title: Organizing communities around care transitions: the community connections experience.
abstract: The Community Connections initiative provides an example of building collaboration and partnerships across traditional boundaries--public-private, medical home, and community-based services--to improve care transitions and support for older adults and adults with disabilities. This approach was inspired by the self-governance and community engagement model, with the knowledge, experience, and participation of community stakeholders.
authors.affiliation: Center for Aging Research and Educational Services, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Gary M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Mary Anne P
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: Heather K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.forename: Patricia E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Sprigg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006265:Health Care Coalitions / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina