Doing nothing is an alternative. Learn how public decisions are made, who makes them, and how citizens can participate in the process. Activate the choice. Provide input to policy makers, or carry out the plan. Evaluate the choice.
Evaluation occurs informally throughout the process.
Formal evaluation at the end of the project may lead the coalition into new concerns and problems. To facilitate coalition development, Extension educators served as area coordinators to recruit, train, and provide overall management of the community coalitions. The coordinators were trained via six hands-on workshops focusing on the Hahn model. After training, area coordinators were expected to train potential coalition members in their own communities. Once local coalitions were established and began to function, additional training was provided.