Coalition Development (RI Study Guide)

Question 1

What is a coalition?

Answer 1

A formal arrangement for collaboration among groups or sectors of a community, in which each group retains its identity but all agree to work together toward the common goal of a safe, healthy, and drug free community.

Question 2

Coalitions strive to make
A. population changes
B. individual changes

Answer 2

A. population changes

Question 3

Which of the following strategies changes the physical design or structure of the environment to reduce risk and enhance protection?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 3

F. change physical design

Question 4

Which of the following strategies includes educational presentations, workshops or seminars, and data or media presentations such as public service announcements or brochures?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 4

A. provide information

Question 5

Which of the following strategies includes workshops, seminars, or activities designed to increase the skills of participants?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 5

B. enhance skills

Question 6

Which of the following strategies includes improving systems and processes to increase the ease and ability to access services such as treatment and recovery support?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 6

D enhance access/reduce barriers

Question 7

Which of the following strategies include formal change in written procedures, by-laws, policies, proclamations, ordinances, rules or laws with written documentation and/or voting procedures?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 7

G. modify/change policies

Question 8

Which of the following strategies creates opportunities to support people to participate in activities that reduce risk or enhance protection?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 8

C. provide support

Question 9

Which of the following strategies increases or decreases the probability of a specific behavior by altering the consequences for that behavior?

A. provide information
B. enhance skills
C. provide support
D. enhance access/reduce barriers
E. change consequences
F. change physical design
G. modify/change policies

Answer 9

E. change consequences

Question 10

True or false: different sectors and stakeholders may want to be involved in your prevention activities to different degrees.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

In which level of involvement do stakeholders engage in separate activities, strategies, and policies?

A. no involvement
B. networking
C. cooperation
D. coordination
E. collaboration

Answer 11

A. no involvement

Question 12

In which level of involvement do partners publicise each other’s programs, write letters in support of grant applications, co-sponsor training, and/or exchange resources?

A. no involvement
B. networking
C. cooperation
D. coordination
E. collaboration

Answer 12

C. cooperation

Question 13

In which level of involvement do stakeholders serve together on planning committees or implement programs or services together?

A. no involvement
B. networking
C. cooperation
D. coordination
E. collaboration

Answer 13

D. coordination

Question 14

In which level of involvement do participating organizations work together on a comprehensive plan to address the issue since their missions overlap?

A. no involvement
B. networking
C. cooperation
D. coordination
E. collaboration

Answer 14

E. collaboration

Question 15

In which level of involvement do stakeholders share what they are doing during an interagency networking meeting and talk about community issues?

A. no involvement
B. networking
C. cooperation
D. coordination
E. collaboration

Answer 15

B. networking

Question 16

True or false: coalitions can conserve resources.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or false: individual organizations have more credibility than coalitions.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

True or false: coalitions can achieve a more widespread reach and accomplish objectives beyond what an individual organization can.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

True or false: coalitions are an effective way to spread information.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

True or false: coalitions do not provide a forum for sharing information and networking.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or false: each coalition organization or member brings the same expertise or resources to the coalition as a whole.

Answer 21

False.

Question 22

What are the steps to forming an effective coalition?

Answer 22

1. starting a coalition
2. building a coalition
3. needs assessment
4. developing a plan
5. evaluation
6. sustainability
7. develop and implement sustainability planning
8. cultural competence