A health care system that fails to appreciate the need for public health and public policies that address social determinants of health is fundamentally limited. To address the complex dimensions and determinants of health, efforts to improve health must extend to sectors far beyond traditional...

Each project supported with grant funds from the Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) will examine an innovative systems alignment approach that engages partners from the medical, public health, and social services sectors in collaborative efforts to dismantle structural and systemic racism and...

The Washington State Lived Experience Coalition is a diverse, multi-generational community of people who have endured homelessness, victimization, emotional or physical violence, or mistreatment in the criminal justice system. Launched in 2018, the coalition was formed to ensure that it sits at...

Founded in 1970, United Indians of All Tribes Foundation provides an extensive array of culturally responsive services and programming to the urban Native community in Seattle and King County, WA. The SAIH grant will support a research project centered on identifying, addressing, and eliminating...

Addressing the social determinants of health is vital to improving individual and population health and advancing health equity. Research indicates that integrating health and social services is both necessary and cost-effective. This is especially true for the growing number of older adults who...

Injured war veterans face substantial barriers to maintaining employment, high levels of family strain, homelessness, and extensive unmet physical and mental health needs. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a range of medical, public health, and social services to eligible veterans...

Natkin, Lisa W., et al. “Community Health Teams: A Qualitative Study about the Factors Influencing the Decision-Making Process.” BMC Health Services Research, vol. 23, no. 1, May 2023, p. 466. Springer Link, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09423-6. Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research...