Sustaining Grassroots Coalitions: Examples from the Field
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Overview
Sustaining Grassroots Coalitions: Examples from the Field
Effective coalition building is an increasingly important activity in the field of public health, where working with community partners is critical to achieving improved health outcomes. Drawing on her extensive experiences with building community coalitions, Pamela Valera, PhD, MSW, a faculty member at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, discussed basic information and best practices on beginning, building, and maintaining a coalition and described in-depth a case example of her work with the Bronx Reentry Working Group. The webinar covered the following learning objectives:
- Learn how to develop a solid infrastructure without external funding
- Understand the principles of collaboration and volunteerism in influencing and maintaining coalition partners
Speaker: Pamela Valera, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals
- 3A3/3B3 – Solicits community-based input from individuals and organizations
- 3A6/3B6 – Applies communication and group dynamic strategies in interactions with individuals and groups
- 5B4 – Facilitates collaboration and partnerships to ensure participation of key stakeholders
- 5A5/5B5 – Maintains partnerships with key stakeholders
Who should view this presentation?
- Public health practitioners
- Public health students
Continuing Education Credit
1 CPH credit. The New York City-Long Island-Lower Tri-County Public Health Training Center is a NBPHE pre-approved provider of CPH continuing education credits.
Estimated time to complete
1 hour