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Measuring Multi-Sector Contributions to Public Health Delivery Systems and Population Health

Presentation: March 04, 2016

Overview The National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems has followed a nationally-representative cohort of U.S. communities since 1998 to measure the scope of public health activities implemented in each community and the range of organizations and sectors that contribute to each activity...

A New Study Will Examine the Strength of Our Local Social Safety Net During COVID-19

Blog: November 18, 2022

Overview The Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center will assess the capacity of social service organizations in Sarasota, FL to meet clients' needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in a two-year study. It is partnering with Visible Network Labs, a network data science and strategy company, who will...

Community study looks at strength of Sarasota’s social services amid pandemic

Blog: November 18, 2022

Overview S4A researchers want to learn how effective the network of social service agencies is at helping the increasing number of people who need these organizations’ resources amid the coronavirus pandemic. To read the full article, "Community study looks at strength of Sarasota’s social services...

PRESENTATION: S4A Leaders and Grantees to Present at the 2018 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science

Events: Friday, Oct 05, 2018, 12:00am -Friday, Oct 05, 2018, 11:59pm

Session Details Systems for Action (S4A) leadership and grantees will travel to Washington, DC, for the 2018 Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences to participate on a panel that highlights findings from four studies underway through the program. Collectively, the studies profiled in this panel reveal how inter-organizational networks, governance structures, and information flows function as mechanisms for system alignment in local communities.

Assessing the Carrying Capacity of the Local Nonprofit Sector in Supporting Population Health (IAPHS 2018)

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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...

WEBINAR: Rural-Urban Differences in Delivery Systems for Population Health Activities

Events: Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018, 12:00am -Wednesday, Sep 19, 2018, 11:59pm

Research indicates that the United States lags behind other high-income countries in public health. This lag relates directly to variable health system quality across U.S. communities, which have different resource bases, different healthcare needs, and different institutional structures to support...

Addressing the Health and Social Needs of Justice-Involved Young Adults

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Involvement with the criminal justice system increases markedly during the transition from youth to adulthood in the United States. Providing targeted services and supports to vulnerable emerging adults during this transition may be an effective way of reducing the conditions and behaviors that lead...

Closing Gaps in Health and Social Services for Low-Income Pregnant Women

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American cities face stubbornly large racial disparities in infant mortality, preterm and low birthweight births along with unacceptable rates of maternal mortality. The Los Angeles Maternity Assessment Management Access and Service (MAMA) program is an innovative, multi-sector initiative that seeks...

Improving Population and Clinical Health with Integrated Services and Decision Support

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Project Summary Population and individual health are significantly influenced by social determinants that range from individuals’ knowledge and behaviors to community-level characteristics, resources, and conditions. The expertise and infrastructure to address these multiple and diverse challenges...

PRESENTATION: Dr. Mays to Speak at ASTHO's Annual Meeting of State Environmental Health Directors

Events: Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018, 12:00am -Wednesday, Jun 27, 2018, 11:59pm

Event Date June 27, 2018 About On June 27, Mays will conduct a methods workshop for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) annual meeting of State Environmental Health Directors (SHED) in Pasadena, CA on “Using Economic Evaluation Methods to Understand the Value of Public...