Rapid organizational network analysis to assess coordination of services for HIV testing clients: An exploratory study

摘要

Growing concern over health inequities has led to increased recognition of the need to go beyond individual behavior change efforts to address the social determinants of health such as access to health care, quality food, and housing. The obvious corollary of this is a need for enhanced cross-sector collaborative efforts across the various social, medical, and public health organizations offering these services (Mattessich & Rausch, 2014). Indeed, the ability of social service and public health organizations to collaborate and provide comprehensive and coordinated services has been recognized as an important component of community well-being especially in the context of HIV prevention and care (Fitz Harris, Toledo, Dunbar, Aquino, & Nesheim, 2014; Kwait, Valente, & Celentano, 2001; Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, 2014; Thomas, Carter, TorroneTorrone, & Levandowski, 2008; Thomas, Isler, Carter, & Torrone, 2007).