Table 1. Helpfulness of Resources Provided to ACHIEVE Communities, United States, 2008–2010 (n = 64).
| ACHIEVE Resources | Not Helpful, n (%) | Moderately Helpful, n (%) | Very Helpful, n (%) | Not Used, n (%) | Response Counta, n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical assistance provided by NACDD (eg, conference calls, e-mails, website) | 1 (1.6) | 15 (23.8) | 46 (73.0) | 2 (3.2) | 64 |
| Webinars and technical assistance conference calls | 0 | 32 (50.8) | 28 (44.4) | 3 (4.8) | 63 |
| Peer-to-peer support (eg, connecting with other communities) | 1 (1.6) | 24 (38.1) | 21 (33.3) | 17 (27.0) | 63 |
| State health department expert advisors | 5 (7.9) | 22 (34.9) | 30 (47.6) | 6 (9.5) | 63 |
| State Healthy Communities Coordinator | 1 (1.6) | 8 (13.1) | 20 (32.8) | 32 (52.5) | 61 |
| Action Institute | 0 | 1 (3.1) | 24 (75.0) | 7 (21.9) | 32 |
| Coaches’ meeting | 0 | 3 (15.8) | 15 (78.9) | 1 (5.2) | 19 |
| ACHIEVE website | 1 (10.0) | 7 (70.0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 | 10 |
| Site visit by NACDD staff | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 5 (38.5) | 7 (53.8) | 13 |
| Technical assistance by CDC or other national partners | 1 (10.0) | 2 (20.0) | 2 (20.0) | 5 (50.0) | 10 |
Abbreviations: ACHIEVE, Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change; NACDD, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
a
If the number of respondents is below 61, this means the question was not asked in each of the 3 years or the answer options were not asked in every community coordinator report.