Title: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health
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
Subjects: Health & Fitness, Medical, Nonfiction, Community health services, Group medical practice, Public health, Coalitions, Medical cooperation, Medical partnership, Health Care Coalitions, Organization & administration, Community Health Planning