Implementation

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Appropriate program implementation is critical to a program’s success. When properly executed, a program has the potential to reach all of its intended outcomes with the least amount of challenges. The following is a list of resources that can help improve the delivery and quality of injury prevention programs and services:

• Building Diverse Community Based Coalitions, The Praxis Project [pdf, 110KB*]
  This document provides an outline of practical suggestions to assist in building a community-based coalition.
• Community of Learners, National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
  This section of the NCCC website promotes culturally and linguistically competent approaches in the provision of training, technical assistance, and consultation that results in reciprocal transfer of knowledge and skills among all collaborators and partners. 
• Cultural Competence, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
  This section of the Office of Minority Health's website provides a comprehensive view of cultural competence.
• Cultural Competence in a Multicultural World, The Community Tool Box
  This section of the Community Tool Box website takes an in-depth look at multiculturalism with discussions of topics such as building relationships with people from other cultures, building culturally competent organizations, and building inclusive communities.
• Developing a Comprehensive Injury Prevention Program, Center for Injury Prevention, Policy and Practice
  This tool provides a detailed checklist of key activities in a systems approach to developing a comprehensive injury prevention program.
• Focusing on Health Communication: Placing Public Health in Perspective, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
  This collection of reports is intended to create a comprehensive national strategy to address existing and emerging public health needs by understanding the complex relationship between health and behavior.
• Health Literacy Curricula, Harvard School of Public Health, Health Literacy Studies
  This webpage provides an assortment of health literacy curricula ranging from health literacy skills for chronic disease management to health literacy skills for designing lessons, units, and evaluation plans for an integrated curriculum.
• Modifying Access, Barriers, and Opportunities, The Community Tool Box
  This section of the Community Tool Box website focuses on services for special populations including extending opportunities for underserved communities and increasing access for people with disabilities.

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