Halpert B P, Sharp T S
Center on Aging Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City 64110.
J Rural Health. 1991 Winter;7(1):23-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1991.tb00700.x.
Professionals concerned with rural health issues sometimes overlook the possibilities that the Cooperative Extension Services (CES) hold for addressing rural health problems. Joint venturing between health care and CES professionals can help address the growing rural health care concerns associated with cost containment strategies and the federal deficit, as well as the traditional problems associated with the scarcity of health care resources in rural areas. Cooperative extension, a 75-year-old national, community-based system can provide the structural and program delivery capacity to help shape health care delivery in rural areas through community organization and education. The structure and functions of the CES, brief examples of successful CES programs, and some helpful hints provide insights into the potential for successful cooperation and collaboration. This collaboration can represent a cost-effective strategy to address problems in the changing health care climate.
关注农村健康问题的专业人士有时会忽视合作推广服务（CES）在解决农村健康问题方面的可能性。医疗保健专业人员与CES专业人员的合作可以帮助解决与成本控制策略和联邦赤字相关的日益增长的农村医疗保健问题，以及与农村地区医疗保健资源稀缺相关的传统问题。合作推广是一个有75年历史的全国性、基于社区的系统，它可以通过社区组织和教育提供结构和项目实施能力，以帮助塑造农村地区的医疗保健服务。CES的结构和功能、成功的CES项目的简短示例以及一些有用的提示，为成功合作的潜力提供了见解。这种合作可以代表一种在不断变化的医疗保健环境中解决问题的具有成本效益的策略。
