BACKGROUND Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Initiative, Live Well Allegheny: Lifting Wellness for African Americans (LWA) in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, aims to enhance health equity by addressing chronic disease in six African American communities via three key strategies: nutrition, physical activity, and community-clinical linkages. OBJECTIVES This manuscript describes the coalition's partnership dynamics and evaluation methods with a focus on nutrition strategies. METHODS We have a network of committed partners implementing the strategies and we are evaluating our efforts using community asset mapping, county population-based survey data, qualitative process interviews, focus groups, and program performance measures. RESULTS The LWA coalition is the culmination of years of partnership building, which allows for more targeted activities related to health equity in the region. Thus far, the LWA coalition is thriving. The network of committed and talented partners in the nutrition strategy (healthy nutrition standards, food systems, and breastfeeding) reached 22 sites and more than 46,000 people during the first 2 years of the project. Process interviews conducted as part of the evaluation identified challenges and successes of implementation, and development of the coalition. CONCLUSIONS This comprehensive evaluation approach supports formative processes, evaluation metrics, and prolonged sustainability plans of this community-based coalition.

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一个全面的、以社区为基础的联盟，旨在解决慢性病方面的种族差异：宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县的 REACH。

背景 由疾病控制和预防中心的种族和民族方法社区健康倡议资助，宾夕法尼亚州阿勒格尼县的阿勒格尼生活：提升非裔美国人的健康 (LWA) 旨在通过解决六名非裔美国人的慢性病问题来增强健康公平通过三个关键战略来帮助社区：营养、身体活动和社区与临床的联系。目标 本手稿描述了联盟的伙伴关系动态和评估方法，重点关注营养战略。方法 我们拥有一个由忠诚的合作伙伴组成的网络来实施这些战略，我们正在利用社区资产分布图、县人口调查数据、定性过程访谈、焦点小组和项目绩效衡量标准来评估我们的努力。结果 LWA 联盟是多年合作伙伴关系建设的结晶，使得该地区能够开展更有针对性的与健康公平相关的活动。到目前为止，LWA 联盟正在蓬勃发展。在该项目的前 2 年里，营养战略（健康营养标准、食品系统和母乳喂养）方面的忠诚且才华横溢的合作伙伴网络覆盖了 22 个地点和超过 46,000 人。作为评估的一部分进行的过程访谈确定了联盟实施和发展的挑战和成功。结论 这种综合评估方法支持这个基于社区的联盟的形成过程、评估指标和长期可持续发展计划。