Acknowledgments.

About the Author.

PART I: MAKING THE CASE FOR COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

1 Historical Perspective of Coalitions.

2 Principles of Collaboration and Partnering: Coalitions Defined.

3 Why Coalitions?

4 The Community Coalition Action Theory (CCAT).

PART II: BUILDING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

5 Lead Agency, Coalition Staff, and Leadership.

6 Coalition Membership and Teamwork.

7 Essential Coalition Processes.

8 Coalition Infrastructure.

PART III: SUSTAINING EFFECTIVE COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.

9 Marketing the Coalition and Its Agenda.

10 Funding, Resource Development, and Sustainability.

PART IV: COALITIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTION.

11 Community Assessment.

12 Coalitions and Planning.

13 Coalition Activities and Interventions.

14 Evaluating Coalitions and Partnerships.

15 Coalitions and Partnerships: Their Promise and Future.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.