RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Communities of Solution: Partnerships for Population Health
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 232
OP 238
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2013.03.130102
VO 26
IS 3
A1 Kim S. Griswold
A1 Sarah E. Lesko
A1 John M. Westfall
YR 2013
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/3/232.abstract
AB Communities of solution (COSs) are the key principle for improving population health. The 1967 Folsom Report explains that the COS concept arose from the recognition that complex political and administrative structures often hinder problem solving by creating barriers to communication and compromise. A 2012 reexamination of the Folsom Report resurrects the idea of the COS and presents 13 grand challenges that define the critical links among community, public health, and primary care and call for ongoing demonstrations of COSs grounded in patient-centered care. In this issue, examples of COSs from around the country demonstrate core principles and propose visions of the future. Essential themes of each COS are the crossing of “jurisdictional boundaries,” community-led or -oriented initiatives, measurement of outcomes, and creating durable connections with public health.