Throughout the course of the Active School Initiative, coalitions are expected to implement a least two strategies to build or strengthen the capacity of the coalition. Here are some tips to help your coalition accomplish the strategies suggested in the grant guidelines. Need to review the grant guidelines? You can find them on www.healthinpractice.org/project/Active-Schools.
Assessing the capacity of your coalition will help you identify strengths, weaknesses and gaps. One way to assess your capacity, is using the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Program's Coalition Self-Assessment Tool.
The survey will take about 30 minutes to complete. At the end of this assessment you can print a report with your coalition "score," which will indicate your relative level of resources.
A description of the categories and values for the Coalition Self-Assessment Tool and the resulting score is also available. A pdf version of the Coalition Self-Assessment Tool can also be downloaded to make it easier to fill in the tool as a group, before entering your answers online.
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