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Summary: Understanding the Community Context of Health
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... It is then up to the health care provider to explain why medication or behavior change is necessary when the person does not view him- or herself as sick. This is the sort of insider training that community-based health 1  The planning committee's role was limited to planning the workshop.
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... This workshop builds upon previous workshops of the Global Forum that specifically addressed the value of interprofessional education for breaking down the siloed nature of health care and health professional education (IOM, 2013, 2014a)
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... With an aging population and an emphasis on health promotion, the United States is increasingly focusing on community-based health and health care. Preventing disease and promoting health calls for a holistic approach to health interventions that rely more heavily upon interprofessional collaborations.
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... Chapter 1 sets the stage for the workshop. In discussions led by cochair Susan Scrimshaw, there was a constant reminder of the importance of taking health care providers out of the clinic and into the community to get to the source of a community's health issues.
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... One involved a global "train the trainer" model for mental health facilitation, and the other was an example of how to build and sustain leadership teams for improving communities' health systems. Also in this chapter are two examples of how groups have leveraged technology for improving care, population health outcomes, and the value of health care.
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... Group 3 addressed the possibilities of establishing a new type of interprofessional education bringing law enforcement and the health professions together for experiential learning opportunities. To frame their thinking, a representative of the DC Metropolitan Police Department Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit described the training he received to sensitize police officers to the needs of special populations.
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... . 2013. Interprofessional education for collaboration: Learning how to improve health from interprofessional models across the continuum of educa tion to practice: Workshop summary.


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