Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health [Hardcover]

Frances Dunn Butterfoss (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787987859 | ISBN-13: 978-0787987855 | Publication Date: April 27, 2007 | Edition: 1

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

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This comprehensive text will be an invaluable resource not only for the practitioner and researcher practicing in all segments of public health but also for the academician preparing our future health educators. The rich experience of the author of more than 15 years of building, leading, evaluating, and consulting on coalitions and partnerships is evident as she combines her practical experience and insights with the published sources to make her points. . . . This book achieves the stated goal of being a one-stop shop that provides not only a philosophical and theoretical basis but also practical guidance and tools on how to develop and sustain successful partnerships and coalitions."-- Health Promotion Practice, April 2008

From the Back Cover

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

Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health is designed to be used by both seasoned professionals who wish to expand their knowledge of these collaborative processes and novices who seek guidance and support.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (April 27, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787987859
• ISBN-13: 978-0787987855
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,613 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical advice and tools for building and evaluating coalitions, September 24, 2008

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Susan R. Lavinghouze (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health (Hardcover)

This is the single book you will need to facilitate growth and evaluation of coalitions. This book is excellent for the researcher as well as the practitioner. It is not just another theory book but one that will give you concrete advice and tools. You won't need a PhD to read and use this book but all levels of practice and research will soon find this book to be their favorite resource.

This book is a must first-read book for all of our funded grantees working with coalitions. We provide this book to all funded sites, fellows, and evaluation staff.

Coalitions are a great resource for promoting community change but they can quickly run off-track without the right nurturing. This book will be the resource of choice for anyone charged with the nurturing of a coalition.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rates an A+: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health, September 24, 2008

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Sarah J. Olson (Duluth, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health (Hardcover)

Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health by Frances Butterfoss is a comprehensive text that is an invaluable resource for those working to create stronger collaborations for improved community health, as well as for researchers and academicians preparing future health educators. The rich experience of the author of over fifteen years of building, leading, evaluating, and consulting on coalitions and partnerships is evident as she combines her practical experience and insights with proven research to make her points.

Dr. Butterfoss eloquently makes the case for why coalitions and partnerships are important in the first sentence of her book: "...coalitions and partnerships successfully bring people together, expand resources, and focus on a problem of community concern better than any single group or agency could do alone...." This book provides not only a philosophical and theoretical basis but also practical guidance and tools on how to develop and sustain successful partnerships and coalitions.

The book is divided into four main parts covering the importance of coalitions and partnerships, building and sustaining the coalition or partnership itself, and the planning and evaluation of activities.

This text of over 500 pages truly is a one-stop shop for creating effective coalitions and partnerships. The wisdom and insights found in Butterfoss's book provide a detailed roadmap for thoughtful groups of people who make up coalitions and partnerships and who are endeavoring to change the world by improving the quality of life through healthier and safer lives.

5.0 out of 5 stars Coalition Bible, September 19, 2008

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Melissa J. Magstadt "Melissa" (South Dakota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health (Hardcover)

I was searching Amazon.com for books on coalition building and came across this book last spring and ordered it as I was a part of starting a state coalition for diabetes. And I am really glad that I did. It not only gave our coalition a great working foundation full of wisdom and knowledge from someone who has been there, but I know that we are forming a solid coalition using the tools and suggestions that are in the book. It really has been our coalition bible, and my book is highlighted, underlined, with post-it note tabs through out the book because the information is so valuable and useful. This is the perfect book if you are developing a coalition, would like to develop one, or have a coalition already in existence. You will avoid pitfalls and build a strong coalition following the recommendations in this book. You will not be disappointed with it.