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with others in the community to improve health. the board and staff then arrayed the existing HealthPartners community initiatives in the four determinant categories (exhibit 3) for the purpose of setting priorities among existing and new activities for 2010-2014. a group of internal experts in public health was convened and interviews were conducted with community leaders to learn more about needs and opportunities. as a result, for example, HealthPartners created a set of materials and tools to promote healthy eating for schools, workplaces, and individual consumers. it was determined that these existing assets could be deployed more broadly in partnership with community-based organizations and schools. State and public health data were also reviewed, and HealthPartners staff participated in many local and state Exhibit 3 planning activities, obtaining a sound knowledge of community health priorities. areas were prioritized for consideration by matching the best assets of HealthPartners with the highest need. Beyond Healthcare Organizations to Other Community Sectors Which organizations should lead in developing the community business model? a collection of background essays on population health partnerships published in a special issue of Preventing Chronic Disease (Shortell 2010; Bailey 2010) indicated that, in some communities, leadership may come from the healthcare sector, and in others, it may come from public health entities, businesses, or community organizations such as the local United Way. the HealthPartners approach offers one example of how a multisectoral HealthPartners Health Driver Program Key Outcome Health Determinant Primary Drivers Mission, Capabilities, Control Preventive Services Acute Care Chronic Disease End of Life Cross-cutting Issues * Central to Mission * Many Capabilities * High Control Health Behaviors (30%) Tobacco Nonuse Activity Diet/Nutrition Alcohol Use * Central to Mission * Shared Capabilities * Shared Control Socioeconomic Factors (40%) Community Identified Drivers (Advocacy and Participation) Environmental Factors (10%) Community Identified Drivers (Advocacy and Participation) Healthcare (20%) Improved Health (as Measured by a Summary Measure of Health) * Aligned with Mission * Limited Capabilities * Limited Control Source: Adapted from G. Isham and D. Zimmerman, presentation, HealthPartners Board of Directors Retreat, October 2010. 1 0 * f ro ntier s o f h ea lt h s e r vic e s ma na g e m e nt 30 :4

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