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Aligning Delivery and Financing Systems to Prevent Adverse Child Experiences in St. Louis

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This study tests an innovative model for preventing child maltreatment and adverse child experiences (ACEs) by aligning health and social services for vulnerable families in St. Louis. The Parents and Children Together - St. Louis (PACT-STL) initiative braids together services and funding streams...

Reasons for Referral to Social Worker in a Primary Healthcare Setting: A Market Basket Analysis and Natural Language Processing Approach

Presentation: November 26, 2019

Overview The research team presented at the 2019 Academy Health Annual Research Meeting in Washington, DC. The full abstract for the poster presentation entitled, “Reasons for Referral to Social Worker in a Primary Healthcare Setting: A Market Basket Analysis and Natural Language Processing Approach...

Webinar: Improving Population and Clinical Health with Integrated Services and Decision Support (Research-in-Progress Series)

Presentation: January 09, 2019

Overview Population and individual health are significantly influenced by social determinants that range from individuals’ knowledge and behaviors to community-level characteristics, resources, and conditions. The expertise and infrastructure to address these multiple challenges are divided among...

ResProg Webinar: Housing for Health: Cross-Sector Impacts of Supportive Housing for Homeless High Users of Health Care

Presentation: February 27, 2019

Overview Homeless individuals experience a higher risk of mortality, chronic illness, and mental health disorders, and are often high utilizers of healthcare. Since 2012, the Housing for Health (HFH) initiative created by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) seeks to reduce...

Testing an Integrated Delivery and Financing System for Older Adults with Health and Social Needs

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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...

Integrating Health and Social Services for Veterans by Empowering Family Caregivers

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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...

Webinar: Multi-sector Alliances in the Post-Affordable Care Act Era: Key Patterns and Trends (Research-in-Progess Series)

Presentation: February 13, 2019

Overview 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...

Aligning Health and Social Systems to Expand Evidence-Based Home-Visiting

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This study tests the effectiveness of multi-sector financing and delivery strategies in expanding the reach and impact of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program across the U.S. Despite rigorous evidence of its ability to improve health and social outcomes for low-income pregnant women and their...

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...

Optimizing Governmental Health and Social Spending Interactions

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The results of this S4A study can inform decision-making about investments in public health to support COVID-19 response and recovery. Read the new Spotlighting the Underspending: Public Health Receives Fewer Funds than Previously Recognized one-page report for more key findings and recommended...