Populations with diabetes can successfully manage their condition if they have regular access to primary care along with access to quality food, physical, and social environments that support healthy lifestyles. Lack of safe, convenient, and affordable transportation options can make it difficult...

Massar, Rachel E., et al. “Social Needs Screening and Referral in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics: A Multiple Case Study.” BMC Health Services Research, vol. 22, no. 1, Nov. 2022, p. 1369. BioMed Central, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08692-x. Detail Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research...

For many mental health conditions, effective programs to restore health and social functioning require collaborative efforts that go far beyond the healthcare sector. Individuals who are newly diagnosed with psychosis often require a carefully coordinated mix of specialty services including...

This study examines how the allocation of resources across medical, social, and public health services at the county level influences the relative success in controlling the progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. The project focuses on resource allocation decisions across sectors as a collective...

Rosenbaum, Elena, et al. “Breaking Down the Barriers Between Health and Social Care Services: Implementing a Social Determinants of Health Network.” NEJM Catalyst, vol. 4, no. 6, 17 May 2023, https://doi.org/10.1056/cat.22.0286. Detail Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

Impact studies examine the impact of a novel system alignment strategy on relevant measures of health and wellbeing for affected populations. These studies build on pilot studies confirming the feasibility and acceptability of the systems alignment strategy and use rigorous research methods to...

Bishai, David M., et al. “Being Accountable for Capability—Getting Public Health Reform Right This Time.” American Journal of Public Health, vol. 112, no. 10, Oct. 2022, pp. 1374–78. ajph.aphapublications.org (Atypon), https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306975. Resource: Article Related: Grantee...

This study tests how a transit system can enhance substance abuse treatment outcomes and reduce provider-level treatment costs for substance abuse amidst the opioid crisis in Connecticut. Increasing access and retention in treatment services is critical to improving health outcomes and reducing...

Chuang E, Bunger A, Smith R, Girth A, Phillips R, Miech E, Lancaster K, Martin J, Gadel F, Himmeger M, McClellan J, Millisor J, Willauer T, Powell B, Dellor E, Aarons G. (2024). Collaboration strategies affecting implementation of a cross-systems intervention for child welfare and substance use...

This study assesses effective strategies to eliminate disparities in access to COVID-19 vaccination by race and ethnicity by building on an existing nationwide initiative of the Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative (ADVC). The ADVC, administered by USAging with funding from the U.S...