The Bridge to Health Project: a collaborative model for assessing the health of a community.
The Bridge to Health Project, a collaborative effort of 70 health related organizations, was designed to collect population-based health status data about approximately a half million residents in a primarily rural region in northeast Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Funding and staff support were provided by a regional medical center. The importance of sound survey methodology, role clarification, adequate staff support, and a well organized process to foster collaboration have applicability to other regions considering a collaborative process of health status assessment.
Block
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School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA.
Peterson
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Finch
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Kinney
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Miller
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Cherveny
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D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008910:Minnesota; D017146:Models, Organizational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D012423:Rural Health; D014922:Wisconsin