Zallman Leah, Ibekwe Lynn, Thompson Jennifer, Ross-Degnan Dennis, Oken Emily
Institute for Community Health, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Dr Zallman, Ms Ibekwe).
Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (Dr Zallman).
Diabetes Educ. 2014 Jul;40(4):453-461. doi: 10.1177/0145721714531076. Epub 2014 Apr 21.
Enhancing linkages between patients and community programs is increasingly recognized as a method for improving physical activity, nutrition, and weight management. Although interactive mapped community program guides may be beneficial, there remains a dearth of articles that describe the processes and practicalities of creating such guides. This article describes the development of an interactive web-based mapped community program guide at a safety net institution and the lessons learned from that process.
This project demonstrated the feasibility of creating 2 maps: a program guide and a population health map. It also revealed some key challenges and lessons for future work in this area, particularly within safety net institutions. Our work underscores the need for developing partnerships outside the health care system and the importance of employing community-based participatory methods. In addition to facilitating improvements in individual wellness, mapping community programs has the potential to improve population health management by health care delivery systems such as hospitals, health centers, or public health systems, including city and state departments of health.
加强患者与社区项目之间的联系日益被视为改善身体活动、营养和体重管理的一种方法。尽管交互式地图社区项目指南可能有益，但仍缺乏描述创建此类指南的过程和实际情况的文章。本文描述了在一家安全网机构开发基于网络的交互式地图社区项目指南的过程以及从该过程中学到的经验教训。
该项目证明了创建两张地图的可行性：一张项目指南地图和一张人口健康地图。它还揭示了该领域未来工作的一些关键挑战和经验教训，特别是在安全网机构内部。我们的工作强调了在医疗保健系统之外建立伙伴关系的必要性以及采用基于社区的参与式方法的重要性。除了促进个人健康状况的改善外，绘制社区项目地图还有助于医院、健康中心或公共卫生系统（包括市和州卫生部门）等医疗保健提供系统改善人口健康管理。
