Description

This article provides an overview of the MATCH (Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health) project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and summarizes the 7 MATCH articles in the November 2010 issue of the journal, Preventing Chronic Disease. The articles reveal compelling themes, issues, and recommendations for improving population health. These include many challenges, such as how to scale up successful partnership efforts, determine if and how partnership activity can be correlated with changing health metrics, expand the use of incentives for improvement, and strengthen groups’ distributive leadership and governance.