Nearly half of Wisconsin Family Living Educators (FLEs) report being involved in a coalition in the area of aging. These include aging coalitions, caregiving coalitions, dementia coalitions, and community health coalitions. Family living educators often present educational programming to coalitions. Some examples include:
- Aging Friendly Communities (see the Facilitation Guide)
- Aging-population demographics by subgroup (link coming soon).
Identifying Partners and Stakeholders
To help identify partners and stakeholders, consider the following questions (adapted from UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research):
- Who is the primary beneficiary of the work?
- Who is in a position to expand upon or implement the work?
- Who will ultimately be affected by the work?
- Who is in a position to affect implementation/dissemination of the work?
Common partners include:
- Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources (GWAAR) This agency hosts a Wisconsin Caregiver Support Community Monthly Call. For more information, contact Jane Mahoney (Jane.Mahoney@gwaar.org)
- Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging
- Local Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) or Area Agency on Aging (AAA): Find your local Center or Agency here.
- Local Public Health Dept and/or Department on Aging
- Health care providers, care centers
Coalition Education Series
UW-Extension has a Coalition Education Series, with topics ranging from using data and evidence in community change to evaluating change and impact. These are available through the Youtube channel UWEX Coalition Education Series. (You may need to log into Google with your ces.uwex.edu account to view).
For more information, contact Kathy Staats (kathryn.staats@ces.uwex.edu), our coalition coach.
Time commitment: varies
Resources/Materials:
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- County Health Rankings and Roadmaps: Action Center
- Community Tool Box: a free, online resource for those working to build healthier communities and bring about social change.
- Coalitionswork.com: Tools and technical assistance will help you assess your community’s readiness to collaborate, build a coalition from scratch, assess and enhance existing partnerships, attract resources and members, implement effective programs and evaluate outcomes.
- The Power of Collaborative Solutions: Six Principles and Effective Tools for Building Healthy Communities by Tom Wolff (for purchase)
- Mobilizing Rural Communities to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Toolkit, a multi-state (Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota & Wisconsin), multi-disciplinary research project.
- A Field Guide to Community Coaching from the University of Minnesota.
Other Resources to Read and Share
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- Prevention Institute: Developing Effective Coalitions: An Eight Step Guide
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps to Health Action Center: Coalition Resources
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Do you have other programs that have been well-received by coalition groups? Please email your suggestions and any materials (e.g., powerpoint slides, presentation outlines) to Kristin (litzelman@wisc.edu)
