Core dimensions of connectivity in public health collaboratives

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages E1-E7

  Varda, Danielle M ^a   Chandra, Anita ^b   Stern, Stefanie A ^b   Lurie, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Constituency building; Health system mobilization; Measurement; Networks; Performance; Public health collaborative; Public health partnerships; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEORY; TRUST; COOPERATION; GOVERNMENT; INTERVIEW; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 56149090695     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000333889.60517.46     Document Type: Article

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