title: Building constituencies to promote health: a case study.
abstract: In the practice of public health today, a greater emphasis is being placed upon working collaboratively with many community partners. This creates more opportunities to measurably improve community health. The benefits and challenges of establishing constituencies to promote health in the capital region of New York State are presented in this article.
authors.affiliation: Albany County Department of Health, New York, USA.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Crucetti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid; D009518:New York; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011247:Pregnancy; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States