Administers community health programs in Maricopa County.

Maricopa County Department of Public Health Programs for Residents | Maricopa County Department of Public Health Programs for Residents

Programs that help nonprofit organizations, small businesses and other groups develop or participate in temporary cooperative relationships in which two or more organizations agree to confer, share information or work together toward some mutual benefit while keeping their status as separate organizations and retaining their decision-making power and autonomy. Examples of collaborative efforts include information sharing, cooperative needs assessment activities, joint planning, program coordination, cooperative fundraising, shared staff or volunteers, joint purchasing, and implementation of cooperative support functions such as public relations, marketing, staff training and other activities that maximize the resources available to collaborative members.

Collaboration Development

Divisions of county governments that are responsible for overseeing the delivery of designated services to the public and managing other county government functions.

County Government Departments/Offices

Encourages collaboration between faith-based and community organizations. Offers technical assistance to improve agency efficiency. Publishes monthly CommunityConnect e-newsletter.

Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family | Arizona Governor's Office of Youth, Faith and Family

Programs that help nonprofit organizations, small businesses and other groups develop and/or participate in a temporary alliance of distinct parties who have come together for joint action or to work together for a common goal. Member organizations retain their own autonomy and make varying contributions to the alliance based on their resources and expertise. Coalitions are particularly effective when they are action oriented involving activities such as public policy advocacy, government lobbying, legislative initiatives or media campaigns.

Coalition Building

Provides consultations, technical assistance, and training for food systems and active living community settings. Collaborates with partners in research and development of health policies and systems engagement.

Pinnacle Prevention | Pinnacle Prevention

Divisions of businesses or nonprofit agencies that are responsible for developing products or delivering designated services to the public. Departments of NGOs are generally led by a manager, supervisor, director or vice president.

Nongovernmental Agency Departments

Advocates for the needs of children and their families state-wide. Provides a forum of empowerment and unification for the coalition of public and private organizations that administer Head Start programs and work to improve the lives of Arizona's children. Offers innovative services that are grounded in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Arizona Head Start Association | Arizona Head Start Association

Programs that use any of a wide variety of materials to educate the public about issues that relate to a particular field or topic.

Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education

Governing boards, advisory boards, commissions, committees and other groups that provide advice, guidance and, in some cases, formal oversight, for public and private organizations that are responsible for the provision of services to the community; that assess existing social conditions and problems and develop and assist in the implementation of specific strategies for meeting the human service needs of the community; and/or which assist community agencies and organizations to coordinate the provision of services in an efficient, nonduplicative way. Also included are entities that are composed of community agencies which have an established networking relationship that provides a collaborative approach to addressing specific identified community needs and problems.

Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups

Programs that intercede on behalf of individuals to help them establish eligibility for or obtain needed services when they have been denied benefits or services for which they are eligible, when they need assistance to communicate their needs to a service provider or to otherwise effectively represent themselves, or when they have a complaint about a service. Individual advocacy attempts to reach equitable settlements without resorting to litigation and seeks to meet individual needs without attempting to change social institutions.