Measuring changes in interagency collaboration: An examination of the Bridgeport Safe Start Initiative

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 294-306

  Friedman, Stacey R ^a   Reynolds, Jesse ^a   Quan, Michael A ^b   Call, Stephanie ^b   Crusto, Cindy A ^a   Kaufman, Joy S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bridgeport Safe Start Initiative   (United States)

Author keywords

Interagency collaboration; Social network analysis; System of care

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; YOUNG POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; COOPERATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONNECTICUT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34347259904     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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