Health Care System Collaboration to Address Chronic Diseases: A Nationwide Snapshot From State Public Health Practitioners

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Elliott, Lindsay ; McBride, Timothy D. ; Allen, Peg ; Jacob, Rebekah R. ; Jones, Ellen ; Kerner, Jon ; Brownson, Ross C.
• Description:
  Introduction ; Until recently, health care systems in the United States often lacked a unified approach to prevent and manage chronic disease. Recent efforts have been made to close this gap through various calls for increased collaboration between public health and health care systems to better coordinate provision of services and programs. Currently, the extent to which the public health workforce has responded is relatively unknown. The objective of this study is to explore health care system collaboration efforts and activities among a population-based sample of state public health practitioners. ; Methods ; During spring 2013, a national survey was administered to state-level chronic disease public health practitioners. Respondents were asked to indicate whether or not they collaborate with health care systems. Those who reported “yes” were asked to indicate all topic areas in which they collaborate and provide qualitative examples of their collaborative work. ; Results ; A total of 759 respondents (84%) reported collaboration. Common topics of collaboration activities were tobacco, cardiovascular health, and cancer screening. More client-oriented interventions than system-wide interventions were found in the qualitative examples provided. Respondents who collaborated were also more likely to use the Community Guide, use evidence-based decision making, and work in program areas that involved secondary, rather than primary, prevention. ; Conclusion ; The study findings indicate a need for greater guidance on collaboration efforts that involve system-wide and cross-system interventions. Tools such as the Community Guide and evidence-based training courses may be useful in providing such guidance.
• Subjects:
  • Original Research
  • Adult
  • Chronic Disease
  • Community Health Planning
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Decision Making
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Female
  • Health Services Needs and Demand
  • Humans
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 11.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140075
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  25188277
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4157557
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  P30 DK092950/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States ; R01 CA160327/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; R01CA160327/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States ; U48/DP001903/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/24889/cdc_24889_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 361.23 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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