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In cross-sectoral health promotion networks, power operates through multiple balancing dimensions, such as funding, relationships, gatekeeping, evidence, and advocacy, which can mitigate power asymmetries and enhance collaborative practice. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how power is conceptualized, negotiated, and distributed within a cross-sectoral health promotion network addressing HIV and hepatitis C.

September 10, 2026Health Promotion Journal of AustraliaOpen Access

Locating Power in a Cross‐Sectoral Health Promotion Collaboration Addressing HIV and Hepatitis C

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DCDaniel Chamberlain RKRobyn Keast GBGraham Brown

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Qualitative study reveals multidimensional power mechanisms among cross-sectoral health leaders, suggesting balanced influence buffers asymmetries in disease prevention networks.

Key Points

To examine how power is conceptualized, negotiated, and distributed within a cross-sectoral health promotion network addressing HIV and hepatitis C.
Conducted inductive qualitative interviews with 30 senior leaders representing community, research, government, and clinical health organizations in Victoria, Australia.
Coded interview transcripts in NVivo using an inductive analysis approach grounded in a phenomenological framework.
Identified five core manifestations of power: funding mechanisms, collaborative relationships, organizational gatekeeping or championship, scientific evidence generation, and sector advocacy.
Demonstrated that diverse, recognized influence pathways across community, government, and academic sectors helped counterbalance structural power asymmetries.

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Chamberlain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27ba958559d80afc74fa4 https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70247

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September 10, 2026Health Promotion Journal of AustraliaOpen Access

Locating Power in a Cross‐Sectoral Health Promotion Collaboration Addressing HIV and Hepatitis C

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Authors

DCDaniel Chamberlain RKRobyn Keast GBGraham Brown

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Overview

Qualitative study reveals multidimensional power mechanisms among cross-sectoral health leaders, suggesting balanced influence buffers asymmetries in disease prevention networks.

Key Points

To examine how power is conceptualized, negotiated, and distributed within a cross-sectoral health promotion network addressing HIV and hepatitis C.
Conducted inductive qualitative interviews with 30 senior leaders representing community, research, government, and clinical health organizations in Victoria, Australia.
Coded interview transcripts in NVivo using an inductive analysis approach grounded in a phenomenological framework.
Identified five core manifestations of power: funding mechanisms, collaborative relationships, organizational gatekeeping or championship, scientific evidence generation, and sector advocacy.
Demonstrated that diverse, recognized influence pathways across community, government, and academic sectors helped counterbalance structural power asymmetries.

Cite This Study

Chamberlain et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa27ba958559d80afc74fa4 https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70247

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