Essential service #4 focuses on communities andpartnerships. It highlights the importance ofauthentically engaging communities as partnersand working with multi-sector partnersincluding those that influence health. Itemphasizes the role that public health can playin convening, facilitating, and contributingexpertise to solutions.Mobilize community partnerships and action to identify and solve health problems- Identifying potential stakeholders who contribute to or benefit from public health and increasing their awareness of the value of public health.- Building coalitions, partnerships, and strategic alliances to draw upon the fullrange of potential human and material resources to improve community health.- Convening and facilitating partnerships and strategic alliances among groups and associations (including those not typically considered to be health-related) in undertaking defined health improvement projects, including preventive, screening, rehabilitation, and support programs.Strengthen, support, and mobilize communities and partnerships to improve health- Convening and facilitating multi-sector partnerships and coalitions that include sectors that influence health (e.g., planning, transportation, housing, education, etc.).- Fostering and building genuine, strengthsbased relationships with a diverse group of partners that reflect the community and the population.- Authentically engaging with community members and organizations to develop public health solutions.- Learning from, and supporting, existing community partnerships and contributingpublic health expertise.