Overview

Individuals under the U.S. probation system have higher incidences of health conditions including substance abuse and mental illness and are less likely to access health care and other social services, such as education, transportation, employment, and housing, than those not involved in the system. To investigate the process and impact of implementing a multi-agency “Culture of Health” team in the Delaware Department of Probation, this study combines the efforts of multiple agencies working across traditionally siloed systems, including the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, Housing, Education, and Correction. An evaluation of the efficacy of using the Change Team approach to leverage different financing systems and service coordination will be presented.

Session Information

De-Fragmenting Delivery Systems that Drive Population Health: Interventions to Address Rural, Social and Economic Forces

• Moderator: Dr. Glen Mays, University of Kentucky

• Rural-Urban Differences in the Strength of Community Networks for Population Health Improvement
  Dr. Glen Mays, University of Kentucky

• Battle Creek Community Complex Care Response Team to Improve Geriatric Public Health Outcomes; University of Michigan
  Dr. Carolyn E. Z. Pickering, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

• Implementing a Culture of Health among Delaware's Probation Population
  Daniel J. O'Connell, University of Delaware

Details

Project: Implementing a Culture of Health among Delaware's Probation Population
Resource: Event Details
Authors: O'Connell DJ, Visher C