The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) leads the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national initiative, Aligning Systems for Health: Health Care + Public Health + Social Services. The initiative focuses on learning about and sharing effective ways to align health care, public health, and social...

Elder abuse and neglect (EA/N) is a public health and safety epidemic with impacts in emergency department utilization, nursing home placement, mortality, and financial losses. Vulnerability has been shown to be highly correlated with EA/N victimization, yet research is lacking on interventions...

In addition to health insurance coverage expansions, the Affordable Care Act and related federal and state reforms have ushered in an era of new resources and incentives for hospitals, insurers and other organizations to engage in community-wide efforts to improve health. These incentives include...

Dr. Glen Mays will join experts from around the nation in Madisonville, Ky., for the 9th Annual Dr. Loman C. Trover Symposium .

Injured war veterans face substantial barriers to maintaining employment, high levels of family strain, homelessness, and extensive unmet physical and mental health needs. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a range of medical, public health, and social services to eligible veterans...

Declines in academic performance often precede declines in health and health behaviors, particularly among minority youth living in economically distressed communities. The social and economic burdens imposed on communities with high rates of mental illness could be alleviated if patients were...

Data-sharing can be a powerful tool to connect communities, improve health, and promote equity. Not sure how to make it happen? Join County Health Rankings & Roadmaps and DASH for a webinar to hear more about promising practices in data-sharing and multi-sector collaboration. You’ll also hear from...