Partnerships & Intersectoral Collaboration

How does your organization contribute to a health literate public health system? How can you strengthen your services through partnership and collaboration? Explore these questions and more below.

Ways to Get Started

• Review Focus Area #3 in the toolkit beginning on page 41. Download Advancing Organizational Health Literacy (PDF).
• Take the self-assessment for Focus Area #3 beginning on page 6. Download Organizational Health Literacy Assessment (PDF). 
• Continue exploring the themes and resources below.

Activities and Worksheets

Explore these activities related to partnerships and intersectoral collaboration:

• Community Power Mapping (PDF)
• Planning Meaningful Meetings (PDF)

Additional Resources

Asset Mapping

• Asset-Based Community Development Institute – Resources on identifying community assets and strengths
• National Center for Farmworker Health, Inc: Community Asset Mapping Guide – Tips, resources, and examples for community asset mapping 

Collaboration and Partnership

• Human Impact Partners: Resources for Collaboration and Power Sharing Between Government Agencies and Community Power-Building Organizations – Resources on creating symbiotic relationships between government programs and community based organizations
• George Washington University: Communications and Coalition Building Guide Strategies for Advancing Equity to Build Community Resilience (PDF) – Guide to advancing equity through coalition building
• National Association of County and City Health Officials: Strategic Collaboration for Outbreak Response and Prevention in Healthcare Settings (PDF) – Strategies and examples to prepare for public health crisis responses
• Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering – Resources around having meaningful and effective gatherings of all purposes and sizes
• University of Kansas Community Toolbox: Creating and Maintaining Coalitions and Partnerships – Wide overview of resources with examples on working effectively with other organization

Power Mapping Resources

• Commons Library: Power Mapping and Analysis – Overview of power mapping with links to related resources
• Union for Concerned Scientists: Power Mapping Your Way to Success – Brief overview with several different power mapping format examples