Module 2: Evidence-Based and Promising Services Integration Program Models
Services integration programs can help to:
- Increase access to care
- Close gaps in insurance coverage
- Link people to needed health and human services
- Promote collaborative and coordinated care
- Increase patient navigation
- Improve the delivery of services
- Improve health outcomes
Selecting and implementing a services integration program model in a rural community setting involves careful planning, community buy-in, and commitment from partners. The most appropriate program model may depend on:
- The rural community’s needs
- The target population
- Available resources such as space and transportation
- Relationships between organizations in the community
- The level of information sharing among providers and partners
- Other community characteristics
To learn how to identify and adapt interventions, see Developing a Rural Community Health Program in the Rural Community Health Toolkit.
Rural communities can implement several different program models in order to achieve these goals. This toolkit describes eight different evidence-based and promising models for services integration, some of which have sub-models.
In this module:
- Co-location of Services Model
- One-Stop Shop Model
- Primary Care Behavioral Health Model
- Care Coordination Model
- Technology and Telehealth Model
- School-Based Services Integration Model
- Multi-Generational Approach
- Worksite Model
Rural communities may choose to implement one or multiple services integration models. Many rural communities combine different evidence-based and promising models and implement more than one model at the same time to meet their needs. For more information about models that have been implemented together, see Module 7: Program Clearinghouse.