Primary Care and Public Health:
Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice;
2012 by the
Available online at: http://bit.ly/Hn32SX
“…….Health is influenced by an array of factors, including social, genetic, environmental, and other factors that cut across a number of different sectors. Improving the health of populations therefore will require a collaborative, intersectoral effort that involves public and private organizations and individuals. At the same time, both health problems and community needs, resources, and circumstances vary among localities, so no single approach to combating health problems can be applied.
Primary care and public health are uniquely positioned to play critical roles in tackling the complex health problems that exist both nationally and locally. They share a similar goal of health improvement and can build on this shared platform to catalyze intersectoral partnerships designed to bring about sustained improvements in population health. In addition, they have strong ties at the community level and can leverage their positions to link community organizations and resources. Thus, the integration of primary care and public health holds great promise as a way to improve the health of society. The purpose of this report is to explore how this promise can be realized….”
“……………While integration can be an imprecise term, integration of primary care and public health was defined for this report as the linkage of programs and activities to promote overall efficiency and effectiveness and achieve gains in population health. The committee conceived of integration in terms of multiple variables—levels, partners, actions, and degree.
…………….the committee conceived of integration as degrees on a continuum ranging from isolation to merger
and focused on mutual awareness, cooperation, collaboration, and partnership, with a preference for activities moving toward greater integration………….”
Content:
1 INTRODUCTION
Current Opportunities
The Path to Improving Population Health
Benefits and Challenges of Integration
2 INTEGRATION: A VIEW FROM THE GROUND
Previous Reviews of Integration
The Committee’s Literature Review
Principles for Successful Integration
Case Studies
How the Examples and Case Studies Illustrate Effective Primary Care and Public Health Integration
Lessons Learned
Role of HRSA and CDC
3 POTENTIAL FOR INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION
Maternal and Child Health
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration
4 POLICY AND FUNDING LEVERS
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Key Policy Components
Funding Streams
5 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Conclusions
Recommendations
Broader Opportunities for Integration
References
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