Coalition Building for Prevention

Authors:
  • EEEugenia Eng
    Eugenia Eng
  • BLBarbara Laraia
    Barbara Laraia
  • AAAlice Ammerman
    Alice Ammerman
  • JDJanice Dodds
    Janice Dodds
  • LMLewis Margolis
    Lewis Margolis
  • ACAlan Cross
    Alan Cross
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Abstract
This article examines the four-year development of the North Carolina Community-Based Public Health Initiative consortium (NC CBPHI). The NC CBPHI consisted of four separate county coalitions and differed in both its agenda and membership from the many examples of coalitions described in the literature. This article presents and describes evaluation findings that identify six factors as important in coalition functioning and success in the CBPHI coalitions. These factors are: participation, communication, governance and rules for operation, staff/coalition member relationships, technical assistance and skills training, and conflict recognition and containment. Selected CBPHI coalition activities are also described and implications for public health practitioners are presented.