This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:

Primary research objective

To critically assess and summarise the effects of interagency collaboration between local health and local government agencies on health outcomes.

 

Secondary research objectives

1. To document and describe methods and models of collaboration between local health service agencies and local government authorities.

2. To assess the best methods of collaboration for producing measurable health improvement, if any such methods exist.

3. To develop guidance for future research and research methods if insufficient evidence is identified to address the primary research objective.

 

If the results of the review suggest that there is robust evidence of health improvement the review authors will consider progressing to a further review in the form of an economic analysis of resources required to achieve statistically significant health improvement.