Tools

Putting It into Practice

The art and craft of building effective cross-sector partnerships

Stay tuned for evidence-based tools and strategies designed to support public health professionals as they forge effective partnerships with colleagues from other sectors.

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Getting Started

Need help finding the best tool for you?

Are you currently collaborating with other sectors?

  • Yes!
  • No, but I want to start.
  • What do you mean?

How is it going?

  • Perfectly!
  • It's a challenge.

What do you need help with?

  • Starting the conversation with another a potential sector partner.
  • Explaining what a cross-sector collaboration could look like.
  • Identifying strategic partners and understanding their goals.
  • Building the foundation of a strong collaboration.

Check out our Stories from the Field for examples of successful cross-sector work.

Great work. Check out our Framing Tools to learn why success stories are so important then share yours with us!

What speed bumps have you hit?

  • Communicating about public health in a way that resonates with leaders in other sectors.
  • Demonstrating what success could look like to engage partners.
  • Reaching a common understanding about goals.
  • Sustaining the partnership.

Dig into our Framing Tools for evidence-based recommendations and strategies.

Our Stories from the Field provide some great examples to draw from.

Use our Resource Library to do your homework about the sectors you�re looking to engage.

Check out our Sample Documents from the Field to see how others have planned for success.

Dig into our Framing Tools for evidence-based recommendations and strategies.

Draw some inspiration from our Stories from the Field and use them as examples!

Take a look at our Resource Library for research and resources to help navigate collaborations.

Check out our Sample Documents from the Field to see how others have planned for success.

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Framing Tools for Engaging Other Sectors

Framing Tools for Engaging Other Sectors

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Stories from the Field

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Resource Library

Resource Library

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Sample Documents from the Field

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PHRASES Frame of Mind

By framing our work and our value in a way that resonates with leaders in other sectors, we can open doors to more productive collaborations with important partners who share our goals of improving the public's health. — Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Population Health, University of Texas at
Austin Dell Medical School and PHRASES Advisory Committee Co-Chair