Community-based partnerships for improving chronic disease management

James Plumb; Lara Carson Weinstein; Rickie Brawer; Kevin Scott

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2012.03.011

Community-based partnerships for improving chronic disease management

Prim Care. 2012 Jun;39(2):433-47. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2012.03.011.

Authors

James Plumb¹, Lara Carson Weinstein, Rickie Brawer, Kevin Scott

Affiliation

¹ Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 1015 Walnut, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. james.plumb@jefferson.edu

PMID: 22608875
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2012.03.011

Abstract

With the growing burden of chronic disease, the medical and public health communities are re-examining their roles and opportunities for more effective prevention and clinical interventions. The potential to significantly improve chronic disease prevention and have an impact on morbidity and mortality from chronic conditions is enhanced by adopting strategies that incorporate a social ecology perspective, realigning the patient-physician relationship, integrating population health perspectives into the Chronic Care Model, and effectively engaging communities using established principles of community engagement.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Community Networks / organization & administration*
Cooperative Behavior*
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy*
Diabetes Mellitus / prevention & control
Disease Management*
Humans
Models, Organizational*
Nutritional Status