?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10195%2F&rft.title=Theory-Based+Evaluation+of+a+Cancer+Control+Coalition&rft.creator=Hyseni%2C+Yll&rft.description=Coalitions+are+voluntary+collaborations+and+interactions+between+two+or+more+agents+that+yield+synergy+for+problem+solving.+Their+use+as+means+of+addressing+community+health+concerns+has+increased+during+the+past+decades.+This+study+uses+the+Community+Health+Governance+(CHG)+model+to+describe+and+analyze+the+interaction+between+various+coalition+components+from+data+derived+from+the+Pennsylvania+Cancer+Control+Consortium+(PAC3).+The+study+used+an+already+established+questionnaire%2C+designed+to+measure+concepts+of+Leadership%2C+Management%2C+and+Critical+characteristics+of+the+process%2C+Empowerment%2C+Synergy+and+Bridging+Social+Ties+as+put+forth+by+the+CHG+model.+An+electronic+invitation+was+sent+to+current+PAC3+members+to+complete+the+questionnaire.+Using+PAC3+survey+responses%2C+I+compared+the+association+between+variables+using+the+Chi+Square+test+of+independence.+A+total+of+162+survey+responses+were+included+in+the+analysis+(RR%3D21.6).+PAC3+members'+Empowerment+was+significantly+associated+with+three+of+the+four+Leadership+measures%2C+three+of+the+five+variables+measuring+the+concept+of+Management+and+two+of+the+four+measures+of+Critical+characteristics+of+the+process+(p%3C0.05).+Member's+ability+to+Bridge+social+ties+showed+a+statistically+significant+association+with+most+measures+of+Leadership%2C+two+of+five+measures+of+Management%2C+and+two+of+the+four+variables+measuring+Critical+characteristics+of+the+process+(p%3C0.05).+Synergy+showed+a+statistically+significant+association+with+two+of+the+four+variables+measuring+Leadership%2C+two+of+the+five+variables+measuring+Management+and+one+of+the+four+Critical+characteristics+of+the+process+variables+(p%3C0.05).+This+study+reports+the+observed+interaction+of+the+various+coalition+components.+It+presents+recommendations+on+potential+improvement+to+coalition+building+practices+and+reinforces+the+importance+of+evidence+based+best+practices.+The+public+health+significance+of+this+study+corresponds+to+the+potential+use+of+the+study+results+in+public+health+practices%2C+such+as+coalition+building%2C+improvement+and+maintenance.+Specifically+regarding+the+Pennsylvania+Cancer+Control+Consortium%2C+the+study+results+will+facilitate+the+fulfillments+of+its+missions.&rft.date=2007-02-15&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F10195%2F1%2FHyseniYll2December.08.2006.pdf&rft.identifier=++Hyseni%2C+Yll++(2007)+Theory-Based+Evaluation+of+a+Cancer+Control+Coalition.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++