Table 4.

Key recommendations

Internally Focused Recommendations

• Have a clearly defined mission that addresses the types of work the Coalition engages in • Develop specific strategies, processes, and procedures that will proactively address MCH equity issues within the greater New Orleans area (i.e., research activities that outline current MCH trends the Coalition could advocate for) • Consider the distribution of work and how the Coalition activities will be addressed and implemented • Maintain and enhance the Coalition’s directory that identifies group members’ expertise and their capacity • Leverage institutional resources to advance Coalition’s mission and associated activities (i.e., institutional or organizational funding mechanisms, student volunteers, etc.)

Externally Focused Recommendations

• Identify ways to connect with and incorporate non-traditional MCH sectors as well as members with lived experience, whether or not they are professionally involved in MCH-related work • Develop dissemination strategies beyond the current membership and identify avenues to market the Coalition more broadly and attract new membership