title: The Louisiana Public Health Institute: a cross-sector approach for improving the public's health.
abstract: The Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI) is a new governance structure that embodies cross-sector approaches to improving the public's health. Formed in 1996, LPHI's first grant was from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the Turning Point initiative. The lessons learned from Turning Point have been instrumental in developing the strategic direction of LPHI and Turning Point will be sustained through ongoing projects at LPHI. LPHI is part of a growing trend in America, and a new national network has been created to support the development of public health institutes in many states.
authors.affiliation: Louisiana Public Health Institute, National Network of Public Health Institutes, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kimbrell
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Witmer
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Flaherty
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005582:Foundations; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008145:Louisiana; D017146:Models, Organizational; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013219:State Government