BACKGROUND It is critical to build capacity to use evidence-based health promotion programs in community-based organizations (CBOs), particularly those working with underserved populations. Packages of ongoing capacity-building supports seem to be critical, but it is not clear how best to design and deploy them. OBJECTIVES PLANET MassCONECT was a participatory research project to increase capacity for the use of evidence-based programs (EBPs) among CBO staff members in three Massachusetts communities experiencing health disparities. We assessed the impact of trainee engagement with capacity-building supports on the use of a systematic approach to program planning. METHODS Trainees were enrolled from 2010 to 2012 and engaged until 2014. The intervention started with a workshop and included ongoing capacity-building supports (a customized web portal and resources, networking events, minigrants, and technical assistance). Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between trainee engagement with capacity-building supports offered after the workshop and key outcomes at year 1. RESULTS Of the capacity-building supports offered after the workshop, the web portal was the most popular. Higher use of systematic program planning approaches in the first year was predicted by web portal use (odds ratio [OR], 3.00; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04-8.67; p = 0.04), and participation in the minigrant process (OR, 5.40; 95% CI, 1.09-28.69; p = 0.04). Separately, high intention to use systematic approaches for program planning was predicted by web portal use (OR, 3.47; 95% CI, 1.27-9.52; p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS Ongoing capacity-building supports may promote EBP planning in CBOs, but institutional constraints may limit practitioners' ability to engage with such supports.

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设计能力建设支持，以促进与服务不足人群合作的社区组织的循证计划


背景 在社区组织（CBO）中建设使用循证健康促进计划的能力至关重要，特别是那些为服务不足的人群工作的组织。持续的能力建设支持一揽子计划似乎至关重要，但尚不清楚如何最好地设计和部署它们。目标 PLANET MassCONECT 是一个参与性研究项目，旨在提高马萨诸塞州三个存在健康差距社区的 CBO 工作人员使用循证计划 (EBP) 的能力。我们评估了学员参与能力建设支持对使用系统方法进行计划规划的影响。方法 学员于 2010 年至 2012 年期间报名，并一直参与到 2014 年。干预措施从研讨会开始，包括持续的能力建设支持（定制的门户网站和资源、网络活动、小额赠款和技术援助）。使用逻辑回归来检验学员参与研讨会后提供的能力建设支持与第一年主要成果之间的关系。结果 在研讨会后提供的能力建设支持中，门户网站最受欢迎。通过门户网站的使用（比值比 [OR]，3.00；95% 置信区间 [CI]，1.04-8.67；p = 0.04）和参与小额赠款流程（ OR，5.40；95% CI，1.09-28.69；p = 0.04）。另外，通过门户网站的使用预测了使用系统方法进行计划规划的高度意愿（OR，3.47；95% CI，1.27-9.52；p = 0.02）。结论 持续的能力建设支持可能会促进 CBO 的 EBP 规划，但制度限制可能会限制从业者参与此类支持的能力。