Network Analysis as a Tool for Assessing and Building Community Capacity for Provision of Chronic Disease Services

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Abstract
A network analysis was conducted in spring 2000 by the Southwest Center for Health Promotion in the U.S. Mexico border community of Douglas, Arizona. The purpose of the analysis was to assess the level of collaboration among the 23 public and not-for-profit agencies that provided health and human services for a broad range of chronic disease prevention, screening, and treatment services. Data were also collected on levels of trust and anticipated outcomes (benefits and draw-backs) of collaboration. The article presents the findings of the network analysis, focusing on its usefulness as a tool for evaluating efforts at building community capacity through enhanced interagency collaboration.