Main description:

Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health is a step-by-step guide for building durable coalitions to improve community and public health. This important resource provides an in-depth, analytical, and practical approach to building, sustaining, and nurturing these complex organizations. Author Frances Dunn Butterfoss includes all the tools for success in collaborative work from a research and practice-based stance. The book contains useful approaches to the issues, recommendations for action, resources for further study, and examples from actual coalition work.
Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health explores* Historical foundations of coalitions and partnerships* Principles of collaboration and partnering* Benefits and challenges of a coalition approach* Coalition frameworks and models* Cultivating coalition leadership* Roles and responsibilities of coalition staff, leaders, and members* Communication, decision-making, and problem-solving methods* Vision, mission, and bylaws* Effective marketing* Planning for sustainability* Approaches to assessment* Developing strategic and action plans* Implementing coalition strategies in the community* Media advocacy, strategies, and tips* Participatory coalition evaluation

Contents:

Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. PART I: MAKING THE CASE FOR COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. 1 Historical Perspective of Coalitions. 2 Principles of Collaboration and Partnering: Coalitions Defined. 3 Why Coalitions? 4 The Community Coalition Action Theory (CCAT). PART II: BUILDING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. 5 Lead Agency, Coalition Staff, and Leadership. 6 Coalition Membership and Teamwork. 7 Essential Coalition Processes. 8 Coalition Infrastructure. PART III: SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS. 9 Marketing the Coalition and Its Agenda. 10 Funding, Resource Development, and Sustainability. PART IV: COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTION. 11 Community Assessment. 12 Coalitions and Planning. 13 Coalition Activities and Interventions. 14 Evaluating Coalitions and Partnerships. 15 Coalitions and Partnerships: Their Promise and Future. References. Name Index. Subject Index.