Purpose

Be Well Communities™ is MD Anderson’s signature place-based approach for cancer prevention and control, working with communities to promote wellness and address modifiable risk factors for cancer. The purpose of this paper is to describe implementation of the planning phase of the Be Well Communities model in Acres Homes which began in 2019.

Methods

A community advisory group (Steering Committee) including residents, non-profit organizations, health care partners, city and county agencies, plus other stakeholders, was convened and aligned through a structured process to develop shared goals, foster multisector collaboration, as measured by a stakeholder survey administered twice, and enhance community capacity to improve health outcomes through development of a Community Action Plan.

Results

Clear, achievable goals were developed, multisector collaboration was enhanced, and more than 400 h of capacity building support led to a Community Action Plan initially focused on healthy eating and active living, including 15 evidence-based interventions led by 18 organizations. The majority (93%) of the Steering Committee reports that this plan reflects community priorities and will reach the residents most in need.

Conclusion

By listening and developing trust, the Be Well Communities team successfully worked with Acres Homes residents and organizations to enhance community capacity to address health inequities in one of Houston’s most diverse and historic communities.

中文翻译：

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Be Well™ Acres Homes：一种社区驱动、基于证据的方法，通过持续的跨部门伙伴关系减少健康不平等

目的

Be Well Communities™ 是 MD 安德森癌症中心标志性的基于地点的癌症预防和控制方法，与社区合作促进健康并解决可改变的癌症风险因素。本文的目的是描述 Acres Homes 于 2019 年开始的 Be Well 社区模型规划阶段的实施情况。

方法

一个由居民、非营利组织、医疗保健合作伙伴、市县机构以及其他利益相关者组成的社区咨询小组（指导委员会）通过结构化流程召集和协调，以制定共同目标，促进多部门合作，具体衡量标准为：进行了两次利益相关者调查，并通过制定社区行动计划来增强社区改善健康结果的能力。

结果

制定了明确、可实现的目标，加强了多部门合作，并通过超过 400 小时的能力建设支持制定了社区行动计划，该计划最初侧重于健康饮食和积极生活，其中包括由 18 个组织牵头的 15 项循证干预措施。指导委员会的大多数成员 (93%) 报告说，该计划反映了社区的优先事项，并将惠及最需要的居民。

结论

通过倾听和建立信任，Be Well 社区团队成功与 Acres Homes 居民和组织合作，提高社区能力，解决休斯顿最多元化和历史悠久的社区之一的健康不平等问题。