This study evaluates the effectiveness of a multisector task-sharing collaborative in addressing the inter-related problems of mental health disorders, poverty, and housing instability among racial and ethnic minority communities residing in Harlem, New York. The collaborative trains the staff at low-income housing agencies and primary care practices to engage in mental health task-sharing, whereby staff deliver basic mental health support services such as screening, psychoeducation, peer support, and referral to mental health specialists.

The Youth Action Hub (YAH) is a participatory action research (PAR) hub and network in Connecticut driven by Black, Brown, Indigenous, and LGBTQIA+ young people with lived expertise of homelessness and housing instability. They are testing three new strategies through PAR which they anticipate will...

The YWCA Madison in Wisconsin operates housing programs that are designed for those most impacted by systemic racism and other forms of oppression. They have been awarded $60,000 through the Equity Capacity Building Grant (ECBG) mechanism to build community members’ power. YWCA needs community input...

The Evolution Foundation in Oklahoma serves the Greenwood Historical District - formerly known as Black Wall Street - in North Tulsa. Their systems alignment challenge is to address the historical trauma and distrust of children, youth, young adults and families resulting from the 1921 Tulsa race...

Albertson, Elaine Michelle, et al. “Systematic Review of Care Coordination Interventions Linking Health and Social Services for High-Utilizing Patient Populations.” Population Health Management, vol. 25, no. 1, Feb. 2022, pp. 73–85. PubMed, https://doi.org/10.1089/pop.2021.0057. Resource: Article...

Lamba, Sneha, et al. “Past Local Government Health Spending Was Not Correlated with COVID-19 Control in US Counties.” SSM - Population Health, vol. 17, Mar. 2022, p. 101027, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101027. Detail Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

Kohl, Patricia L. PhD, MSW; Harris, Jenine K. PhD; Shires, Mary Katherine LMSW; Bacon, Caren MPH; Sulaima, Sanaria MA; Jonson-Reid, Melissa PhD, MSW. Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on a Child Maltreatment Prevention Network. Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 31(3):p 486-494, May/June...

Cohen, Jeffrey P., et al. “Transit and Treatment: Aligning Systems to Address Substance Use in Connecticut.” Health Services Research, vol. 59, no. S1, 2024, p. e14268. Wiley Online Library, https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14268. Details Resource: Article Related: Grantee Research Project

Welcome! Please enjoy our Spring 2025 newsletter from the Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH), supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) national Systems for Action Research (S4A) Program. Read on for the latest news on our Community Power Network, Free Technical Assistance &...

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...