b> Community coalitions often lead and coordinate \"whole-of-community\" childhood obesity prevention interventions. A growing body of work suggests that coalition network ties, which facilitate transmission of information and advocacy, may be a key part of how such leadership operates. This study provides an understanding of the structure of coalition networks and how this structure changes over time. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We administered semiannual network surveys during a pilot whole-of-community intervention in Somerville, MA (2015-2017). Participants included 16 multisector coalition members and their nominated discussion partners (\"first-degree alters\") related to childhood obesity prevention. Coalition and first-degree alter respondents named up to 20 discussio","dates":{"release":"2021-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2021 Sep","modification":"2025-04-04T09:36:43.229Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:36:43.229Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC8390774","cross_references":{"pubmed":["33761266"],"doi":["10.1089/chi.2020.0156"]}}