Health Care Innovation​s Exchange: Clinical-C​ommunity Linkages to Improve Chronic Disease Care

AHRQ Innovations Exchange

July 03, 2012 Issue
Clinical-Community Linkages to Improve Chronic Disease Care

This issue includes

Innovations:

• Community Partnership Uses Lay Health Advisers to Reduce Chronic Disease Risk Factors and Improve Health
• Statewide Program Supports Medical Homes Through Multidisciplinary Teams

QualityTools:

• Community Asthma Prevention Program (CAPP): Resources for Professionals
• Missouri's Sustainability Toolkit: Self-Management Education Programs for People With Chronic Conditions

Next issue: Reducing Disparities Through Peer Support

Events & Podcasts

The AHRQ 2012 Annual Conference "Moving Ahead: Leveraging Knowledge and Action to Improve Health Care Quality," will be held September 9-11, 2012 in Bethesda, Maryland. For more information and to register go to http://meetings.capconcorp.com/ahrq/.

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Learn & Network

Get advice and ideas from experts and practitioners. Participate in discussions and learning networks.

• Taking Innovations to Scale
• Community Care Coordination at a Glance
• Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence
• Linking Clinical Practices and Community Organizations for Prevention 
• Paths to Healthy Weight

Articles & Guides

Access resources for problem-solving and innovation adoption.

	Innovation in Clinical and Community Relationships Post-Katrina A Conversation With Eric Baumgartner, MD, MPH
	Moving an Innovative Depression Care Model from Research to Practice A Conversation With IMPACT Implementation Center Director Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA
	Spreading Innovations to Enhance Care for Older Adults An Interview With Amy Berman, RN of the John A. Hartford Foundation