The document provides information on building community coalitions as part of the Georgia Strategic Prevention System (GASPS). It discusses establishing a Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup (CPAW) with three core elements: epidemiology, planning/operations, and evaluation. The CPAW supports prevention activities and capacity building at the local level. Coalitions are also important for providing linkages between community organizations and allowing for coordinated prevention efforts. Building strong coalitions involves developing clear roles and structures as well as cultivating engaged membership and shared leadership.

6. GASPS Vision & Mission Vision Healthy fully realized Georgians living in communities free of the debilitating effects of substance use & abuse Mission To systematically implement a statewide multi-level strategy that assists communities in developing and implementing prevention programs and policies in anticipation of and in response to its citizens

9. State Advisory Steering Committee (ASC) State Prevention Alliance Workgroup (SPAW) TA & Support Services Data Structure | Region Regional Prevention Alliance Workgroup (RPAW) TA & Support Services Data Structure | Sub Region Community Prevention Alliance* Workgroup (CPAW) TA & Support Services Data Structure GASPS Design

18. Epidemiological (Epi) SPF-STEP EPI element function 1. Needs Assessment Participate in data collection, review and analysis Assist with the development of a needs assessment report Identify gaps in existing data Review existing secondary data sources SPF-STEP EPI element function 2. Capacity Building Identify gaps in existing data Assist with the development of capacity building reports Assist with resource planning and technical assistance Continue to understand community readiness

21. Critical Questions Can CPAWS be combined if sharing the same community? Providers can share information and human resources. Process, structure and sequent documents / products need to be kept unique.

22. Critical Questions Can coalitions share the same community? Yes , and they should. However… All SPF step products and process need be kept unique to community of focus.

23. Critical Questions If a provider has multiple contracts in multiple regions, should the provider have multiple CPAWS? It is contract requirement. However… All provider communities must have unique SPF products, and each product needs to have the involvement of the CPAW.

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