title: Public health capacity building in southeastern Europe: a partnership between the Open Society Institute and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
abstract: The political disintegration of former Yugoslavia inaugurated in 1991 resulted in the decentralization of health systems in the federation's successor nation-states. Efforts by the Open Society Institute improved public health planning and management needs consequent to health sector changes. Beginning in Croatia in 2001, the Institute developed ongoing collaborations between Andrija Stampar School of Public Health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2003 and 2004, it expanded its project to include the republics of Macedonia and of Serbia and Montenegro.
authors.affiliation: Human Capacity Building, Network Public Health Program, Open Society Institute, 400 W. 58th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10019, USA. nsimmons@sorosny.org
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: Ognjen
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brborovic
authors.forename: Tozija
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fimka
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Robie
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bull
authors.forename: Mome
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spasovski
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017523:Croatia; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011057:Politics; D016730:Program Development; D011635:Public Health Administration; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012581:Schools, Public Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States