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King County Healthcare Coalition
ASSESSEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT PRACTICAL TIPS
ASSESSEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT PRACTICAL TIPS
- Look at your geographical landscape for obvious collaborators that can be considered as coalition members, partners or other service providers
- Learn the political landscape by using your internal network to identify the names of key decision makers and their previous involvement in preparedness activities
- Document all existing preparedness plans of which you are aware
- Identify existing meetings in your community that could be used to do coalition business or provide updates on the coalition
- Identify all existing memorandums of understanding or collaborative agreements that are already in place between organizations
- Develop a calculated action oriented approach for engaging specific individuals and/or organizations from which you need support and involvement
- Build a case for your coalition by clearly identifying the strengths and weaknesses surrounding healthcare response in your community
- Research best practices from like jurisdictions (don't completely overlook those jurisdictions of a different size - they may still have some helpful information)
- Understand your vision and desired outcomes before you begin involving and engaging others
- There can be "denial" about the need for preparedness and inclusion into the coalition on an organizational level. Deal with it head on and demonstrate the importance of involvement.
- There may be a lack of understanding about the value of the project and how it relates to their organization so developing clear benefits for each target audience will help with engagement
