The Role of Partnerships in Addressing Childhood Asthma: The Experiences of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN) Initiative

Partnerships have taken on added importance in recent years because of their critical role in addressing complex public health problems and translating evidence-based practices to real-world settings. The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. initiative recognized the importance of partnerships in ac...

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Published in:Health promotion practice 2011-11, Vol.12 (6_suppl_1), p.73S-81S
Main Authors: Smith, Lucia Rojas, Nerz, Patrick, Bryant-Stephens, Tyra, Damitz, Maureen, Lara, Marielena, Peretz, Patricia, Valencia, Gilberto Ramos, Uyeda, Kimberly, Darcy, Niamh, Viswanathan, Meera, Lesch, Julie Kennedy, Malveaux, Floyd J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asthma
Asthma - drug therapy
Child
Childhood
Community Networks - organization & administration
Community Networks - standards
Disease Management
Drug Industry
Efficiency, Organizational
Evidence based medicine
Evidence-Based Practice
Goals
Health problems
Humans
Interventions
Organizations, Nonprofit
Partnerships
Public health
Puerto Rico
Self Care
United States
Urban Population
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Summary:Partnerships have taken on added importance in recent years because of their critical role in addressing complex public health problems and translating evidence-based practices to real-world settings. The Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. initiative recognized the importance of partnerships in achieving the program's goals. In this article, case studies of the five Merck Childhood Asthma Network program sites describe the role of partnerships in the development and evolution of the program and its interventions. Three key factors contributed to the success of the partnerships: having common organizational goals, considering context in the selection and engagement of partners, and ensuring that each partnership benefited from the alliance. Over the 4-year program period, all five partnerships evolved, matured, and had an established goal to maintain collaboration.
ISSN:1524-8399
1552-6372
DOI:10.1177/1524839911415263