Phase Five

Sustaining the Effort

Once programs have been evaluated and deemed successful, maintaining that success takes continued systematic planning, periodic review and active community support. The goal now is to integrate the programs into the community to ensure the maintenance of good health from generation to generation. The coalition may wish to establish specific times to follow-up on each of the activities listed below:


1- Review the current status of each program.
Based on the evaluation results, the coalition discusses questions such as:

  • Should the program be continued? By whom?
  • Does the program need improvement? If so, how?
  • What programs can be eliminated?


2- Examine how the coalition and its sub-groups are functioning.
It's a good idea to have coalition members take a critical look at the coalition and its effectiveness. This could be an annual task of the group, or parts could be administered along the way.


3- Summarize the results.
Develop oral and written progress reports and present to the coalition, task forces, and the involved community organizations.


4- Update the assessments of community leaders and resources.
Communities are not static. New leaders will need to be identified and available resources in the community reviewed on a periodic basis.


5- Write new goal statements and objectives.

6- Determine a timeline and plan the implementation steps for the new goals and objectives.


7- Develop a systematic recognition plan.
On-going recognition awards and incentives for individuals and organizations are essential for the maintenance of the effort.

8- Inform the media.
The public awareness campaign continues to keep the community informed of the results of the program evaluations, the plans for continued successes and the recognition of involved people and organizations.


9- Continue to recruit and maintain volunteers.
Some member turnover is to be expected. Recruiting new coalition and task force members will need to be an on-going task.

If volunteers understand the mission and their role in it, are trained and actively involved, are recognized for their efforts, and are supported by staff, the turnover problem will be kept to a minimum.

10- Continue to conduct periodic training sessions for coalition members, task force members, and other volunteers.

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