The Model of Collaborative Problem Solving that the Pathways to Collaboration Workgroup will use as an initial framework for understanding how collaboration works draws on much of the wisdom, experience, and knowledge about collaborative problem solving that has been generated over the last 40 years. A detailed description of the model, including the large body of practical experience, research, and evaluation on which it is based, was published in the March 2003 issue of the Journal of Urban Health. The article is accompanied by four commentaries that look at the model from different perspectives.

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Broadening Participation in Community Problem Solving: a Multidisciplinary Model to Support Collaborative Practice and Research. Roz D. Lasker and Elisa S. Weiss. Journal of Urban Health 80:14-47, 2003

Commentary: Inclusive Community Engagement: a Grounding Principle for Collaborative Problem Solving. Quinton E. Baker and Andrea King Collier. Journal of Urban Health 80:48-49, 2003

Commentary: Model of Community Health Governance: Applicability to Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships. Barbara A. Israel. Journal of Urban Health 80:50-53, 2003

Commentary: Common Discourse But Divergent Actions – Bridging the Promise of Community Health Governance and Public Health Practice. Alonzo Plough. Journal of Urban Health 80:53-57, 2003

Commentary: Professional Culture Change as a Condition for Effective Collaborative Problem Solving. Charles Bruner. Journal of Urban Health 80:57-60, 2003

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