title: Keys to building effective community partnerships.
abstract: A four-year study of 25 community health partnerships reveals the six characteristics that help partnerships succeed. Managing size and diversity, addressing coalition conflict, and recognizing life cycles are among the primary behaviors differentiating the strong from the weak.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Institute, Oakland, California, USA.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zukoski
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Shortell
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017146:Models, Organizational; D017008:Negotiating; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States