Mattessich Paul W, Rausch Ela J
Paul W. Mattessich is executive director of Wilder Research, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Ela J. Rausch (
Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Nov;33(11):1968-74. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0645.
Collaboration between the health and community development sectors has gained increased attention as a means of accelerating progress to improve community health. This article offers an empirical perspective on the general status of such collaboration based on results from a national survey of practitioners in the community development and health fields. Study results show that cross-sector efforts to improve health are widespread across the United States. Community development organizations, including community development financial institutions, support a wide spectrum of activities addressing both social determinants of health and the immediate needs of communities. However, the means of assessing the impacts of these joint community health improvement initiatives appear limited. We highlight opportunities for building on present momentum and for measuring results in a way that expands the evidence base on effective collaborative efforts between the two sectors.
卫生部门与社区发展部门之间的合作作为加速改善社区卫生进程的一种手段，已受到越来越多的关注。本文基于对社区发展和卫生领域从业者的全国性调查结果，提供了关于这种合作总体状况的实证观点。研究结果表明，改善卫生的跨部门努力在美国广泛存在。社区发展组织，包括社区发展金融机构，支持一系列广泛的活动，这些活动既涉及健康的社会决定因素，也涉及社区的直接需求。然而，评估这些联合社区卫生改善举措影响的手段似乎有限。我们强调利用当前势头以及以扩大两部门有效合作努力证据基础的方式衡量结果的机会。
