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Establishing LA VIDA: A Community-Based Partnership to Prevent Intimate Violence against Latina Women

Urban Research Centers, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Michigan; Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, 1420 Washington Heights, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029bjmaciak{at}umich.edu

Ricardo Guzman, MSW, MPH

Community Health and Social Services Center (CHASS), Detroit, Michigan.

Anna Santiago, PhD

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

Graciela Villalobos, MSW

Southwest Detroit Counseling and Development Center (fomerly Southwest Detroit Community Mental Health Services).

Barbara A. Israel, DrPH

Department of Health Behavior and Health Education; Detroit Community-Academic Urban Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Michigan.

LA VIDA—the Southwest Detroit Partnership to Prevent Intimate Violence Against Latina Women— evolved in response to community concern about the problem of intimate partner violence (IPV) and the lack of culturally competent preventive and support services for Latino women and men in southwest Detroit. Since 1997, diverse organizations have mobilized as a community-academic partnership to ensure the availability, accessibility, and utilization of IPV services. This article describes and analyzes the evolution of LA VIDA within a community-based participatory research framework using a case study approach that draws on multiple data sources including group and individual interviews and field notes. The challenges and lessons learned in addressing a complex multifaceted problem such as IPV in an ethnic minority community are highlighted in an examination of the process of mobilizing diverse organizations, conducting community diagnosis and needs assessment activities, establishing goals and objectives within a social ecological framework, and integrating evaluation during the development phase.

Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 26, No. 6, 821-840 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600606


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