Maintaining Successful State Partnership Collaborations
- Linda Redman, MPH, MA, Health Education Specialist, CDC (moderator)
- Paul Mattessich, PhD., Executive Director, Wilder Foundation
- Kathy Foell, MS, RD, Director, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention and Control Program,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Objective/Supporting Skills and Knowledge
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Use the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory to rate current coalition partners’ strengths and weaknesses
- List possible steps to compensate for weaknesses and enhance strengths
- Prioritize action steps to address strengths and weaknesses
- List techniques for keeping coalition members actively engaged in coalition activities
Summary
Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to use the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory to assess their current partners’ abilities to carry out the coalition’s goals. Participants will be able to use the results of the assessment process to “retool” their coalition in the face of changing priorities and environmental impacts.
Resources
- Collaboration: What Makes It Work: A Review Of Research Literature On Factors Influencing Successful Collaborations, 2nd ed.
- The Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory
- Massachusetts Memorandum of Commitment
Session Materials
