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Impact on community organisations that partnered with the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign.
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Health Promotion Journal of Australia . Apr2013, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p44-48. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Issue addressed: A primary aim of the pilot phase of the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign was to form partnerships with community organisations. As a component of the broader campaign strategy, collaborating organisations promoted their activities under the Act-Belong-Commit banner in exchange for resources, promotional opportunities and capacity building in event management and funding. Methods: The impact of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign on the capacity and activities of collaborating organisations during the pilot phase was evaluated using self-completed mail surveys in 2006 and 2008. Results: Collaboration with the campaign had a positive impact on community organisations' capacity, including staff expertise, media publicity and funding applications. Collaborating organisations had strong positive perceptions of Act-Belong-Commit officers and all expressed a willingness to collaborate in future events and activities. Conclusions: The partnership model used during the pilot phase of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign was successful in creating mutually beneficial exchanges with collaborating organisations. So what? Community partnerships are necessary for the effective delivery of mental health promotion campaigns at a local level. Successful partnerships involve the provision of real and valuable benefits to collaborating organisations in return for their cooperation in promoting health messages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10361073
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86978573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1071/HE12909