PURPOSE Population health is of growing importance in the changing health care
environment. The Cooperative Extension Service, housed in each state's land grant …

The Agricultural Cooperative Extension Service model offers academic health centers
methodologies for community engagement that can address the social determinants of …

Cooperative Extension (Extension), part of the land-grant university system, has been
engaged in rural communities for more than a century. While the focus of Extension's efforts …

Professionals concerned with rural health issues sometimes overlook the possibilities that
the Cooperative Extension Services (CES) hold for addressing rural health problems. Joint …

Health extension programs represent an opportunity for practice-based research networks
(PBRNs) and primary care practices to develop collaborations reaching beyond the clinic …

Abstract A Health in All Policies approach engages cross-sector stakeholders to
collaboratively improve systems that drive population health. We, the members of the …

The needs and demands of communities across the United States vary immensely; however,
regarding health issues, similarities can be observed within states and regions. One in 3 …

Poor performance in achieving population health goals is well-noted—approximately 10% of
public health measures tracked are met. Less well-understood is how to create conditions …

Ensuring that members of society are healthy and reaching their full potential requires the
prevention of disease and injury; the promotion of health and well-being; the assurance of …

PURPOSE A seamless system of social, behavioral, and medical services for the uninsured
was created to address the social determinants of disease, reduce health disparities, and …