About The Center For Community Capacity

Purpose: to enhance the capacity of communities throughout the state to engage in effective collaborative action for health by nurturing community coaches and partnerships with technical assistance and access to resources.

Goals of the CCC:

Develop local capacity coaches across the state that help community coalitions
Help community coalitions to identify issues and problem solve
Build effective working relationships and partnerships among local organizations
Develop a learning community among local health improvement coalitions across the state
Support the ability of community to identify and better align existing resources and to effectively secure new resources

Activities of the CCC:

Conducts capacity assessments with groups and coalitions
Work with groups and coalitions to create technical assistance plans that address needs
Train community participants to become effective collaborative leaders
Provides technical assistance in areas as needed

The mission of the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) is to promote and improve the health and quality of life in Louisiana through public/private partnering. LPHI’s purpose is to advance the shared responsibility of public health in preventing disease and promoting positive health practices through collaboration in health information, research, education, and policy development. LPHI is an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established in 1997. For more information, please visit our website at www.lphi.org.