About Us
The ACCTION Pack Toolkit has been developed by the AHRQ Practice Based Research Network-Resource Center (PBRN-RC) through a cooperative healthcare initiative between the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The result of this joint effort is a web portal to a wealth of information about guiding principles, case studies, and prior research for practical, collaborative approaches to prevent and manage major chronic illnesses."THE ACCTION PACK ADDRESSES:
- three cardinal risk factors (physical activity, nutrition and tobacco use)
- three common chronic diseases (obesity, asthma and diabetes)
THE SITE INCLUDES:
- background information about each condition
- a needs & resource assessment of chronic disease services for practices
- a searchable toolkit of resources to help improve these services
- general guidelines for implementation strategies
There are two distinct sections of this site. One is geared toward helping a community professional to assess the community's needs while offering guidance on developing productive partnerships with healthcare practices.
A parallel section is geared toward healthcare professionals and helps assess their preventive and chronic care strategies, while offering guidance on partnering with a community organization.
Both sections help a user to ultimately search a wealth of "tools" that include evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies, which are indexed according to the 5A's of behavioral counseling and the Chronic Care Model.