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WEBINAR: Implementation and Diffusion of the New York City Macroscope Electronic Health Record Surveillance System

Events: Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016, 12:00am -Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016, 11:59pm

The New York City Macroscope is an innovative population health surveillance system that uses electronic health records (EHRs) to track conditions that are important to public health and are managed by primary care practices. Progress on the current project to assess the external validity of NYC...

ResProg Webinar • Using Regional Governing Boards to Align Services for Rural Children of the Opioid Crisis (2022)

Presentation: January 26, 2022

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...

ASTHO 2015 Annual Meeting and Policy Summit

Events: Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015, 12:00am -Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015, 11:59pm

If you are a leader in public health or healthcare, you will want to join the conversation at the ASTHO Annual Meeting. Join state and territorial health officials; department heads and other leaders at state and local health agencies; individuals from federal health agencies, academic institutions...

Equity-Focused Efforts of Local Public Health Systems and Disparities in Community Health

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Disparities in health delivery continue to act as barriers to equitable outcomes in health. Public health system efforts connect local health systems to their network and community members. Public health system capital may play a role in improving community health; however, there may be inequities...

Understanding Rural-Urban Differences in the Implementation of Population Health Activities (Research-in-Progress Series)

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Overview This study considers the association of local public health agency performance with the rural-urban characteristic of the agencies’ jurisdictions. Specifically, the association of county-level gaps in public health performance with differences in the rural-urban characteristic of...

Addressing the Health and Social Needs of Justice-Involved Young Adults (2022)

Presentation: December 07, 2023

Overview 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...

The Effect of Uncompensated Care Costs on Hospital Contributions to Population Health Improvement Activities

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The Affordable Care Act (ACA), along with Medicaid expansion, was expected to reduce the rising burden on hospitals from uncompensated care provision to uninsured people while creating new resources and incentives for hospitals to contribute to disease prevention and health promotion activities. By...

Research by Topic

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Systems for Action (S4A) grantees are working in a broad range of research areas to identify effective strategies for aligning medical, social, and public health systems in ways that promote health equity in American communities. Below we highlight grantee work on a handful of topics. S4A will...

Achieving Reach in Youth Behavioral Health and Wellness through Catchment-Area Community Governance

Events: Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 12:00pm -Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 01:00pm

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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At Systems for Action our thinking around our funding opportunities evolves as we learn from interactions with potential applicants, our National Advisory Committee, our grantees, and many other stakeholders. We will do our best to ensure that our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are kept up to...