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Improving population health through collaboration and innovation
Ruth E Perry1, Christy Stephenson
11 Trenton Health Team , Trenton, New Jersey.
Population Health Management
|September 28, 2013
Summary
Trenton Health Team unified community health needs assessment and improvement plans through data sharing and resident engagement. This collaboration enables efficient resource allocation for better population health management in Trenton.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Community Health
- Health Management
Background:
- Trenton's healthcare landscape includes hospitals, a Federally Qualified Health Center, and the Division of Health.
- Over 40 community organizations actively participate through a Community Advisory Board.
- A need existed for a unified approach to identify and address community health priorities.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify health needs and priorities within Trenton.
- To develop a unified Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA).
- To create a collaborative Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for resource allocation.
Main Methods:
- Leveraged unprecedented data sharing among healthcare stakeholders.
- Engaged directly with community residents to understand health needs.
- Integrated findings into a comprehensive CHNA and CHIP.
Main Results:
- A unified CHNA and CHIP were successfully developed for Trenton.
- Established a collaborative framework for resource management.
- Identified key health needs and priorities for the city's population.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative data sharing and community engagement are effective for population health improvement.
- The unified CHNA and CHIP facilitate strategic resource allocation.
- Trenton Health Team's model can enhance urban population health management.
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