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38824Discussion Option 2: Health Programs That Support Interdisciplinary Collaboration

For this Discussion, search the Internet to identify health programs in the United States that support interprofessional collaboration. These might be professional organizations, community health centers, or learning institutions.

An example of a community health program can be found here: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/family-community-medicine/divisions/community-medicine/index.html

Post a comprehensive response to the following:

How does this organization promote interprofessional collaboration?
How could they broaden their interdisciplinary focus?

References:

https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/family-community-medicine/community/research/

Freshman, B., Rubino, L., & Reid Chassiakos, Y. (Eds.). (2010). Collaboration across disciplines in health care. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Chapter 8, “Management and Administration of Collaborative Models” (pp. 168-170, from “Best Practices” to the “Conclusion”)
Exemplary models of collaboration in the health care industry are provided with an eye toward identifying best practices.