Turning Point: implications for collaborative governance

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to show how the Turning Point Initiative to improve the health of populations by improving the USA public health system has many lessons on collaboration for governance systems.

Design/methodology/approach

The article synthesizes published literature outlining the results of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant program to 21 USA states and 43 communities and relationships to administrative practice.

Findings

Turning Point's creation of a formalized network of public health partners across the USA has led to innovations in collaboration, increased system capacity, and alternative structures for improving health.

Originality/value

Turning Point's efficacy in community health system improvement can be mirrored in clinical governance. A major potential for improvement in clinical delivery systems is available by re‐thinking key partners, organizational structures, and system administrative capacity.

Citation

Nicola, R.M. (2006), "Turning Point: implications for collaborative governance", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 11 No. 4, pp. 335-345. https://doi.org/10.1108/14777270610708828