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Interorganizational Collaboration: A Cautionary Note for Tribal Health Nurses
Author(s) -
Smith Debra M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
public health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.471
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1525-1446
pISSN - 0737-1209
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1998.tb00331.x
Subject(s) - tribe , health care , agency (philosophy) , public health , work (physics) , nursing , public relations , service (business) , medicine , business , political science , sociology , marketing , social science , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
As the Indian Health Service restructures and more Indian tribes assume control for their health care services, more collaborative initiatives between Indian tribal health and other organizations may be anticipated. This paper addresses the topic of interorganizational collaboration and tribal health care. There are unique issues related to Indian tribal healthcare, and this paper provides a cautionary note to public health nurses who work with and for Indian tribes. Interorganizational collaboration and tribal health care will be of interest not only to the public health nurses working for a tribe, but also to the county and state public health nurses who may be entering into a collaborative effort with a tribal health care agency.