Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
5-2016
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph. D.
Department
Health Management and Systems Sciences
Degree Program
Public Health Sciences with a specialization in Health Management, PhD
Committee Chair
Taylor, James
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Esterhay, Robert
Committee Member
Roelfs, David
Committee Member
Olsen-Allen, Susan
Author's Keywords
Social determinants of health; Community health; Neighborhood revitalization; Qualitative study; Institutional theory and logics; Health inequality
Abstract
A qualitative study guided by grounded theory was on a Midwest US city (population > 50,000 people), three of its inner city neighborhoods, and community coalition and partnership efforts in neighborhood revitalizations. A two-phase semi-structured interview methodology assessed interviewees’ experiences in initiatives focused on improving social determinants of health in the neighborhoods. Phase I interviews (n= 11) identified the spectrum of partnerships and initiatives while Phase II interviews (n=28) captured detailed experiences of interviewees. Inter-institutional systems and institutional logics theory were applied in the post-data collection analysis. Interviewees were from public and private sectors including: built environment, economic development, residential/commercial property development, higher education, urban policy, healthcare services, social services, fitness & wellness, financial institutions, and arts & cultural advancement. This study produced evidence of inter-institutional collaboration and community challenges and solutions, policy implications, and multidimensional community health impacts. The importance of trust (personal and institutional), local policymaking, ‘local social bridges’, and the importance of institutional logic elements under the Community and State institutional order in formal and informal networks were key findings in the conclusion. Insights for future research included engaging actors from multi-sectoral partners, recognize importance of “mutual interdependences”, and themes at the intersection of public health and sociology—local bridges, impact of trust and institutional order influence on urban policies.
Recommended Citation
Bohn, J. M., "Leveling the playing field through partnerships and collaboration : neighborhood revitalizations and the influence of social determinants of health and institutional logics." (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2384.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/2384
