1. Why should the State Injury Coalition be formed? What do you see as the potential advantages and drawbacks of working with a coalition for this purpose?

2. How can Hogan and her colleagues at SDPH build on prior successful involvement with coalitions?

3. What is the ideal size for such a coalition? Which factors might help determine size?

4. Who should be invited to coalition meetings? How should members be recruited? Which other facts should be considered when planning coalition membership? Should members represent organizations or participate on the basis of individual leadership in their fields? Should they be agency heads?

5. Are there organizations that should not be represented on the State Injury Coalition?

6. Assuming that the decision is made to develop such a coalition, who should be in charge?

7. Should SDPH staff serve as coalition members? Why or why not? Should they be in charge of the coalition? Should they staff the coalition?

8. Which powers and authorities should be given to the coalition? How might decision making within the coalition take place? What are the advantages and disadvantages of different styles of decision making?

9. Which geographic factors particular to the state might need to be considered when planning coalition meetings?

10. What can you expect to be the coalition's major expenses? How might these be reduced?

11. How would you evaluate the coalition's effectiveness?