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Annals of Family Medicine 3:S20-S27 (2005)
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doi: 10.1370/afm.367
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Putting It Together: Finding Success in Behavior Change Through Integration of Services

Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH1, Russell E. Glasgow, PhD2, Alex Krist, MD1, Claudia Bartz, PhD, RN3, Susan A. Flocke, PhD4, Jodi Summers Holtrop, PhD, CHES5, Stephen F. Rothemich, MD, MS1 and Ellen R. Wald, MD6

1 Department of Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va
2 Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, Colo
3 University of Wisconsin Milwaukee College of Nursing, Milwaukee, Wis
4 Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
5 Department of Family Practice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich
6 Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH, Department of Family Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 3712 Charles Stewart Dr, Fairfax, VA 22033 swoolf{at}vcu.edu

PURPOSE The purpose of this analysis and commentary was to explore the rationale for an integrated approach, within and outside the office, to help patients pursue healthy behaviors.

METHODS We examined the role of integration, building on (1) patterns observed in a limited qualitative evaluation of 17 Prescription for Health projects, (2) several national policy initiatives, and (3) selected research literature on behavior change.

RESULTS The interventions evaluated in Prescription for Health not only identified unhealthy behaviors and advised change, but also enabled patients to access information at home, use self-help methods, obtain intensive counseling, and receive follow-up. Few practices can replicate such a model with the limited staff and resources available in their offices. Comprehensive assistance can be offered to patients, however, by integrating what is feasible in the office with additional services available through the community and information media.

CONCLUSIONS Blending diverse clinical and community services into a cohesive system requires an infrastructure that fosters integration. Such a system provides the comprehensive model on which the quality of both health promotion and chronic illness care depend. Integrating clinical and community services is only the first step toward the ideal of a citizen-centered approach, in which diverse sectors within the community—health care among them—work together to help citizens sustain healthy behaviors. The integration required to fulfill this ideal faces logistical challenges but may be the best way for a fragmented health care system to fully serve its patients.

Key Words: Integration • coordination • primary care • health promotion • health behavior • chronic disease • self-management • community services




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Do the approaches used to modify risky health behaviors apply to disease and chronic care management , as well?
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