Challenges and solutions for collaboration among a nonprofit organization, primary care, private healthcare, and the community sector: An instrumental case study
Date
2022-2025
Partner
Institut universitaire de première ligne en santé et services sociaux (IUPLSSS)
Aim
Describe intersectoral collaboration for health improvement between an NPO and its primary health care partners in rural areas and identify factors that facilitate or hinder this collaboration.
Publications and presentations
Oral presentations
- Nurturing collaboration between non-profit organizations and primary healthcare partners: An instrumental case study. North American Primary Research Group (NAPCRG) Annual Conference 2024.
- Favoriser les partenariats entre OBNL et partenaires de soins primaires : une étude de cas. IUPLSSS Luncheon Conference 2025.
Results
Fourteen factors were identified as having a significant impact on intersectoral collaboration with NPOs: co-location, level of shared vision, clarity of objectives/missions, level of interpersonal and interorganizational trust, quality of relationships between individuals and organizations, clarity of roles, responsibilities, and framework, quality of communication, quantity of human resources, level of implementation and planning capacity, level of knowledge and experience, competition between partners, quality of leadership (by senior managers), institutional and organizational context, and economic and social context (rural area). These factors were found to have both positive and negative effects on collaboration efforts. Several of these effects are also factors that, in turn, have an impact on collaboration.
The implementation of intersectoral collaborations requires, among other important factors, a shared vision, healthy relationships, and transparent and respectful communication. Our study provides rural health project managers with practical advice for addressing potential challenges and improving the effectiveness of their collaboration efforts.
Team
Principal investigators
Catherine Hudon, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke
Co-investigators
Mylaine Breton, Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke
Isabelle Gaboury, Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke
Marie-Claude Jacques, Professor, School of Nursing, Université de Sherbrooke
Christine Loignon, Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke
Émilie Hudon, Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Research assistant
Olivier Dumont-Samson, Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke
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