Brainstorm: Potential Partners
Below is a partial listing of campus and community departments/organizations that could be valuable partners in
your public health efforts.
Campus
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Residential life
o
Administration (president/chancellor/provost’s
office)
o
Special interest groups
o
Academic programs
o
Student activities
o
Athletics
o
Student affairs/dean of students
o
Alumni
o
Student government
o
Counseling services
o
Student media
o
Dining services
o
Student peer education
o
Disability services
o
Wellness and prevention services
o
Employee union representatives
Community
o
Facilities and operations
o
Civic groups
o
Faculty/staff senate
o
Community health centers
o
Fraternity and sorority life
o
Emergency medical services/fire/rescue
o
First year services
o
Faith-based organizations
o
Health services
o
Government (local, state)
o
Hospitals (health-related graduate/professional
programs)
o
Health departments (city, county, state)
o
Human resources
o
Insurance/managed care companies
o
International students
o
Law enforcement
o
Judicial affairs
o
Mental health organizations
o
LGBTQ students
o
Neighborhood associations
o
Multicultural students
o
Nonprofit organizations
o
Parking and transportation
o
Parks and recreation
o
Public safety
o
Private businesses
o
Recreational sports
o
Schools (elementary, secondary, post-secondary
institutions)
o
Religious groups
o
Substance abuse treatment agencies
o
Research centers
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Funding Resources
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Charities/foundations
o
Health departments
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Local businesses
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Research grants
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University funding/development
o
Campus communications (emails, newsletters,
planners, resource guides)
o
Websites, blogs, podcasts, social networking
sites
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Word of mouth
Others
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Communication
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Campus media (newspaper, radio, print media,
campus signage, electronic media)
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Local media (newspaper, radio, TV)
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Adapted from material in the public domain:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d.). Healthy People 2020 Program
Planning Tools. Retrieved June 2012, from http://www.healthypeople.gov.
Original source:
Public Health Foundation, under contract with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of Public Health and
Science, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2002, February). Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health
Planning (p. 46). Washington, DC: Public Health Foundation.
1362 Mellon Road, Suite 180
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(410) 859-1500
healthycampus2020@acha.org
www.acha.org/healthycampus
June 2012
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