title: Measuring partnerships in public health.
abstract: (1) Community-based organizations, public health departments, and direct service health care providers tend to dominate public health collaboratives. (2) Three dimensions for assessing the value of a partner are power and influence, active involvement, and resources. (3) Two important factors in developing positive and successful public health collaboratives are trust among partners and reciprocity.
authors.affiliation: HCFO Initiative, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ix
mesh_terms: D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012942:Social Sciences / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States