4-THOUGHT
  1. Has the planning groundwork been completed?
  2. What existing work has taken place that you can build on?
  3. What are your focus area priorities?
  4. What do we want to accomplish in each focus area?
  5. Who are the key individuals that need to be involved in the content implementation?
  6. How will we communicate the progress of implementation to the large group?
King County Healthcare Coalition
IMPLEMENTATION OVERVIEW

This Toolkit section gives a very detailed look at the fundamental working content of a Healthcare Coalition that can be applied topically to almost any jurisdiction.

If your health jurisdiction is not undertaking the entire coalition development process, this section provides key information on the focus areas that will likely fit with some of your organizational planning.


MOVING THE COALITION INTO ACTION
Planning and structuring the Healthcare Coalition will be the most time consuming process of the Coalition's development due to relationship management and coordinating communication. The implementation phase will move quickly as key stakeholders will be ready for action but it is important to prioritize what areas are ready for implementation and what areas will become a focus at a later date.

Prior to implementing focus area work teams, the most important pieces to have in place are: Keeping in mind the Coalition's Roles of Communications, Coordination and Consultation, specific objectives and action items were developed for each key focus area of content.