DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS

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DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS :An Eight Step Guide265 29th StreetOakland, CA EFFECTIVE COALITIONS :An Eight Step GuideLarry Cohen, MSWNancy Baer, MSWPam Satterwhite, MAPrevention Institute is a nonprofit, national center dedicated to improving communityhealth and well-being by building momentum for EFFECTIVE primary prevention. Prima-ry prevention means taking action to build resilience and to prevent problems beforethey occur. The Institute's work is characterized by a strong commitment to communityparticipation and promotion of equitable health outcomes among all social and eco-nomic groups. Since its founding in 1997, the organization has focused on injury andviolence prevention, traffic safety, health disparities, nutrition and physical activity, andyouth paper and related tools and materials are available at our 29th StreetOakland, CA EFFECTIVE COALITIONS : An Eight Step GuideAlthough the examples given in this paper are specific to injury preventioncoalitions, most can be applied to COALITIONS working on a variety of health-related issues.

DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS: An Eight Step Guide Larry Cohen, MSW Nancy Baer, MSW Pam Satterwhite, MA Prevention Institute is a nonprofit, national center dedicated to improving community

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