Bijdrage van welzijnsorganisaties in het faciliteren van geïntegreerde zorg: 3 praktijkvoorbeelden

Contribution of regionally organised public centres for social welfare to the facilitation of integrated care: 3 practical examples Three key insights of the last few decades related to health and health care are the health care concepts of quintuple aim, positive health and the importance of experiential knowledge. All of these insights argue for integrated care in which also experiential knowledge is integrated, along with wellness and health care at and between all levels. Developing integrated care is difficult. Welfare organizations are regional associations of municipalities in Flanders (Belgium) by which local governments jointly implement social and welfare policies that meet the welfare needs of the region. How welfare organizations can help make integrated care a reality, is illustrated in this publication through 3 examples: a transmural care pathway for addiction, a case manager between physicians and municipal social services, and improving sleep health knowledge in the Kempen region (Flanders). These examples were all selected for the International Conference on Integrated Care 2023 as good practices of integrated care.