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Municipalities collaborating in public health: the Danish Smoking Prevention and Cessation Partnership.

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:This study explored the Smoking Prevention and Cessation Partnership (SPCP) which builds upon a collaboration between two Danish municipalities targeted at the prevention of tobacco smoking. The aim of the study was to describe the processes of SPCP, to examine the difficulties this collaboration faced, and to assess how these experiences could be used to improve future partnership collaboration. We employed qualitative methodology comprising 12 semi-structured one-to-one interviews with SPCP's stakeholders and an analysis of the partnership documents and reports. The findings suggested that the main potentials of the partnership were the personal relations between the members and stakeholders with the possibilities of the creation of new connections with other actors. Barriers to successful partnership building were the implementation of the new Local Government Reform as a competing task, and that the two municipalities were heterogenic in respect to organizational issues and working methods. Other impediments included the lack of continuity in leadership, the lack of clarity regarding the form of collaboration and roles, as well as different expectations of the stakeholders. We conclude that four factors remain critical for partnerships. The first is the clarity of the collaborative effort. Second, partnerships need to take into account the structural circumstances and culture/value systems of all stakeholders. Third is the impact of contextual factors on the development of the partnership; and the fourth factor is the bearing of personal/individual factors on the partnership e.g., personal engagement in the project. Early attention to these four factors could contribute to more effective partnership working.

journal_name

Int J Environ Res Public Health

journal_title

International journal of environmental research and public health

authors

Andersen PT,El Ansari W,Rasmussen HB,Stock C

doi

10.3390/ijerph7113954

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-11-01 00:00:00

pages

3954-71

issue

eissn

1661-7827

issn

1660-4601

pii

ijerph7113954

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Municipalities collaborating in public health: the Danish Smoking Prevention and Cessation Partnership.