Overview Background: Caregivers of young children in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) are required to complete 20hrs/week of work participation, and are hurried into employment, often without consideration for their health and their children’s wellbeing. For instance, TANF caregivers...

Overview The team from Drexel University presented Trauma-Informed Financial Empowerment Program Improves Wesalth and health for Families in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) during the session The Role of Asset-Building and Financial Coaching in Promoting Economic Self-Sufficiency at...

Overview Individuals under the U.S. probation system have higher incidences of health conditions including substance abuse and mental illness and are less likely to access health care and other social services, such as education, transportation, employment, and housing, than those not involved in...

Overview Large-scale multi-sector health improvement initiatives can be difficult to initiate and sustain over time due to uncertainties about their health and economic impact. This presentation reviews research on multi-sector population health initiatives, and examines several alternative...

Overview Collective actions to improve health status on a community-wide basis do not happen automatically. Government agencies and private sector organizations frequently lack sufficient information, incentives, and infrastructure to make large shared investments in health improvement activities...

Presenters: - Elaine Borawski, PhD, MA, FAAHB | Case Western Reserve University - Alissa Glenn, MSPPM | Greater Cleveland Food Bank - Christopher Mundorf, MPH, PhD | Better Health Partnership >> View recording. >> Download slides here.

Presenters: Latrice Rollins, PhD, MSW | Morehouse School of Medicine Thomas Cotton III | Redemption & Advancement Alliance (RAA) Lease Youmans | Our Change Gon Come >>View recording here.

Presenters: Richard T. Thakor, PhD | University of Minnesota Lorena de Leon, DPA, MBA | Maryland Physicians Care >> View recording. >> Download slides here.

Children affected by the opioid epidemic need a complex array of services and supports to safeguard their health and wellbeing, including child protective services, legal representation, educational services, comprehensive physical and mental health care, and often foster care placement coupled with...

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 10:00 - 11:00am MT Presenters: Sarah Cusworth Walker, PhD | University of Washington Alya Azman, MPH | University of Washington Andrew Hill, MS | Excelsior Wellness Anna Tresidder, PhD | Excelsior Wellness >> View recording. >> Download slides here.