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This article will highlight and provide selected examples of existing community services. It will attempt to serve as a reminder and reference for providers to help them improve efforts at utilizing available resources and perhaps institute new services. Coordinating care across all aspects of delivery can help achieve improved control of population health and chronic disease. Community resources can assist the efforts of providers in delivering more complete and continuous care. Those in health care are aided when a collaborative effort is used to help improve care. It is generally accepted that addressing chronic disease at a population level will help diminish cost and improve patient well-being. Social, economic and environmental factors account for a significant influence on health care outcomes.
