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Virtual learning summary: Multi-sector partnerships
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Virtual Learning Summary: Multi-Sector Partnerships

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This brief recaps the “Multi-Sector Partnerships for Population Health Improvement” webinar and subsequent office hours that explore the landscape of multi-sector partnerships for health across the country, how to lay a foundation for sustainable partnerships, and options for financing structures to support them.

ReThink Health’s Jane Erickson discusses the national landscape of multi-sector partnerships for health, the challenges they face, and key factors for building partnerships’ momentum. Katherine Wright of ReThink Health discusses how partnerships can foster sustainability via innovative funding structures.

In the Office Hours session, presenters provide a deep dive into a case study of a specific multi-sector partnership working to improve population health. Jane Erickson and Katherine Wright return, joined by Gregory Paulson of Trenton Health Team, for an in-depth discussion of Trenton Health Team’s path towards sustainability and a shared vision across sectors.

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