1. Building Effective Community-Academic Partnerships to Improve Health: Lessons From the Field Cheryl A. Maurana, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean for Public and Community Health Professor of Family and Community Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin

2. Overview of Presentation n Model for change n Common themes n Partnership framework n Moving forward

3. Model For Change n Traditional approach: focus on illness care and institution-based education n Change agents: communities and academics n Strategy for change: partnerships n Outcomes: improved community health and health professions education n Healthy communities approach: proactive focus on community health and community- oriented education

4. Common Themes (Attachment #1) n Content analysis of partnership evaluations and research projects n Community themes n Academic themes

5. Power of Community and Academics Working Together n Leadership n Partnership n Empowerment

6. Framework for Effective Partnerships (Attachment #2) n Understanding the environment for partnerships n Principles of partnership n Stages of partnership development n Partnership agreement

7. Future Directions n Community scholarship n Partnership evolution n Role of academic health centers in strengthening civil society

8. “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.” --Goethe Moving Forward