Pennsylvania partners in pursuit of good health: building a shared-responsibility model for state health improvement

Over the last decade, much attention has focused on the reorganization of the roles and functions of public health to improve the health of communities. The Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) offers one example of how national, state, and local components of the public health system c...

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Published inJournal of public health management and practice Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 26
Main Authors Sirio, Carl A, Zimmerman, Jr, Robert S, May, Joseph B, Burns, Helen K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2004
Subjects
Community Health Planning - standards
Efficiency, Organizational
Humans
Interinstitutional Relations
Models, Organizational
Organizational Objectives
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Pennsylvania
Program Evaluation
Public Health Administration - standards
Quality Indicators, Health Care
State Health Plans - standards
Total Quality Management
United States
United States
Pennsylvania
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Summary:Over the last decade, much attention has focused on the reorganization of the roles and functions of public health to improve the health of communities. The Pennsylvania State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) offers one example of how national, state, and local components of the public health system can effectively integrate their strategies and resources to improve responsiveness to local public health needs. This article reviews the policy action and planning process used to develop a community partnership, shared-responsibility model and the strategies and implementation plans that have been adopted to achieve substantial, measurable improvement in community health status.
ISSN:1078-4659
DOI:10.1097/00124784-200401000-00006