title: Applying lessons learned in communities to programs and policies at the federal level.
abstract: As solutions to the problems of the uninsured are debated, there are lessons to be learned from community-based initiatives. Such efforts can provide information on different models as well as key political lessons. Defining the specific role that community efforts play is also critical. Actively involving community stakeholders of such community initiatives in health care policy debates will result in more workable policies.
authors.affiliation: Nemours Foundation, Newark, Delaware, USA. dchang@nemours.org
authors.forename: Debbie I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D035082:Federal Government; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D011340:Problem Solving; D014481:United States