Assessing Organizational Capacity to Deliver Prevention Services Collaboratively: Tales From The Field
Author: Miller PhD, Robin Lin; Bedney, Barbara J.
Date Published: 2003
Collaborative efforts between university researchers and community entities such as citizen coalitions and community-based olganizations to provide health prevention programs are widespread. The authors describe their attempt to develop and implementa method for assessing whether community organizations had the olganizational capacity to collaborate in a national study to prevent HIV infection among young men who have sex with men and what, if any, needs these institutions had for organizational capacity development assistance. The Feasibility, Evaluation Ability, and Sustainability Assessmen(tF EASA) combines qualitative methods for collecting data ( interviews, organizational records, observations ) from multiple sources to document an olganization's capacity to provide HIV preventions ervicesa nd its capacity-development needs. The authors describe experiences piloting FEASA in 13 communities and the benefits of using a systematic approach to partnership development.
Date Published: 2003
Collaborative efforts between university researchers and community entities such as citizen coalitions and community-based olganizations to provide health prevention programs are widespread. The authors describe their attempt to develop and implementa method for assessing whether community organizations had the olganizational capacity to collaborate in a national study to prevent HIV infection among young men who have sex with men and what, if any, needs these institutions had for organizational capacity development assistance. The Feasibility, Evaluation Ability, and Sustainability Assessmen(tF EASA) combines qualitative methods for collecting data ( interviews, organizational records, observations ) from multiple sources to document an olganization's capacity to provide HIV preventions ervicesa nd its capacity-development needs. The authors describe experiences piloting FEASA in 13 communities and the benefits of using a systematic approach to partnership development.
