Intersectoral Collaboration: What are the factors that contribute to success?
Intersectoral Collaboration: What are the factors that contribute to success? Report
DKCRC Research Report
- Author(s): Wakerman, J, Mitchell, J
- Published: 2005
- Publisher: Centre for Remote Health & Desert Knowledge CRC
- Volume: 01
Abstract: Many authors have identified intersectoral collaboration as an important requirement for improvement of service delivery to various communities (CGC 2001, IPAA 2002). Much of the literature comes out of the health sector, wherein the philosophy and practice of primary health care emphasises a comprehensive service approach which includes curative services, prevention of disease, promotion of health, community participation and intersectoral collaboration (WHO 1978). The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (WHO 1986) promotes community mobilisation to achieve health gains though healthy public policy and intersectoral action. This interest within the health sector is because of an appreciation that improved health outcomes are largely defined by factors outside of the health sector. A whole of government approach to service delivery is generally seen as desirable. In Europe, all of the Healthy Cities projects have established intersectoral committees (Baum 2002 p513). In desert and remote Australia, there are several current collaborative initiatives under way: the seven Indigenous Community Coordination Trials sponsored by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), the Wangka Wilurarra Regional Project and the Goodna Service Integration Project. The recent NT Government local government reform initiative is another natural experiment in this field. Moves toward regional structures in Cape York and the Torres Strait have contained strong elements which intend to move beyond rigid program guidelines and vertical service delivery, to improve the outcomes for their communities (Warchivker & Mitchell 2003).
- Urls: http://www.nintione.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Report-01-Intersectoral-Collaboration.pdf, https://web.archive.org/web/20200419111822/http://www.desertknowledgecrc.com.au/resource/DKCRC-Report-01-Intersectoral-Collaboration.pdf
- Publisher Location: Alice Springs
- Keywords: health sector, service delivery