Coalitions and partnerships in community health / Frances Dunn Butterfoss.

San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, [2007], ©2007.

xxv, 579 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

1st ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 511-552) and indexes.

Historical perspective of coalitions -- Principles of collaboration and partnering : coalitions defined -- Why coalitions? -- The community coalition action theory (CCAT) -- Lead agency, coalition staff, and leadership -- Coalition membership and teamwork -- Essential coalition processes -- Coalition infrastructure -- Marketing the coalition and its agenda -- Funding, resource development, and sustainability -- Community assessment -- Coalitions and planning -- Coalition activities and interventions -- Evaluating coalitions and partnerships -- Coalitions and partnerships : their promise and future.