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Assignment5CoalitionMeetingFactSheetDocument.docxCoalition Meeting Plan & Advocacy Fact Sheet
Date Due: ___________ Points: 30
Purpose of this assignment: Plan a group meeting for a TASK Specific Group (e.g. coalition) made up of community stakeholders that will have a positive impact on health and wellbeing of a particular priority population.
Specifically, you will Identify a PSE change strategy, where group work would be appropriate (e.g. raising awareness of issue experienced by population, creating a resource/ service among multiple partners, developing community capacity to address an issue, or advocating for a policy, systems or environmental change).
Some examples include:
o Breast Feeding Policy/ Environmental supports for working mothers: Organizations; providers; advocates that support and educate on breastfeeding
o Eligibility for SNAP benefits for higher ed college students: Food security/ access to food organizations, professionals, advocates
Part 1: Coalition Meeting Plan
Describe the purpose of the coalition/ task force: [what is the intended outcome of the group]
Describe the health issue and target population: [Briefly restate from past assignments]
Describe the location where this coalition/ task force is based: [consider county, town, neighborhood etc.]
Describe the coalition/ task force members: [you may need to consult with others to assist you with this part; also look up information online for the area; review resource documents on past examples etc.]
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Address/ Phone/ email/ website |
Why should they be a member of the coalition? |
Accommodations needed for their participation? |
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Representation: Describe which of the organizations/ individuals listed in step 5 above will help ensure that the voice of those most negatively impacted by the health issue will be heard at the meeting. (someone who knows first-hand the priority population/ can be a liaison for the coalition)
Meeting Objectives: [What do you plan to accomplish at this meeting? “At the end of the meeting, each group members will be able to………” ]
Meeting Location: What do you think would be the best place and time to meet? The best physical features of the meeting room?
Supporting Inclusion: [How will you establish a climate of inclusion at the meeting? This goes beyond making individuals feel "welcome".]
Detailed Plan of the Meeting:
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Section of Meeting |
Describe action/ tasks |
Who will do this? |
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Invite members to the meeting |
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As people start to arrive |
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To get people acquainted with each other |
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In the main part of the meeting |
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To round off the meeting at the end |
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To evaluate whether you have achieved the objectives you set. |
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Part 2: Prepare an agenda that you would share with participants at the meeting.
Resources: BBF Textbook; Agenda templates online/ Microsoft word etc.
Part 3: Health Issue Fact Sheet
Develop a 1 page (front/ back) fact sheet that describes the health issue, the desired PSE change and target population.
This document would be shared with coalition members as well as general public to explain the purpose of the coalition.
It should explicitly state why we “should care” about this issue and the PSE changes your coalition is working to achieve.
Follow guidelines on how to create an informative, credible and visually appealing document. Allow time for edits/ changes as you get feedback from others.
All sources must be cited using foot note references.
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