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8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions

URL 1: https://pace.tulane.edu/content/8-steps-building-and-sustaining-effective-coalitions

Date Developed: Unknown. Source: South Central Public Health Partnership. Presenter(s): Frances Dunn Butterfoss, PhD, MSEd. Type: Online Course. Level: Introductory. Length: Self-paced.

Annotation

Have you ever tried to convince your health director, mayor, school board, minister, or business owner to support your community coalition? It’s not always easy, especially if he or she is not convinced that working in partnership is the best approach. This presentation will help you define coalitions, learn when and how to use them, and provide eight steps for building effective coalitions that promote health, a healthy environment, and prevent disease. By focusing on these steps, your coalition will be poised to reach its goals and sustain itself for the long haul.

Note: This course was originally delivered as a satellite broadcast.

Learning Objectives

Describe three characteristics of effective coalitions

Recount three successes and three barriers to coalition effectiveness and their resolutions

Identify eight essential steps for building and sustaining effective coalitions

Learn valuable lessons from actual community coalitions

Special Instructions

Registration is required.

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UE8MC25742; MCH Navigator for $225,000/year. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.