8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions

Course Description:

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.

Target Audience

Academic Faculty/Staff, Federal Government Employees, State Government Employees, Local Government Employees, Non-Government Employees and Students

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
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing 8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions
Course opens: 
10/20/2021
Course expires: 
01/01/2040
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
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Instructor:

Frances Dunn Butterfoss

Frances Dunn Butterfoss, PhD, MSEd

President
Coalitions Work
Professor
Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia

Available Credit

  • 2.00 Participation/CE
    Tulane Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) awards 2.00 hour(s) of credit for completing 8 Steps to Building and Sustaining Effective Coalitions

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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System Settings 
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