title: The value of collaboration in eliminating barriers to preventive care and screening among underserved populations.
abstract: Collaboration among a community's institutions and its residents can help increase the use of appropriate screening, preventive, and primary care services. To improve the health of the community, institutions must reach out to their colleagues and other stakeholders. They must not only deal with the structure of the healthcare delivery system but also be responsive to the characteristics of the local population groups they are trying to serve. Over the last several years, a group of 25 community-based partnerships across the country have used a multifaceted model to guide their work in making their communities healthier. Through a wide variety of initiatives tailored to local needs, they have not only improved people's health but also provided a series of benefits to the partnering organizations and the community as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Health Research and Educational Trust, One N Franklin, Chicago, IL 60606, USA. fmargolin@aha.org
authors.forename: Frances S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Margolin
authors.forename: Romana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hasnain-Wynia
authors.forename: Gretchen Williams
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Mary A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pittman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D008875:Middle Aged; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States