Augustyn M, Paige D M, Beilenson P L, Alexander C, Chang J, Waterfield G
Department of Maternal and Child Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
Matern Child Health J. 1997 Jun;1(2):101-9. doi: 10.1023/a:1026222423632.
Funded by the Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, a partnership between the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Department of Maternal and Child Health (JHU), and the Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) identifies maternal and child health problems, and develops appropriate interventions. This paper presents the organization and activities of the JHU/BCHD Maternal and Child Community Health Science Consortium as a result of overcoming traditional barriers to collaborative efforts, and discusses what role the Consortium has had in its own collaborative success.
A review of the literature uncovered a number of barriers to productive interaction. A number of factors contributing to overcoming the barriers was also revealed. The organization and activities of the work of the JHU/BCHD Maternal and Child Community Health Science Consortium has been applied to these barriers and associated factors, and discussed in context of implications for future collaborative efforts.
The Consortium has developed a fully integrated administrative structure bridging both the BCHD and JHU. The mission of the Consortium has been translated into four categories of work, each one designed to complement, extend, and augment the other. The infrastructure established in Baltimore, as a direct result of this partnership, has served to overcome traditional barriers to productive academic/agency collaboration, while promoting organizational productivity. This outcome is a result of overcoming the recognized barriers to collaboration.
Health agencies and university public health programs must link resources and collaborate to address public health issues. Commitment to a collaborative approach to the public's health will determine its future.
由联邦母婴健康局资助，约翰霍普金斯大学公共卫生学院母婴健康系（JHU）与巴尔的摩市卫生部门（BCHD）建立的合作伙伴关系，旨在识别母婴健康问题并制定适当的干预措施。本文介绍了JHU/BCHD母婴社区健康科学联盟的组织架构和活动，这些成果是克服合作中的传统障碍后取得的，并探讨了该联盟在自身合作成功中所发挥的作用。
文献综述揭示了一些阻碍有效互动的障碍，同时也发现了一些有助于克服这些障碍的因素。JHU/BCHD母婴社区健康科学联盟的工作组织架构和活动已应用于这些障碍及相关因素，并结合对未来合作努力的影响进行了讨论。
该联盟已建立起一个完全整合的管理架构，连接了BCHD和JHU。联盟的使命已转化为四类工作，每一类工作都旨在相互补充、扩展和加强。由于这种伙伴关系，在巴尔的摩建立的基础设施有助于克服学术机构/机构间有效合作的传统障碍，同时提高组织效率。这一成果是克服公认的合作障碍的结果。
卫生机构和大学公共卫生项目必须整合资源并开展合作，以解决公共卫生问题。对公共卫生采取合作方式的承诺将决定其未来。
