Table 2.
CAG Functioning
| CAG Year 1 2006/2007 N= 21 |
CAG Year 2 2007/2008 N=18 |
CAG Year 3 2008/2009 N=19 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Listen to ideas of all members | 3.3 | 3.17 | 3.41 |
| Give you a chance to share your ideas and views | 3.29 | 3.06 | 3.44 |
| Make people feel welcome and wanted as part of the CAG | 3.57 | 3.11 | 3.28 |
| Create a safe place to share views and ideas | 3.33 | 3.31 | 3.28 |
| Bring together people with an interest in HIV/AIDS and HPV/cervical cancer | 3.62 | 3.28 | 3.61 |
| Help new members understand the project | 3.15 | 2.78 | 2.89 |
| Use the storymaps to tell the story of disparities | 2.95 | 3.13 | 3.29 |
| Celebrate progress | 3.30 | 3.06 | 3.35 |
| Share information about CAG activities (for example, there is not a lot of “insider” information that only a few in the CAG know) |
3.16 | 3.06 | 3.11 |
| Share information about upcoming events and activities to all CAG members | 3.48 | 3.00 | 3.33 |
| Share information about HIV/AIDS and/or HPV/cervical cancer work in Orangeburg County |
3.33 | 3.06 | 3.39 |
| Accomplish what we should during the meeting | 3.10 | 2.67 | 3.28 |
| Accomplish what we should outside the meeting time | 2.94 | 2.65 | 3.12 |
| Have an agreed upon method of leadership | 3.14 | 2.78 | 3.31 |
| Have an agreed upon process for making decisions | 3.10 | 3.85 | 3.06 |
| Share responsibility and workload so that work is accomplished together | 3.05 | 2.75 | 3.18 |
| Build a clear mission of CAG/EXPORT | 3.11 | 2.59 | 3.00 |
| Resolve conflict within group | 3.0 | 2.76 | 3.18 |
| There is a shared vision for the CAG | 3.15 | 3.00 | 3.11 |
| The CAG has a set of goals and strategies for creating change in Orangeburg County. |
3.05 | 2.88 | 3.06 |
| I can see how my personal vision fits the CAG vision. | 2.95 | 3.00 | 3.22 |
| CAG works with a broad range of groups in Orangeburg County. | 2.86 | 2.72 | 3.22 |
| CAG members share responsibility and workload so that work is collaborative. | 3.00 | 2.71 | 3.00 |
| CAG decisions are made together with everyone on the CAG having the opportu- nity to participate. |
3.00 | 3.00 | 3.06 |
| As a group we are able to resolve conflict in order to reach a decision. | 3.00 | 2.89 | 3.11 |
| Decision making power is shared and not in the hands of a few. | 3.05 | 2.94 | 2.94 |
| Leadership in the CAG is shared. | 3.10 | 2.71 | 3.11 |
| All CAG members are heard and respected. | 3.11 | 3.06 | 3.17 |
| Capacities and skills of CAG members are recognized and used with the CAG process. |
2.94 | 2.82 | 3.11 |
| Information about upcoming CAG events and activities are shared with all mem bers. |
3.25 | 2.88 | 3.44 |
| The communication activities of the CAG enhance communication with the larger community. |
2.94 | 2.76 | 3.06 |
| CAG members have relationships to gain support of local organizations. | 3.00 | 2.88 | 3.17 |
| Successful activities of the CAG are incorporated into ongoing work of local organi- zations |
2.90 | 3.00 | 3.11 |
Note: Table reflects means responses for how much each respondent agreed with each statement on a scale of one (strongly disagree) to four (strongly agree)