Turning Point's National Excellence Collaboratives: assessing a new model for policy and system capacity development

¹Turning Point National Program Office, and Associate Professor, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. bnicola@u.washington.edu

|February 16, 2005

Summary

Successful public health collaborations require consistent leadership, diverse membership, and strong support. The Turning Point initiative

Area of Science:

Background:

The Turning Point initiative aimed to transform the US public health system.
It involved multiple state partnerships and national organizations.
The initiative focused on making the system more effective, community-based, and collaborative.

Purpose of the Study:

To review factors contributing to successful collaborations.
To analyze the functioning of state groups within collaborative coalitions.
To draw lessons from the Turning Point initiative for future public health efforts.

Main Methods:

Examination of the Turning Point initiative, a collaboration funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Analysis of 5 National Excellence Collaboratives within the initiative.
Review of literature on successful collaborative partnerships and coalitions.

Main Results:

Key success factors identified include: continuity of leadership and membership.
Adequate technical assistance and diverse membership were crucial.
Regular feedback mechanisms and incentives also contributed to success.

Conclusions:

The Turning Point initiative provides valuable insights into effective public health collaboration.
Sustained leadership, diverse participation, and robust support systems are vital for coalition success.
These findings have implications for designing future public health improvement initiatives.

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