Systems for Action research conducted by the Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) tested three strategies, based in the health care system, to better address social determinants of health by working across systems: Co-located Social & Behavioral Services Risk Prediction Models...

The University of Minnesota's Evidence Brief "Systems Alignment to Optimize Health for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: A Youth Participatory Multi-Sector Project to Advance Health Equity" is now live! Details Project: Systems Alignment to Optimize Health Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness...

Tufts University and Shiloh Baptist Church's Evidence Brief "FAAITH (Faith-leaders Allied and Aligned to Institute Trust in the Home) and HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) for Equitable Systems Alignment" is now live! See it here. Details Project: FAAITH (Faith-leaders Allied and...

The Fathers Matter ATL team released an impact report of their work spanning from 2021 to 2024. Read the full report here. Resource: Read here. Project: Research to Understand Systems of Housing (RUSH): Feasibility and Acceptability of Aligning Systems for Fathers

Overview The research project was featured in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation blog in a post titled, “System and Services Research for Better Health” on April 18, 2017. The full post can be read here. Details Project: Financing and Service Delivery Integration for Mental Illness and Substance...

Overview Physician David Meltzer of the University of Chicago talked about the power of the doctor-patient relationship with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Meltzer, who also has a Ph.D. in economics, discussed a controlled experiment he has overseen to measure the importance of maintaining the...

Overview In an ongoing effort to address health issues that affect communities on the South Side and beyond, the University of Chicago Medicine is launched another season of the Community Health Focus Hour on WVON 1690 AM. Entering its eighth season, the show featured topics on diet and nutrition...

Overview You know that old saying about two things you can’t escape: death and taxes? These days it seems there should be a third: rising healthcare costs. Healthcare costs is something that hits everyone — from patients and doctors to hospitals and insurance companies. But what if those costs could...

Overview The three-year "Aligning Health and Social Systems to Expand Evidence-Based Home-Visiting" study will examine cross-sector collaboration between health care and social services with Nurse-Family Partnership ® (NFP) – a national evidence-based home-visiting program designed to improve the...

Overview An article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled "Drexel program addresses trauma to help women in poverty save money - and one day create a bank" focuses on the Building Wealth and Health Network, which aims to break the cycle of poverty by teaching women who have nearly nothing...