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Changes in Capacity to Absorb Clinical-to-Community Referrals during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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This study assesses the capacity of community social services organizations and their partners to meet the needs of new clients identified through emerging social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral tools used by medical providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a previous study...

New Studies Aim to Improve Health by Connecting Medical, Public Health and Social Systems

News: June 25, 2020

AURORA, CO—Systems for Action, a national program office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is pleased to announce four recipients of $2 million in research awards. These studies will test innovative mechanisms for aligning delivery and finance systems for medical, social, and public health...

ResProg Webinar | Addressing Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services

Events: Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 12:00am -Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 11:59pm

The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) leads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national initiative, Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services. The initiative focuses on learning about and sharing effective ways to align health care, public health, and social...

New Research: Documenting the Power of Strong Community Networks in Improving Health

News: November 10, 2016

LEXINGTON, KY (Nov. 10, 2016) —A national study published by researchers in the University of Kentucky College of Public Health provides strong evidence that community networks can lead to long-term population health improvements. Since the turn of the century, the American population has declined...

WEBINAR: Community Complex Care Response Team to Improve Geriatric Public Health Outcomes

Events: Wednesday, Mar 13, 2019, 12:00am -Sunday, Mar 13, 2022, 11:59pm

Elder abuse and neglect (EA/N) is a public health and safety epidemic with impacts in emergency department utilization, nursing home placement, mortality, and financial losses. Vulnerability has been shown to be highly correlated with EA/N victimization, yet research is lacking on interventions...

WEBINAR: Multi-sector Alliances in the Post-Affordable Care Act Era: Key Patterns and Trends

Events: Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019, 12:00am -Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019, 11:59pm

In addition to health insurance coverage expansions, the Affordable Care Act and related federal and state reforms have ushered in an era of new resources and incentives for hospitals, insurers and other organizations to engage in community-wide efforts to improve health. These incentives include...

PRESENTATION: Dr. Mays to Speak at Annual Trover Symposium

Events: Friday, Oct 26, 2018, 12:00am -Friday, Oct 26, 2018, 11:59pm

Dr. Glen Mays will join experts from around the nation in Madisonville, Ky., for the 9th Annual Dr. Loman C. Trover Symposium.

The New Systems Alignment Innovation Hub

News: November 15, 2022

Systems for Action (S4A) is excited to announce the launch of the Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) in November 2022! The SAIH will assist practice-based organizations (PBOs) across the U.S. to engage meaningfully in systems alignment research. PBOs are organizations that have firsthand...

WEBINAR: Integrating Health and Social Services for Veterans by Empowering Family Caregivers

Events: Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018, 12:00am -Wednesday, Jul 25, 2018, 11:59pm

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...

Estimating Health and Economic Gains from Public Health Delivery System Transformation

Presentation: November 04, 2015

Overview Objectives: The Affordable Care Act created new resources and incentives for hospitals, insurers, public health agencies, and others to contribute to disease prevention and health promotion activities, potentially changing the structure of public health delivery systems and expanding the...