Multisector collaboration has become an increasingly popular approach to address a wide range of complex public problems, like the need to address social drivers of health.⁵¹ In community health systems, multisector collaboration is acknowledged as a critical requirement for achieving successful health system transformation.^52,53 Experts say multisector collaboration is not just ‘a good thing’ to do, but ‘the necessary thing’ to do.⁵⁴ With this growing consensus that multisector collaboration and partnerships are essential to improve community outcomes, organizations have a clear responsibility to collaborate with the communities they serve and align their efforts across sectors.⁵⁵

Learn more about multisector collaboration in the PHIL brief, “Improving Population Health Through Multisector Collaboration.”

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