Monmouth County Coalitions and Partnerships
In the simplest terms, a community coalition is a group of individuals or organizations working together to achieve a common goal. Pooling together resources of local health departments, academia, health professional associations, health care providers, community leaders, faith-based organizations, non-profit organizations, other governmental and non-governmental agencies can bring about effective and more efficient delivery of programs with community wide-approaches aimed at improving population health.
The National Association of County Health Officials states that Coalitions can:
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Create synergies by uniting diverse interests behind a single goal, such as women’s health or better air quality
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Raise the profile of a public health issue, such as excessive hospital admissions or sex abuse of women migrant farm workers
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Reach out to under-served populations, such as immigrants from Central America or the Hmong, by working with religious, ethnic-specific, and other organizations they trust
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Help change behavior on a community-wide scale, such as tobacco use or level of exercise
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Attract funding for a cause, such as a clinic or support for families with mental health problems, by showing private funders there’s a solid platform for sustainable action and showing public officials the cause has a strong constituency
Coalitions/Partnerships in Monmouth County
Ocean Monmouth Regional Tobacco Collaborative
Health Improvment Coaltion of Monmouth County
Searchable Database of NJ Coalitions - NJ Health Coalitions Working Smarter