1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
Community Partnerships by Charlotte Huff
2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
The October 2010 issue of Trustee magazine.
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
Improving community health takes much more than hospital-sponsored educational sessions and free literature. Today's hospitals are forming innovative partnerships with community groups to bring health care into homes and neighborhoods. They are finding that approaching intractable problems in new ways, such as by providing transportation or increasing access to healthy food, can make a big difference.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
This article used data and information from the American Health Planning, the Association for Community Health Improvement, the Center for Health Improvement and the National Association for Community Health Centers.
5. Explain types of human sources used.
Sources included experts from he American Health Planning, the Association for Community Health Improvement, the Center for Health Improvement and the National Association for Community Health Centers, hospital employees and trustees, and community group leaders.
6. Results (if any).
None.
7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
None.
8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Sources were surprisingly reluctant to talk. Be persistent.