title: Community benefits are key. A common link for effective integration.
abstract: As the Michigan Health & Hospital Association leads the nation in the commitment to build healthy communities, other organizations are becoming involved in many different kinds of community initiatives with confusion and even conflict resulting. With community concepts assuming a central role in local health care reform, differing methodologies present major challenges in demonstrating benefits to target communities.
authors: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Sigmond
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003256:Community Participation; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000458:organization & administration; D008824:Michigan; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012954:Societies, Hospital