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This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, evaluates the feasibility of a modified Church-based home visiting program that aims to align health and social services for households with young children and dismantle forms of structural racism faced by these households. The program to be modified and tested is delivered by Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton New Jersey, a predominantly Black congregation, with the goal of reducing adverse childhood experiences (ACES) and promoting positive childhood experiences within historically marginalized families and communities.

This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, will explore opportunities to strengthen a systems alignment approach to the refugee resettlement process in Virginia. Structural barriers in housing, healthcare, employment, and education can impede the effectiveness of resettlement and integration efforts. The current consultation process to coordinate refugee arrival and resettlement inadequately addresses these barriers while also failing to meaningfully include representatives from the medical, social, public health, and community sectors.

The Bernalillo County Home Visiting Work Group (BCHVWG) works to connect families in Bernalillo County to culturally relevant home visiting services. A community collaborative of home visiting programs that serve children under the age of five, BCHVWG aims to achieve universal and equitable access...

The James Humphrey Jr. Foundation (JHJF), serves Black, Brown, and Indigenous (BBI) youth in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Their systems alignment challenge is to inform public health, behavioral healthcare, and social service sectors of the support that BBI college bound students need to succeed in...

The Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) launched the Equity Capacity Building Grant program in early January, 2025 to offer low-barrier grant opportunities to organizations who needed financial support and technical assistance to build the capacity to engage in systems alignment research...

Overview The panel assembled for the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science 2018 Conference presented research findings from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Systems for Action research program. About Social, economic, and environmental conditions strongly influence population...

Overview The Healthier You Workbook, created by the Center for Drug and Health Studies at the University of Delaware, provides basic information about common health conditions and corresponding resources in Delaware. The health-related information is tailored culturally and educationally to the...