(BY INVITATION ONLY) Stategic Prevention Framework Training

Welcome

This series has been designed around results from: the SPF Learning Resource Needs Assessment conducted in June 2009; feedback on summer 2009 site visits conducted by the VT SPF Strategy Team; input from the Prevention Workforce Training Steering Committee, the SPF Training Design Advisory Group and the Deputy Commissioner of Health.

Key Objectives

• Address on-going relevant topics in a multi-training format
• Focus on building practical skills/core competencies in coalition leadership
• Provide opportunities for participants to apply new learning to current coalition work in a hands-on way
• Offer differentiated instruction to accommodate the different experience levels of participants
• Create opportunities for cross coalition networking and coaching
  Recognize and validate the good work being done by coalitions

Key Topics

• Sustainability in Implementation – Practical strategies for addressing sustainability issues (organizational issues, funding, communication with constituencies, etc.).

• Environmental Change Strategies— Planning and implementing environmental strategies at the local level with an emphasis on Social Marketing and Social Norms/ Media Campaigns.

• Planning and Implementing Evaluation Strategies – Developing detailed evaluation plans; selecting key indicators; collecting, analyzing and effectively applying process and outcome data.

• Cultural Competency – Integrating cultural competency throughout all phases of SPF with an emphasis on rural, impoverished communities and socioeconomic factors.

• Advocacy – On-going local and state level advocacy instruction and implementation.

SNOWDATE
March 10, 2010