A network-building intervention in a rural Colorado community led to measurable improvements in the structure of a cross-sector network of care addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), demonstrating the potential for similar approaches to strengthen networks in other communities.
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ASTHO and NAMD are working together to strengthen the health of American families by fostering partnerships between Medicaid and public health agencies.
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Positive aspects or “bright spots” of the pandemic response, identified by governmental public health employees, offer important lessons and opportunities for growth for state and local public health agencies in both day-to-day and emergency preparedness planning capacities.
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By taking on the public health responsibilities for a defined population, Pandemic Response Officers were able to preserve TCHD’s case investigation and public health response capacity for the county’s more vulnerable populations.
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A baseline evaluation of relationships among community and healthcare organizations in Ontario, Canada provided key insights into the strengths and limitations of and next steps for an intersectoral network focused on enhancing the response to trans survivors of sexual assault, a structurally marginalized and critically underserved population.
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Isolating the effects of collaboration is messy; many of the factors associated with successful multi-sectoral partnerships, such as strong leadership or availability of resources, are difficult to measure and/or also associated with good community health. Multisectoral collaboration to address community health is foundational to public health practice. Mobilizing and maintaining community-based partnerships across different sectors is one of the ten
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Collaboration facilitates the use of PDMP data for epidemiologic studies and public health surveillance, which results in sustainable analyses and dissemination of actionable data that are now driving public health action in West Virginia.
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Community Health Improvement Planning has been shown to be an effective mechanism for communities to address their pressing health concerns. However, many struggle with the strategic planning process and do not have the means for quality improvement.
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