On this page, you’ll find tools compiled or produced by the Common Health Coalition.

These are intended to help the Coalition’s members and other organizations take action at the intersection of health care and public health. Additional resources will be included here over time.

Common Health Compendium

This is a compilation that highlights examples of effective activities happening at the intersection of health care and public health — by Coalition members and non-members alike. The Compendium will be regularly updated with examples as they are identified and collected.

Establish and codify collaboration

Create and support formal mechanisms for strategic collaboration and communication between health care and public health agencies, building on existing efforts whenever possible​.

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More easily get staff where and when they are needed

Establish and enhance systems for rapidly deploying licensed and trained health care staff during times of need.

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Share data in real time, especially for equity

Invest in data infrastructure to facilitate real-time data sharing and analysis, particularly to improve health equity.

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Expand electronic disease reporting

Implement electronic data exchange mechanisms such as electronic case reporting (eCR) to improve completeness and consistency of reported health data.

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Standardize readiness across the health care system

Actively participate in efforts to implement peer-reviewed national standards for health care emergency management programs.

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Advance existing federal efforts 

Support the implementation of the following key federal actions focused on improving coordination between public health and health care.

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Memorandums of agreement/understanding (MOU)

These resources from outside entities are designed to help organizations easily draft MOUs for sharing resources, information, and operations. The Coalition plans to create additional template resources related to agreements between health care and public health.

Data Sharing Agreements (DSA)

DSAs are formal contracts that detail what data are being shared and the appropriate use for the data. These resources from outside entities are designed to help organizations easily draft DSAs for safe cross-sector data exchange. The Coalition plans to create additional template resources related to agreements between health care and public health.