Interdisciplinary collaboration: a study in progress.
A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional collaborative effort was initiated to address the perspectives of health care literacy in an urban/rural area of west Texas. This article presents the mechanisms utilized in the development and implementation of this collaborative process. Individuals within multiple institutions realized the importance of working together to address health care issues. As a result of this consortium development, an initial endeavor addressing health care literacy and functional health status was initiated. The development of the consortium and the project is presented in this article to provide a model for consortium development applicable to other professions.
Boswell
Carol
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Nursing, Odessa, USA. Carol.boswell@ttmcod.ttuhsc.edu
Cannon
Sharon
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Aung
KoKo
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Hammack
Becky
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Ienatsch
G Peter
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Prado
Melvin
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D004522:Educational Status; D006266:Health Education; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013781:Texas