title: Coalition, partnership, and constituency building by a state public health agency: a retrospective.
abstract: This article is a retrospective that traces the development of an evolutionary process for a state health agency in addressing the challenge of implementing core public health functions and the provision of essential services. Coalition, partnership, and constituency building were critical elements in the process. Various initiatives are described and their importance as building blocks to a larger process of organizational change is explained. Key lessons from the process are outlined.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kimbrell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008145:Louisiana; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011247:Pregnancy; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education; D015980:Public Health Practice