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Process and impact evaluation of a legal assistance and health care community partnership.

Authors :
Teufel JA
Brown SL
Thorne W
Goffinet DM
Clemons L
Source :
Health promotion practice [Health Promot Pract] 2009 Jul; Vol. 10 (3), pp. 378-85. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Apr 11.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Community health partnerships have increased in popularity, but their effectiveness is often not evaluated. Through secondary data analysis, this study evaluates a program that offered access to legal services to address health-related issues, such as Medicaid reimbursement, Social Security benefits, medication coverage, and divorce. Based on the analysis reimbursements to expenditures, the health and law program appears to be cost-effective and thereby economically sustainable. The cost-effectiveness of this program increases the likelihood that it will be institutionalized and/or expanded. This program evaluation is used to exemplify how community stakeholders could partner to leverage resources to establish a sustainable community health and law program to address the needs of people living in medically underserved areas.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1524-8399
Volume :
10
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Health promotion practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18408120
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1524839907312702