Engaging health care providers in coalition activities. Health Promot Pract 2006 Apr;7(2 Suppl):66S-75S
Date
04/26/2006Pubmed ID
16636157DOI
10.1177/1524839906287056Scopus ID
2-s2.0-33749249916 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 5 CitationsAbstract
Health care providers play a key role in promoting and participating in asthma coalition activities. Barriers to participation include lack of time, concern about coalition effectiveness, and unfamiliarity with community-based approaches to health issues. Despite this, the Allies Against Asthma coalitions were successful at involving health care providers in leadership roles, on advisory committees, and as research and clinical experts. Successful engagement strategies included presentation of data illustrating need for improved asthma care, identification of clinicians who were involved in caring for children with uncontrolled asthma, and education regarding the added value of a coalition and benefits of participation. Despite barriers to participation, health care providers felt that their participation in asthma coalitions helped them to develop collaborative relationships with other agencies, increase their professional knowledge and skills with regard to asthma management, and improve access to priority populations.
Author List
Kelly CS, Meurer JR, Lachance LL, Taylor-Fishwick JC, Geng X, Arabía CAuthor
John R. Meurer MBA, MD Emeritus Professor in the Institute for Health and Humanity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AsthmaCommunity Networks
Data Collection
Health Personnel
Motivation
United States
