Transforming a Regional Initiative by Building Community Power to Advance Health Equity
This report describes the transformation of a San Diego County collective impact initiative to center community voices through the co-creation of a community council to address childhood obesity. We present seven suggested recommendations for others interested in forming a community council within a collective impact effort and highlight challenges and future directions.
Authors
- Shaila Serpas
- Kenneth B. Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-0292)
- Adriana Bearse
- Luis Galván (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8905-6080)
- Blanca Meléndrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5323-8096)
- S. Paul Wright (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9069-3207)
- B. Oswald
- Jessica Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1179-5692)
- Lan Thi Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8848-2168)
- R. Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1702-1380)
- Maribel Arias
- Jan Resnick
- Naomi Billups
- David Alvarez
- Eric B. Hekler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7434-0775)
- Tana Lepule (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0347-6405)
- Liliana Osorio
- Earl Felisme
- Rocina Lizarraga
- Lexie Palacio
- David Barber-Dunham
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2025.a967356
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Community Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82