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Valuing And Financing Multi-Sector Population Health Initiatives, Glen P. Mays
Valuing And Financing Multi-Sector Population Health Initiatives, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Large-scale multi-sector health improvement initiatives can be difficult to initiate and sustain over time due to uncertainties about their health and economic impact. This presentation reviews research on multi-sector population health initiatives, and examines several alternative approaches for sustainable financing.
Multi-Sector Contributions To Public Health Delivery Systems: Economic, Institutional & Policy Determinants, Glen P. Mays
Multi-Sector Contributions To Public Health Delivery Systems: Economic, Institutional & Policy Determinants, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
The United States faces growing public and policy demands to improve health status on a population-wide basis. This session reviews new research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Systems for Action research program about the implementation of population health activities in communities across the U.S. Using 16 years of data on a national cohort of metropolitan communities, we show that substantial growth has occurred in the array of organizations and sectors that contribute to population health activities, especially in the years following Affordable Care Act implementation. We also show that this growth has not occurred evenly across the U.S., with …
Health Care, Employers And Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Care, Employers And Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems show that hospital and employer contributions to population health activities vary widely across U.S. communities. As peripheral participants in the organizational networks that support population health activities, these stakeholders bring novel information and resources to multi-sector work. This fact may explain the tendency for population health improvement activities to be more effective when hospitals and employers are involved.
Understanding The Value Of Multi-Sector Partnerships To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Understanding The Value Of Multi-Sector Partnerships To Improve Population Health, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
We review recent research concerning multi-sectoral partnerships aimed at improving health status on a population-wide basis, with a particular focus on implementation strategies and on health and economic impact. While still preliminary and emerging, research indicates that large health benefits are possible through collective actions that engage the medical, public health, and social sectors. Mechanisms for aligning incentives, dividing responsibilities equitably, and measuring progress regularly appear critical to success.
Understanding The Value Of Multi-Sector Health System Interactions, Glen P. Mays
Understanding The Value Of Multi-Sector Health System Interactions, Glen P. Mays
Health Management and Policy Presentations
Recent research examines the health and economic value of multi-organizational and multi-sectoral approaches for the delivery of public health services. This presentation examines how data on these multi-organizational delivery systems and their impact can be used to solve collective action problems and stimulate collaborative solutions in public health.