How a Community-Led Collaborative Creates Consistent and Coordinated Health Communication: Lessons from the HUB Augusta Collaborative.

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Health Communication Pub Date : 2026-09-29 DOI:10.1080/10810730.2026.2733197

Christy J W Ledford, Britney Pooser, Lillie D Williamson, Christopher C Ledford, Marissa Lucas, Monte Hunter, Traci Greene, Hailie C Hayes, Reginald D Benson, Ebony B Whisenant, Jessica Y Britt-Thomas, Christopher Johnson, E Vanessa Spearman-McCarthy, Peter-Jon Williams, Felton David Jackson, LaTaji Hopgood

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Abstract

Our community suffers from a common problem - a disconnected, complex network of healthcare and human service providers that hinders the community they intend to serve. In response to the need for integration and coordination across sectors and informed by organizational and cultural communication theory, a group of not-for-profit organizations formed a coalition to innovate and coordinate services within Augusta, Georgia. This paper describes how the community-led HUB Augusta Collaborative creates consistent and coordinated health communication to promote health within the community we serve. Through a case study, we describe the community-driven approach to development and implementation of an outreach program to connect the healthcare system to high school students and their families via the school system. Process and effectiveness measures demonstrate how this innovative program generated healthcare access and trust.

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社区主导的协作如何创建一致和协调的健康沟通：来自HUB奥古斯塔协作的经验教训。

我们的社区面临着一个共同的问题——医疗保健和人力服务提供者的复杂网络脱节，阻碍了他们打算服务的社区。为了响应跨部门整合和协调的需要，并根据组织和文化传播理论，一组非营利组织组成了一个联盟，在佐治亚州奥古斯塔市创新和协调服务。本文描述了社区主导的枢纽奥古斯塔协作如何创建一致和协调的健康沟通，以促进我们所服务的社区内的健康。通过一个案例研究，我们描述了社区驱动的方法来开发和实施一项外展计划，通过学校系统将医疗保健系统与高中生及其家庭联系起来。流程和有效性度量显示了这一创新计划如何产生医疗保健访问和信任。

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Journal of Health Communication Multiple-

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5.60

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4.50%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives is the leading journal covering the full breadth of a field that focuses on the communication of health information globally. Articles feature research on: • Developments in the field of health communication; • New media, m-health and interactive health communication; • Health Literacy; • Social marketing; • Global Health; • Shared decision making and ethics; • Interpersonal and mass media communication; • Advances in health diplomacy, psychology, government, policy and education; • Government, civil society and multi-stakeholder initiatives; • Public Private partnerships and • Public Health campaigns. Global in scope, the journal seeks to advance a synergistic relationship between research and practical information. With a focus on promoting the health literacy of the individual, caregiver, provider, community, and those in the health policy, the journal presents research, progress in areas of technology and public health, ethics, politics and policy, and the application of health communication principles. The journal is selective with the highest quality social scientific research including qualitative and quantitative studies.