Organizational factors influencing successful primary care and public health collaboration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Public health and primary care are distinct sectors within western health care systems. Within each sector, work is carried out in the context of organizations, for example, public health units and primary care clinics. Building on a scoping literature review, our study aimed to identify the influencing factors within these organizations that affect the ability of these health care sectors to collaborate with one another in the Canadian context. Relationships between these factors were also explored.

Methods

We conducted an interpretive descriptive qualitative study involving in-depth interviews with 74 key informants from three provinces, one each in western, central and eastern Canada, and others representing national organizations, government, or associations.

SUBMITTER: Valaitis R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992823 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature