These resources will assist users in understanding and applying a definition of collaboration and tools and resources for measurement of collaboration and effective and successful partnerships. These tip sheets provide a follow-up to the 3 part interactive webinar series that featured collaboration science and measurement as well as practical examples of implementation in MCH settings. These fact sheets are brief descriptions of the measurement tools that can serve as reference tools for MCH professionals. 

Overview of Collaboration Science Frameworks 

I. Collaboration Science and Measurement Webinar Series: This webinar series provides an overview of collaboration science and collaboration measurement tools and provides the basis for thecollaboration measurement tip sheet series. 

November 2018: Overview of Collaboration Science: Collaboration Science and Measurement

January 2019: Tools for Measuring How We Work Together: Using the Wilder Collaboration Factors Inventory and other tools to measure collaboration, materials include: webinar slides and Wilder Collaborations Factor Inventory 

April 2019: Tools for Measuring Partnerships: Using Social Network Analysis and the PARTNER Tool and the Person-Centered Network App to measure social connectedness, trust, and leveraging of resources.

II. Collaboration and Partnership Webinar Series: The other webinar series is part of AMCHP’s ongoing work to equip MCH programs and partners with effective strategies and proven practices for collaborating. Title V programs partner with a range of federal, state and local entities to further supplement the capacity of state agencies in meeting the needs of its MCH population, including CSHCN. 

October 3, 2018 – Partnerships & Collaborations: An Open Forum This webinar provided an open forum to gather information from our members and stakeholders to see what information they would find most valuable. Receiving their input about how AMCHP can create content most useful for them informed the collaboration series. 

November 2018 – Moving Down the Pyramid: A Title V Perspective This webinar included an overview of the evolution of multiple recommendations for the provision of direct services by public health agencies. Three Title V CYSHCN directors also shared their experiences implementing population health strategies in their programs, and a representative of the National MCH Workforce Development Center, Dr. Stephen Orton, led a skills development activity.

December 2018 – Collaboration Laboratory: Partnering with families, communities, and local health departments This webinar included expert speakers who shared their perspectives from engaging with MCH programs as family leaders, community health workers, and local health departments.