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Is the Affordable Care Act Encouraging Hospitals to Engage their Communities? Experiences from Appalachian Ohio

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Nonprofit hospitals have the potential to be strong partners in community-based projects. Since the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010, hospitals have new requirements to engage communities in identifying health needs and developing new community health programs. In this chapter, by Berkeley Franz, Daniel Skinner, and Danielle Dukes, a case study approach is used to explore how hospitals are developing new partnerships and the challenges they face in fostering relationships with the communities where they are located. Potential strategies will be suggested for improving communication between hospital employees and community members in the planning of community-based projects.

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  1. Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

    Berkeley Franz

  2. Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ohio University, Dublin, OH, USA

    Daniel Skinner & Danielle Dukes

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  1. Department of Sociology and Psychology, University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA

    Steven L. Arxer

  2. Department of Sociology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA

    John W. Murphy

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Franz, B., Skinner, D., Dukes, D. (2019). Is the Affordable Care Act Encouraging Hospitals to Engage their Communities? Experiences from Appalachian Ohio. In: Arxer, S., Murphy, J. (eds) Community-Based Health Interventions in an Institutional Context. International Perspectives on Social Policy, Administration, and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24654-9_8

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