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• Identify potential solution based upon scan of literature and relevant sources
of information.

Provided below are resources and examples from ONE example/type of a community
café. There are many ways to do a community café, set-up and discussion. The example
here may be right for your needs. Be sure to check the resources below

• Utilize national toolkit resources: Community Cafe Organization Guide
(http://www.ctfalliance.org/images/initiatives/Parents%20resources%20pdfs/Host_
Orientation_Kit.pdf )

• Watch this video to hear Robin Cogan, School Nurse, talk about her experiences with the
Community Café in Camden, NJ: Host a Community Cafe by Robin Cogan
(https://spark.adobe.com/video/KZoSROnGfzuzP)
• See “Storyboard for Community Cafe Training – Conversations that Matter!” attached at
the end of this idea.
• The World Cafe: Cafe to Go Quick Reference Guide
(http://www.theworldcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Cafe-To-Go-Revised.pdf )
• Wiser Together Guiding Principles/Ground Rules
(http://www.wiser-together.com/about/guiding-principles/)
• Right Care Cafes Organizers Guidelines
• Local NJ School Nurse support contact:
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN
Faculty - Rutgers School Nurse Certificate Program
Johnson & Johnson School Health Fellow - Program Liaison/Community Coach
Email: robin.cogan@rutgers.edu

2. Form a powerful guiding coalition.

• Who are my partners? Establish your team and get buy-in for the project. These are
individuals with shared commitment and power to lead. For this example, the individuals
would be school district administrators, principals, office support staff, parents, local
community health organizations, child advocacy groups, chronic disease organizations.

3. Create a vision.

• Use SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic/Relevant and Time Bound Goals)
goals to develop performance and measurable objectives and outcomes. The who, what,
where, when, why. See Appendix B for SMART goals development template.
• Deming’s Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, a four step model for carrying out change
(https://healthit.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/work-
flow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/plan-do-check-act-cycle#h=plan-do-
check-act)
• Include as part of annual professional development goals, or SGOs.

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