?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%2F36317%2F&rft.title=The+Live+Well+Allegheny+Conversation+Project%3A+Increasing+Social+and+Civic+Engagement+in+Order+to+Address+Health+Disparities+in+the+Mon+Valley&rft.creator=Jacob%2C+Maura&rft.description=The+Mon+Valley+region+currently+experiences+a+disproportionate+burden+of+chronic+disease+when+compared+to+county+and+national+standards.+Live+Well+Allegheny+(LWA)+Mon+Valley%2C+a+program+of+the+Allegheny+County+Health+Department%2C+works+to+combat+regional+disparities+by+partnering+with+area+municipal+councils+and+others+to+draft+and+implement+health+policies+that+combat+chronic+disease+behaviors+and+promote+healthy+community+environments.+The+effectiveness+of+the+LWA+program+is+hindered+by+a+lack+of+community+buy-in+and+direct+resident+engagement.+The+purpose+of+this+thesis+is+to+produce+a+program+plan+for+a+LWA+community-engagement+initiative%2C+called+the+LWA+Conversation+Project%2C+which+will+host+resident-led+discussions+and+create+action+plans+inspired+by+resident+input.+The+program+plan+is+drafted+using+the+PRECEDE-PROCEED+model+and+includes+community+health+assessments%2C+implementation+and+evaluation+frameworks%2C+and+a+facilitator%E2%80%99s+guide.+The+intervention+incorporates+community+organizing+principles+and+draws+from+established+community+engagement+models.+%09%09The+creation+of+a+resident-driven+complement+to+the+current+Live+Well+Allegheny+program+serves+the+dual+purpose+of+empowering+residents+to+take+an+active+role+in+health+promotion+in+their+region+and+of+providing+LWA+and+its+partners+with+first-hand+information+about+the+needs+of+the+communities+they+serve.+By+increasing+the+social+and+civic+engagement+of+the+region%E2%80%99s+residents%2C+the+program+will+increase+the+social+capital+and+overall+health+of+the+Mon+Valley+region+through+the+empowerment+of+individuals+to+become+active+participants+in+shaping+their+community.&rft.date=2019-06-20&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%2F36317%2F1%2FM.%2520Jacob%2520Thesis%25204.2019.pdf&rft.identifier=++Jacob%2C+Maura++(2019)+The+Live+Well+Allegheny+Conversation+Project%3A+Increasing+Social+and+Civic+Engagement+in+Order+to+Address+Health+Disparities+in+the+Mon+Valley.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++