Many adolescents face inequalities in opportunities because of disparities in community resources and bias in social systems. But these disparities can be changed. This brief from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine highligh
Read more…This brief synthesizes innovative approaches and key lessons for supporting the health care needs of Californians experiencing homelessness during COVID-19. It presents the immediate public health challenges in responding to the pandemic and shares k
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NASDOH published its third issue brief in a series that discusses how key SDOH-related issues have been exacerbated during COVID-19. “Waivers and Program Flexibilities: Lessons from COVID-19” highlights the importance of federal health and soc
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A growing recognition that socioeconomic factors affect health outcomes in significant ways is fueling new community investments and change in health care delivery systems. Often referred to as “social determinants of health” (SDOH
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As hospitals and health systems continue to address the social determinants of health to improve health equity and community health outcomes, a key strategy has been to work in partnership with other organizations outside of health care.
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The research team at the University of Chicago is piloting a randomized controlled trial to establish and begin to evaluate a new model of care: the Comprehensive Care, Community and Culture Program (C4P).
C4P seeks to both address social d
Read more…Buying Health For North Carolinians: Addressing Nonmedical Drivers Of Health At Scale
Since 2017 the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has asked how its resources could be optimized to buy health, not only health care. Thi
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Now more than ever, philanthropy seeks to use its grant making and voice to build and support equity for historically marginalized communities. Toward that end, postsecondary education is an important area of investment because it is a critica
Read more…This brief outlines how state agencies can employ shared measurement and joint accountability across sectors as tools for improving population health outcomes. States can use these tools to drive coordination of preventive efforts and broaden the bou
Read more…This project examined current collaborations between housing providers and health care providers. Recent delivery system reforms have provided new or expanded opportunities at the state, local, and organizational level to forge collaborations between
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Social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age that shape health. This brief provides an overview of social determinants of health and emerging initiatives to address them. It shows:
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