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FEATURE
women as possible talking about chronic-related factors
affecting their reproductive health. Opinion sharing is what
most industries are harnessing to improve their decision
making. Every business or company is utilizing the digital
environment to ensure that their customers leave a message
about the services they received. Companies are using this
information to make decisions that directly impact sales
or revenues. Development of public health policies on
women's health should also focus this form of evidencebased decision making.

The new configuration integrating the CCM with
population health promotion is a clear indication of the
associations between the community and the healthcare
system (Barr et al., 2003).
The original CCM is made up of a larger inner circle
which represents the health system or an entity such as a
healthcare organization. In an Expanded CCM, the initial
oval is made of a porous border to represent the digital
community which facilitates the flow of ideas, resources,
and people. The Expanded CCM newly encompasses
three areas: Opinion Sharing on Public Policy, Supportive
Digital Environments, and encouraging community action
through social media.

Supportive Digital Environments

Souring information from women of reproductive age
through social media means that the stakeholders must
create supportive digital environments in hospitals that
facilitate opinion sharing. Supportive digital environments
encompass providing online platforms that encourage
women's participation on discussions raised to seek ways
to improve their health. Creation of phone applications
that lure more women of reproductive age to talk about
their health concerns is one way of creating the supportive
digital environments.

The digital environment or community forms the new part
of the Expanded CCM.

Opinion Sharing on Public Health Policy

While the development and implementation of policies
designed to improve women's health has been ongoing,
the proposed Expanded CCM suggests a focus on the
sourcing of information from the digital community.
Supportive digital environments promoting women's
Unlike the past, the digital environment now enables
have also been created in a form of websites where
policy makers to source a wide range
of
data
on
opinion
THE EXPANDED CHRONIC CAREhealth
MODEL
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women are able to seek answers by speaking directly to
regarding the issues at hand. Opinion sharing is very
practitioners who position themselves at hours to respond
important in the process of policy making. Stakeholders
to questions raised by women about their health.
should make use of the social media to get as many
Figure 1: The Expanded Chronic Care Model adopted from Barr, Robinson, Marin-Link,
Underhill, Dotts, Ravensdale, & Salivaras (2003).

Figure 1:
The Expanded Chronic
Care Model adopted
from Barr, Robinson,
Marin-Link, Underhill,
Dotts, Ravensdale, &
Salivaras (2003).

Opinion Sharing on
Public Health Policy

Digital Community

Supportive Digital
Environments
Encourage
Community Action
through Social Media

Activated
Community

Health System
SelfManagement/
Develop
Persona, Skills

Delivery
System
Design/
Re-orient
Health
S i

Productive
Interactions and
Relationships

Informed
Activated
Patient

Population Health
Outcomes/Functional and
Clinical Outcomes

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Decision
Support

Information
Systems

Prepared
Proactive
Practice

Prepared
Proactive
Community
Partners
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