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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:318-320.

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THERE IS growing interest in establishing partnerships between health care providers and community-based organizations as a means to more effectively achieve public health goals.^1-7 Community-based organizations play a key role in reaching health care consumers and marketing public health. They interpret scientific jargon into culturally appropriate messages and package educational and referral services according to individual needs. Community-based organizations also identify and relay public health needs of the community to health care providers. In this liaison role, community-based organizations serve to bridge these 2 groups and mobilize community resources for public health initiatives.^8-10

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The study by LeBaron et al¹¹ in this issue of the ARCHIVES compares the impact of an intensive, community-based immunization outreach and education intervention with a clinic-based, reminder-recall intervention. The community-based intervention included a broad range of activities that aimed to reduce barriers of knowledge, motivation, and access, and to . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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