ASPHN's Collaboration Committee

ASPHN’s Collaboration Committee works to strengthen and improve the association’s strategic partnerships with other organizations. This work expands our visibility and effectiveness by amplifying our voice on priority public health nutrition issues.

Committee members train liaisons, support their efforts, identify partnership gaps and field collaboration requests from other organizations. The Collaboration Committee is open to all members and provides an invaluable opportunity to build your partnership skills and knowledge.

Committee members can serve as liaisons to national organizations or projects that align with ASPHN’s mission. As ASPHN ambassadors, liaisons inform their partner organizations about ASPHN’s programs and activities, and they report back to the committee on emerging issues, campaigns, and potential opportunities. ASPHN applies the Levels of Collaboration scale to all collaboration reviews with a designated liaison and also ensure alignment of all collaborations with ASPHN’s Strategic Plan & Priority Issues.

COMMITTEE MEMBER ACTIVITIES AND BENEFITS

GAIN experience with partnership evaluation tools and processes
PROVIDE orientation sessions and guidance to liaisons
LEARN about and utilize evidence based tools that support partnership growth and development
RECRUIT members to be ASPHN representatives to committees
DEVELOP policies to guide the organization’s work with our partners
WORK with and learn from others who are passionate about strengthening partnerships, collaborations and coalitions
NETWORK with a seasoned group of more than 20 Liaisons directly impacting ASPHN’s partnership collective
ACCESS to key messages and other tools that connect your work with the work of ASPHN

Learn more by reviewing the Committee Workplan and the Collaboration Primer.

OUR COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

CHAIR
Becky Adams, DrPH, RD, LC, CDCES, Partnership & Policy Support at Arkansas Department of Health, ASPHN Appointed Member & Director-at-Large

Committee Liaisons & Collaborations

ASPHN’s liaisons are critical to the association’s success. These ambassadors expand our visibility through strategic networking and coordination with organizations that have similar goals and priorities. Liaisons communicate ASPHN’s key messages, advocate for ASPHN’s priority positions, identify funding opportunities for our members as well as the association, and promote the role of public health nutritionists. ASPHN members currently serve as liaisons to fifteen organizations or projects. Learn more about some of our past collaborations below, and be sure to take a closer look at our ASPHN liaisons and their partnerships.

Collaboration with the CSPI Food Marketing Workgroup

Collaboration with the ASTHO Prevention Policy Committee

Collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics PHCNPG

Join the Collaboration Committee!

ASPHN’s Collaboration Committee is open to all members. The Collaboration Committee meets quarterly for one hour by conference call. Members work on specific projects related to partnerships and partner support throughout the year. If you’re ready to share or perfect your collaboration skills, join us today!

Interested in Becoming a Liaison?

Liaisons serve an initial two-year term and can renew their commitment during the Collaboration Committee’s annual partnership review. All liaisons receive training in order to confidently fulfill their role. We also provide a list of expectations to guide our liaisons as well as a host of resources to assist their work. If they have questions, they can reach out to their Liaison Ambassador at any time. If you’re interested in representing ASPHN as a liaison, please contact Shana Patterson.

Group of people holding pieces of puzzle together.

Contact Shana Patterson Holland to join the Collaboration Committee

Collaboration Resources

The Community Toolbox
The University of Kansas resource
Key Messages PowerPoint
ASPHN collaboration
PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS: 2022 & 2020-2021
ASPHN collaboration
Race Matters Institute
Tools, assessments, services and products that educate and promote race-informed and equity-focused work. resource
Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities
University of Minnesota Extension resource
Partnership Policy
ASPHN collaboration
The Art of Leading Collectively
A guide to collaborative impact for leaders in industry, government and social change networks. resource
Tamarack Institute
A Canadian Institute dedicated to the art and science of community engagement and collaborative leadership. resource

QUARTERLY MEETINGS

The Collaboration Committee holds quarterly conference calls to plan and support Committee activities. Click a date to learn more about that month’s meeting.

Liaison/Networking Training June 2, 2022
Liaison/Networking Training June 3, 2022
July 28, 2022 at 1:30 pm ET – registration link coming soon

Connect with Shana Patterson to share resources and information with other Collaboration Committee members.