Holton-Hodson Ruth, Brousseau Ruth
California Wellness Foundation, USA.
Health Aff (Millwood). 2006 May-Jun;25(3):856-9. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.3.856.
Although coordination among advocates may be a critical ingredient for achieving health policy change, opportunities for discussions that lead to cooperation among advocates are rare. For the past seven years, the California Wellness Foundation has funded an annual two-day retreat for California health advocates. These gatherings have created a reflective time period for them to consider their differing advocacy agendas as well as areas of overlap. The retreats have also helped to soften the fault lines that can be barriers to cooperation. An independent evaluation has provided some important points for foundations to consider when making grants for such a retreat.
尽管倡导者之间的协调可能是实现卫生政策变革的关键因素，但能促成倡导者之间合作的讨论机会却很少。在过去七年里，加州健康基金会每年都会为加州的健康倡导者举办为期两天的务虚会。这些聚会为他们创造了一段反思时间，让他们思考各自不同的倡导议程以及重叠领域。务虚会也有助于缓和那些可能成为合作障碍的分歧。一项独立评估为基金会在为这类务虚会提供资助时提供了一些重要的参考要点。
