Linkages between clinical practices and community organizations for prevention: a literature review and environmental scan
We conducted a literature review and environmental scan to develop a framework for interventions that utilize linkages between clinical practices and community organizations for the delivery of preventive services, and to identify and characterize these efforts. We searched 4 major health services a...
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Published in | American journal of public health (1971) Vol. 102 Suppl 3; no. S3; pp. S375 - S382 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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United States
American Public Health Association
01.06.2012
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Summary: | We conducted a literature review and environmental scan to develop a framework for interventions that utilize linkages between clinical practices and community organizations for the delivery of preventive services, and to identify and characterize these efforts.
We searched 4 major health services and social science electronic databases and conducted an Internet search to identify examples of linkage interventions in the areas of tobacco cessation, obesity, nutrition, and physical activity.
We identified 49 interventions, of which 18 examples described their evaluation methods or reported any intervention outcomes. Few conducted evaluations that were rigorous enough to capture changes in intermediate or long-term health outcomes. Outcomes in these evaluations were primarily patient-focused and did not include organizational or linkage characteristics.
An attractive option to increase the delivery of preventive services is to link primary care practices to community organizations; evidence is not yet conclusive, however, that such linkage interventions are effective. Findings provide recommendations to researchers and organizations that fund research, and call for a framework and metrics to study linkage interventions. |
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Bibliography: | Peer Reviewed D. S. Porterfield led the overall study, including study design and implementation and data analysis and interpretation, and drafted the article. L. W. Hinnant and A. Roussel contributed to study design and data interpretation, and L. W. Hinnant led data analysis. H. Kane contributed to study design and oversaw study implementation. J. Horne and K. McAleer contributed to study design and implementation and data interpretation. All authors contributed to review and revisions of drafts of the article. Contributors |
ISSN: | 0090-0036 1541-0048 |
DOI: | 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300692 |