Collaboration in Public Health: Coalition-Building and Community Engagement

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All Level
1 CE
Estimated 1-Hour Workload
Accessible for 180 days but no later than the expiration date

Description

Collaboration and co-operation are ancient principles for effective group activity. Along with community participation, they have been recognized as key elements of public health since the 1960s. Yet there is often misunderstanding of the various types or degrees of coalition and community engagement, and the difficulties that can arise when researchers try to engage with communities as research or program partners. In this webinar, we will discuss the advantages and limitations of collaboration, and the skills needed to effectively practice it.

Expiration Date: 04/22/2026

What You Will Learn

Upon successful completion of this activity, you will be able to:

Understand the basic principles of collaboration in PH research & planning.
Understand the pros & cons of collaborative partnerships in public health.
Critically evaluate the relationship between coalitions & community engagement.

Faculty Bio

Dr. Michael Schwab

Dr. Schwab has 30 years’ experience in community health, working in the US and Europe, Africa, Thailand, Australia and the Carribean – mostly in programs related to the health and rights of children. For ten years, he was a member of the research faculty in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, where he helped pioneer community based participatory research. For seven years, he was Editor-in-Chief of the ‘California Wellness Guide’, a statewide participatory public health campaign to provide basic health-related information and referral services to diverse communities. Later, he led a two-year statewide inquiry into the conditions of California's children and their environments, including a suite of CBPR projects with ‘at risk’ teens in four cities. His published papers include accounts of these projects. For the last 15 years, he has taught in the PhD Public Health program at Walden University, where he has won awards for teaching and research excellence. His special skills include qualitative research methods, ethics, participatory research and project management. His current research interest is the role of emotion and emotional intelligence in health.

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement

Walden University is a designated provider (ID# 123343) of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.

Walden University is an approved provider of CPH recertification credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.