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A Guide to Facilitating Health Systems Change
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The purpose of this guide is to help states facilitate changes in health
care systems to improve prevention and management of heart disease and
stroke and their risk factors. The guide was developed with the idea that
state health departments can facilitate such changes by involving a diverse
group of health care partners to assess the state of heart disease and
stroke prevention and management, to identify changes that are needed to
improve the quality of care, and to determine how best to make those
changes. The goal of this guide is to provide advice to state heart disease
and stroke prevention programs in encouraging the adoption of established
models to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients with
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or its risk factors. Programs should review the
entire guide to determine which sections and resources are most appropriate
for them, given the current environment for systems change within their
state.
This guide includes samples of tools states have developed to assist with
program planning, implementation, and evaluation activities within the
health care system. The tools provided at the end of each section can be
altered or augmented to meet organizational and partner needs.
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References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention resource library,
Evaluation Guides.
- Cohen L, Baer N, Satterwhite P., Developing Effective Coalitions: An
Eight Step Guide. In: Wurzbach ME, ed. Community Health Education &
Promotion: A Guide to Program Design and Evaluation. 2nd ed.
Gaithersburg, Md: Aspen Publishers Inc; 2002:144-161.
- Cohen L, and Gould J. The Tensions of Turf: Making It Work for the
Coalition. Oakland, Calif: Prevention Institute; 2003.
- Committee on Quality of Health Care In America, Institute Of Medicine,
Crossing The Quality Chasm: New Health System for The 21st Century,
National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2001.
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Emergency Medical
Services: Agenda For The Future, Transportation Dept., 2004.
- Taylor-Powell, E., Steele, S., Douglah, M., Planning a Program
Evaluation, University of Wisconsin – Extension, 1996.
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Evaluation Handbook, 1998.
- Communities of Excellence in Tobacco Control.
Robert W. Moon, MPH, Northwest Health Partners, LLC, Ron Todd, MSEd,
American Cancer Society, 2001.
Page last reviewed: November 5, 2008
Page last modified: November 5, 2008
Content source: Division for Heart Disease and Stroke
Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and
Health Promotion
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