Core Dimensions of Connectivity in Public Health Collaboratives

Varda, Danielle M.; Chandra, Anita; Stern, Stefanie; Lurie, Nicole

doi:10.1097/01.phh.0000333889.60517.46

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“…Social network data could be used to determine which networks are in place, which need to be built, and how these can be used for communications during and after an incident. Tracking a set of relationship indicators (e.g., membership, network interaction, role of the health department, strategic value of partners, trust, reciprocity) over time will provide communities with information that can be used to evaluate current networks and provide guidance to support adjustments to improve collaborative partnerships (Varda et al, 2008).…”

Section: Quality: Collect Analyze and Utilize Data To Monitor And Ementioning

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Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

Chandra¹,

Acosta²,

Howard³

et al. 2011

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Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

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Acosta²,

Howard³

et al. 2011

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“…How do we know this is helping to achieve health security? Varda et al, (2008) begin to describe the challenge of evaluating the success of public health partnerships and propose a series of core dimensions of connectivity which can be used to measure progress (e.g., membership, network interaction, role of the health department, strategic value of partners, trust, reciprocity). That is, by measuring a set of relationship indicators over time we can perhaps do some "relationship budgeting" that can serve to both evaluate and improve collaborative partnerships.…”

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Understanding Community Resilience in the Context of National Health Security: A Literature Review

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Acosta²,

Meredith³

et al. 2010

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INTRODUCTIONBuilding community resilience, or the capability to rebound from a disaster (Pfefferbaum et al., 2005), is a cornerstone of national health security. Recent regional meetings with stakeholders to develop the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) revealed that questions remain unanswered as to how to develop and measure a community's resilience in the face of manmade and natural threats. To date, we have many theoretical models articulating factors that contribute to community resilience Pfefferbaum et al., 2007;Pfefferbaum et al., 2008) such as community cohesion and the ability to marshal resources quickly, but we have less empirical evidence about what constitutes the integral components of resiliency. Despite a limited evidence base, enhanced resilience is considered critical to mitigating vulnerabilities, reducing negative health consequences, and rapidly restoring community functioning. According to the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-21 (HSPD-21), resilience is essential to limiting the need for prolonged assistance post disaster. In order to improve resilience, Bruneau (2003) argues that communities must build capabilities that are characterized by robustness (the ability to withstand stress), redundancy (resource diversity), and rapidity (the ability to mobilize resources quickly). These efforts ensure that communities (and especially those with resource poor neighborhoods) will have the ability during an event to respond quickly, even when critical parts of the community are severely impacted, and to return to normal functioning with little delay.Despite an understanding that community resilience is critical, the stakeholders responsible for ensuring national health security (both government and non-governmental organizations) do not have a working definition or a clear understanding of how to measure resilience for health security. Further, we have limited information about key strategies to enhance resilience. This literature review synthesizes the existing evidence base on resilience to identify drivers for health-related emergency planning. The review lays a foundation for upcoming analyses that will provide a working definition of community resilience, identify activities for building resilience, and offer associated metrics. These activities and metrics will be integrated into the NHSS implementation plan. (BENS 2009;SERRI/CARRI 2009), far less is understood about community resilience in the context of national health security (National health security is achieved when the Nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, respond effectively to, and able to recover from incidents with potentially negative health consequences). Further, many of the articles and reports are based on theoretical and somewhat complicated frameworks with less attention to core components that can be operationalized for action. Given the focus of the NHSS on strengthening resilience over the next four years, it is essential to consider the core components of resilience that may contribute ...

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“…A p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The relationship measures assessed included frequency of interaction and perceptions of power/influence, resource contribution, level of involvement, reliability, mission congruence, and communication [13].…”

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Public Health, Mental Health and Primary Care Differences in Urban and Rural Counties in a System of Care for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

Varda¹,

Hardy²,

Millar³

et al. 2016

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Background: Collaboration among partners in a health system of care (SOC) has many benefits. In large and complex systems, the role of public health, mental health, and primary care play critical roles in the provision of care. How these systems vary across urban and rural settings is understudied. Understanding of perceived roles and ongoing collaboration across these sectors in urban and rural communities is needed.

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Core Dimensions of Connectivity in Public Health Collaboratives

Cited by 98 publications

References 30 publications

Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security

Understanding Community Resilience in the Context of National Health Security: A Literature Review

Public Health, Mental Health and Primary Care Differences in Urban and Rural Counties in a System of Care for Children with Special Healthcare Needs

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