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Health Promotion Practice, Vol. 9, No. 2, 130-139 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1524839907311573
© 2008 Society for Public Health Education

Defining Elements of Success: A Critical Pathway of Coalition Development

Laura M. Downey, DrPH

University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Carol L. Ireson, PhD

University of Kentucky College of Public Health in Lexington, Kentucky

Svetla Slavova, PhD

Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Centerin Lexington, Kentucky

Genia McKee, BA

Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center in the College of Public Health at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky

In recent decades, coalitions have been established to address many public health problems, including injury prevention. A partnership among the Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center and four injury prevention coalitions has documented the developmental stages of successful coalitions. This developmental process was constructed through the analysis of participating coalition documents, such as each coalition's mission statement, bylaws or rules of operation, the use of committees within the organization, frequency of meetings, and additional historical documents. Themes from this analysis guided researchers in designing a critical pathway model that describes milestones in coalition formation. Critical components in coalition formation include a clear definition of the coalition structure, coalition enhancement, funding, community support, leadership, education and outreach to the community, membership, partnerships, data and evaluation, and publicity. These findings are applicable to public health professionals who work with community-based coalitions and citizens who participate in local coalitions.

Key Words: coalition development • academic—community partnership • injury prevention


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