NCSH Going Forward

It’s about honesty. It’s about knowledge. It’s about time.

NCSH Going ForwardMaureen Michaels, Michaels Opinion Research, Inc.





• How we work together• NCSH communications with members• Coalition priorities

Key Discussion Items





• How do you feel about your level of involvement in the action groups and coalition (too little, just right, too much)?

• Is the action group structure working for you?

• How might we involve members who are not on an action group?

How Do You Feel About the Way We Work Together?





• Do you think we need to establish additional action groups or subcommittees within the action groups to get our work done?

• How would you feel about leading or participating in subcommittees?

How Do You Feel About the Way We Work Together? (cont.)





• Highlights from our recent survey, which had an overall response rate of 44%.– How would you rate the frequency with which you

receive communications from the NCSH? • 15% Not often enough • 85% Just right • 0% Too often

– How would you rate the content of the communications you receive from the NCSH? • 0% Not useful• 30% Somewhat useful • 56% Useful• 15% Very useful

Communication with Members





Not useful Somewhat Useful

Useful Very Useful

Quarterly Coalition update (with a focus on the work of the Action Groups)

0% 4% 65% 31%

Weekly summaries of sexual health in the news

15% 35% 23% 27%

Twitter 48% 20% 28% 4%

Facebook 44% 32% 20% 4%

Additional Survey Highlights-Communications

We are considering developing additional communication channels. Please rate how useful each of the following would be to you:





• How do you feel about the communications you receive from NCSH? – Any overall comments about our

communications- content, frequency, channels?

– How could we make the content more useful?

–What should the Quarterly Update include?– How do you feel about the Coalition using

Twitter and Facebook?

Communication with Members (cont.)





• Are there other areas or priorities that you think the Coalition should address in the short or long-term? – Are there other activities that Partnership

could undertake to support the work and goals of the Coalition?

NCSH Priorities

Health & Medicine

NCSH Going Forward