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PCPH Collaborative Newsletter Partner Highlights This is a compilation of stories, websites, and initiatives from the PCPH Collaborative Newsletter that highlighted our partners and the work they have done in regards to primary care public health integration. To go to a partner blurb, click on the title in the Table of Contents and it will send you to where it is located in the document. Table of Contents Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality The Institute for Healthcare Improvement American Academy of Family Physicians- Inter‐professional Education Collaborative Fostering Collaboration Mayo Clinic American Academy of Family Physicians-Family Minnesota Department of Human Services Medicine Campaign Million Hearts American Association of Colleges of Nursing National Academy for State Health Policy American College of Physicians National Association of Community Health American College of Preventive Medicine Centers American Heart Association The National Association of County and City American Medical Association Health Officials The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine National Association of Medicaid Directors (AzCIM) and The Academic Consortium for National Improvement Partnership Networks Integrative Medicine and Health National Network of Public Health Institutes Association of American Medical Colleges National Quality Forum The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs New York Department of Health Association for Prevention Teaching and The North American Quitline Consortium Research Practical Playbook Association of Public Health Nurses Prevention Institute The Children and Recovering Mothers Public Health Foundation Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Rhode Island Department of Health Department of Health and Human Services & SAMHSA‐HRSA Center for Integrated Health National Quality Forum Solutions Department of Population Medicine School Based Health Alliance George Washington University & School of State of Colorado Public Health and Health Services University of Kentucky College of Public Health Georgetown University Medical Center University of South Florida Health Leads Veterans Health Administration The Health Policy Institute of Ohio The Hilltop Institute Health Resources and Services Administration Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement © Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 2015 2231 Crystal Drive, Ste 450, Arlington, VA 202-371-9090 www.astho.org PCPH Collaborative Newsletter Partner Highlights AHRQ Explores Clinical‐Community Relationships to Improve Delivery of Preventive Services (March 2013) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) integration efforts include a Clinical Community Relationships Measures Atlas developed to improve the delivery of clinical preventive services, an "Evaluation Roadmap" based on a literature review and evaluation of research gaps, and the Candidate Measures Report with a suggested core set of candidate measures. In addition, AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange includes innovation profiles and tools for improving quality and reducing disparities in healthcare. For more information, visit Linking Primary Care and Resources in the Community to Improve Health. American Academy of Family Physicians Fosters Collaboration (March 2013) The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) represents more than 110,600 physicians and medical students nationwide and is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care. The AAFP is committed to fostering collaboration between public health officials and primary care health professionals including promoting the ASTHO‐Supported Primary Care and Public Health Collaborative. One example: AAFP Director Dr. Rebecca Jaffe's June 26th AAFP Leader Voices blog post calling on family physicians to share their personal integration stories. "We need to share the success stories from our communities so we can learn from them and possibly even replicate them elsewhere," says Dr. Jaffe in the post. American Association of Colleges of Nursing Incorporates Population Health Into Nursing Education (September 2013) The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is the national voice for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in the United States. Recent AACN efforts have focused on incorporating population health into collegiate nursing education. In November 2013, AACN completed two national webinars for both faculty and students focused on the integration of public health concepts into undergraduate nursing curricula. In September 2013, AACN completed a curriculum supplement with guidance on the integration of public health and undergraduate nursing. Additionally, AACN will sponsor graduate concurrent sessions at the national nursing doctoral and master's curriculum conferences in January and February. American College of Physicians Efforts to Integrate Primary Care and Public Health (April 2012) American College of Physicians (ACP) is a national organization of internists. With 133,000 members, ACP is the largest medical specialty organization and second‐largest physician group in the United States. ACP has been actively involved in integrating primary care and public health. National level integration efforts include the recent position paper Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure, the High Value Care initiative, and the promotion of the patient‐centered medical home model. Local level integration activities include presentations at state chapter CME meetings, success story write ups, education of medical students and residents, and future webinars to educate governors and interested © Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 2015 2231 Crystal Drive, Ste 450, Arlington, VA 202‐371‐9090 www.astho.org PCPH Collaborative Newsletter Partner Highlights members. ACP also uses newsletters to disseminate best practice information and link state members with ASTHO’s integration resources. American College of Preventive Medicine (July 2013) The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), founded in 1954, is the premiere organization for physicians dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion. ACPM is a strong supporter of integration, as preventive medicine physician’s work at the nexus of primary care and public health. ACPM physicians are employed in diverse research, academia, government, clinical and other settings worldwide, yet all of its members emphasize using evidence‐based health promotion, disease prevention, and systems‐based approaches to improve health and healthcare. ACPM seeks to promote the specialty of preventive medicine and the advancement of scientific knowledge in preventive medicine through professional, multi‐disciplinary education, collaboration, and communication. As a part of its work in the ASTHO‐supported Primary Care Public Health Collaborative, the ACPM co‐chairs the Value Proposition Committee. American Heart Association Links Public Health and Primary Care Through Stroke Prevention Efforts (2010) The American Heart Association (AHA) is the nation's oldest, largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke. In 2010, AHA partnered with the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network to improve the quality and timeliness of stroke care in participating critical access hospitals (CAHs). Through the use of the AHA Get with the Guidelines measurement tool, and the implementation of community and professional education resources and programs, participating CAHs demonstrated steady improvement on all measures for treating qualified acute stroke patients with tissue plasminogen activator within 60 minutes of hospital arrival. AHA continues its efforts to bring together primary care and public health with yesterday's release of new guidelines that expand evidence‐based treatment recommendations, offer new risk calculations for African Americans, and recommend behavioral modifications to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke to improve population health. American Medical Association (AMA) Partners to Improve Health Outcomes (December 2014) AMA is dedicated to creating tools and resources for physicians that result in better health outcomes for patients, and to strengthening links between the clinic and community through novel strategies and collaborations. One example is the Improving Health Outcomes Initiative, where the AMA is committing its resources, expertise, and reach to prevent heart disease and type 2 diabetes and to improve outcomes for those suffering from these diseases. The AMA has teamed up with the YMCA of the USA to help prevent the onset of diabetes among Medicare participants who have prediabetes. To prevent heart disease, the AMA is working with the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality and the Johns Hopkins Center to Eliminate Cardiovascular Health Disparities by supporting practices in their efforts to improve hypertension control. The AMA aims to create a nationwide professional movement that includes connecting physician practices to community resources to help prevent diabetes and control hypertension. © Association of State and Territorial Health Officials 2015 2231 Crystal Drive, Ste 450, Arlington, VA 202‐371‐9090 www.astho.org PCPH Collaborative Newsletter Partner Highlights APTR Advances Physician and Health Professional Education in Prevention and Population Health (February 2014) The Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is the national professional membership organization for individuals and institutions
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