<i>Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health</i> is a step-by-step guide for building durable coalitions to improve community and public health.<p>This important resource provides an in-depth, analytical, and practical approach to building, sustaining, and nurturing these complex organizations.<p>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.<p><i>Coalitions and Partnerships in Community Health</i> explores<ul><li>Historical foundations of coalitions and partnerships<li>Principles of collaboration and partnering<li>Benefits and challenges of a coalition approach<li>Coalition frameworks and models<li>Cultivating coalition leadership<li>Roles and responsibilities of coalition staff, leaders, and members<li>Communication, decision-making, and problem-solving methods<li>Vision, mission, and bylaws<li>Effective marketing<li>Planning for sustainability<li>Approaches to assessment<li>Developing strategic and action plans<li>Implementing coalition strategies in the community<li>Media advocacy, strategies, and tips<li>Participatory coalition evaluation</ul>