Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #118095

Nkenge Jack, MPH¹, Michael L. Sells, MSPH¹, Pattie J. Tucker, RN, Dr PH¹, Alexandria Stewart², Levator Brown, BS¹, Cynthia Crocker, BA¹, and Annie Latimer, MSA¹. (1) Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS-K30, Atlanta, GA 30341, 770-488-5426, NJack@cdc.gov, (2) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 4770 Buford Hwy., N.E., Atlanta, GA 30341

The utilization of the REACH 2010 logic model has assisted its funded community-based organizations with identifying their impact on the development of environmental, organizational, and local-level policies. The logic model is an illustration of logical occurrences of the community to address health disparities in racial and ethnic populations. The REACH 2010 logic model has five stages: 1) capacity building, 2) targeted action, 3) community & system change and change among change agents, 4) widespread risk/protective behavior change, and 5) health disparity reduction.

In various racial/ethnic communities, it has been discovered that community & systems change (altering the environmental context where individuals and groups behave) and change among change agents (changes in knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors among influential individuals/groups) has specifically influenced policies. Examples of REACH 2010 community & systems changes and change among change agents include the institution of healthy recipes by churches and restaurants, changes in hospital policies to improve appropriate standards of care and referral among disparate populations, and community collaboration with private developers and city agencies responsible for community economic development.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to

• discuss the stages of the REACH 2010 logic model;
• describe how collaborations between public health, private and local agencies successfully institutionalize policy changes; and
• utilize evaluation to identify the impact of policy on health disparities.

Keywords: Community Health, Policy/Policy Development

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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