Measuring Cross-Sector Collaboration Between Local Public Health and Healthcare in Evidence Informed Obesity Prevention

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Overview

This study characterizes public health and health care collaborations across the U.S., with a focus on joint community health assessment (CHA) as an entry point for improving cross-sector collaborations in obesity and chronic disease prevention.

Presentations

• Measurement Reliability and Findings from a Survey of Local Public Health and Healthcare Collaboration around Obesity Prevention (AcademyHealth PHSR Interest Group Meeting, June 2016)
• Cross-Sector Collaboration between Local Public Health and Health Care for Obesity Prevention (Project partners, Missouri Public Health Association Conference, September 2015)
• Cross-sector Collaboration Between Local Public Health and Health Care for Obesity Prevention (PHSSR Research-in-Progress Webinar, March 2015 recording)

Publication

• Measuring Collaboration between Local Public Health and Health Care (Report, September 2015)

Tools

• Survey Instruments (Available on request here)

Research Areas

• System Structure and Performance
• Interorganizational Relationships and Partnerships

Contact

Eduardo J. Simoes, M.D., M.Sc., M.P.H.,  University of Missouri School of Medicine
Katherine A. Stamatakis. Ph.D., M.P.H.,  St. Louis University College for Public Health and Social Justice