
TY  - JOUR
A1  - King, Rosie 
A1  - Bentley, Michael 
A1  - Murray, Charlie 
A1  - Baum, Fran 
T1  - Regional Health Development Partnerships
JF  - Australian Journal of Primary Health
JO  - Aust. J. Prim. Health
Y1  - 1999
VL  - 5
IS  - 3
SP  - 94
EP  - 99
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PY99039 
N2  - This paper outlines a project funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Hills Mallee Southern Region of rural South Australia. The project involves trialling guidelines produced by the WHO to assist regional health services to develop and support partnerships for health development with community groups and organisations. The guidelines suggest the following steps: identifying what Health Development Structures exist in their region by making an inventory of community groups and organisations in their area; analysing them for potential collaboration; and building sustainable alliances for health promotion and joint action on broader health issues. Six hundred community groups and organisations were identified and from the responses an inventory summarising the activities of 228 groups has been prepared. Seventy five percent of these groups and organisations consider that their activities relate to health and 28% have worked with a health service, although few had participated in 'joint projects' with the formal health sector. Detailed case studies were conducted with five groups from which a set of principles for partnership development was established. 
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