With doubts over capability and emergency preparedness of local public health department, S4A investigators* at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health used spending data to determine if pre-COVID local health department spending shielded county populations from COVID-19 early in the pandemic. The...

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...

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...

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

This study assesses the capacity of community social services organizations and their partners to meet the needs of new clients identified through emerging social determinants of health (SDOH) screening and referral tools used by medical providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a previous study...