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Collaboration Lab Training for Community Leaders
Provided by Healthy Places by Design
About this service
This is a 10-month training program that teaches community leaders how to work better together. The program helps people from different organizations learn skills like teamwork, planning, and including everyone in decisions. Leaders meet regularly to share ideas and practice new ways to solve community problems. The training focuses on three main areas: working with people, following good processes, and making solid plans. This helps create stronger partnerships between organizations to tackle issues like mental health, food access, and helping older adults.
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Who can use this
Community leaders and organizations in Michigan
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Not specified
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Healthy Places by Design
Healthy Places by Design advances community-led action and proven, place-based strategies to ensure health and well-being for all. Launched in 2002 as Active Living by Design, our organization envisions a nation of healthy, equitable communities where everyone reaches their full potential.
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