Journal article
Collaboration Among Missouri Nonprofit Hospitals and Local Health Departments: Content Analysis of Community Health Needs Assessments
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.105(S2), pp.S337-S344
04/01/2015
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302488
PMCID: PMC4355698
PMID: 25689184
Abstract
Objectives. We identified the levels of joint action that led to collaboration between hospitals and local health departments (LHDs) using the hospital's community health needs assessments (CHNAs).
Methods. In 2014, we conducted a content analysis of Missouri nonprofit hospitals (n = 34) CHNAs, and identified hospitals based on previously reported collaboration with LHDs. We coded the content according to the level of joint action. A comparison sample (n = 50) of Missouri nonprofit hospitals provided the basic comparative information on hospital characteristics.
Results. Among the hospitals identified by LHDs, 20.6% were "networking," 20.6% were "coordinating," 38.2% were "cooperating," and 2.9% were "collaborating." Almost 18% of study hospitals had no identifiable level of joint action with LHDs based on their CHNAs. In addition, comparison hospitals were more often part of a larger system (74%) compared with study hospitals (52.9%).
Conclusions. The results of our study helped develop a better understanding of levels of joint action from a hospital perspective. Our results might assist hospitals and LHDs inmaking more informed decisions about efficient deployment of resources for assessment processes and implementation plans.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Collaboration Among Missouri Nonprofit Hospitals and Local Health Departments: Content Analysis of Community Health Needs Assessments
- Creators
- Kate E. Beatty - Vermont Agency of Human ServicesKristin D. Wilson - St Louis Univ, Coll Publ Hlth & Social Justice, Dept Hlth Management & Policy, Publ Hlth Program, St Louis, MO 63103 USAAmanda Ciecior - Vermont Agcy Human Serv, Dept Vermont Hlth Access, Winooski, VT USALisa Stringer - St Louis Univ, Coll Publ Hlth & Social Justice, Dept Hlth Management & Policy, St Louis, MO 63103 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.105(S2), pp.S337-S344
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302488
- PMID
- 25689184
- PMCID
- PMC4355698
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Public Health
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Publisher
- Amer Public Health Assoc Inc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2015
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Record Identifier
- 9984274820702771
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