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Saddyna Belmashkan

Person: Program Manager

Ms. Belmashkan directs the creation of communication materials, digital publications, and serves as the social media manager. Prior to joining Systems for Action, she worked as a program evaluator for the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center. She has worked as a Research Assistant on cancer prevention, cancer screening, and injury prevention studies. Ms. Belmashkan received her MPH from the Colorado School of Public Health and BA from Texas Christian University.

Evidence Brief - Multi-Sector Community Networks Are Losing Strength in Many Rural Areas, Reducing Capacity to Improve Population Health

Blog: September 22, 2020

A growing body of research demonstrates that networks of community organizations, working together, can have profound effects on the health trajectories and social determinants of health. Evidence indicates that health and social interventions are more likely to succeed when they are implemented...

Evidence Brief - Using Network Science to Explore Pathways for Reducing Policing-Attributable Health Problems And Inequities

Blog: May 25, 2021

The Systems for Action intramural team explores the intersection of law enforcement and public health using National Longitudinal Survey of Public Health Systems (NALSYS) data. They investigate the extent to which law enforcement agencies are currently engaged in local public health networks and how...

Systems in Focus Panel | Food as Medicine

Events: Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025, 12:00pm -Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025, 01:00pm

Presenters: • Elaine Borawski, PhD | Case Western Reserve University • Alissa Glenn, MPP | Greater Cleveland Food Bank • Mariana Chilton, PhD | Drexel University • Fei Li , PhD | Georgia State University Register here .

2025 Systems for Action Call for Proposals | Informational Webinar #2

Events: Monday, Feb 24, 2025, 01:00pm -Monday, Feb 24, 2025, 02:00pm

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Presentation - Elevating Community Colleges through Collaborative Strategies

Blog: April 14, 2025

Presenters from Salt Lake Community College discussed a variety of novel programs they are piloting, including the pilot funded by Systems for Action. Project: Efficacy of Holistic Admissions in Health Sciences Education: A Pipeline Model for Implementation at Community Colleges Product Details...

Research to Understand Systemic Racism as a Barrier and Engagement with Child Mental Health Services

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Building off of the Aligning Delivery and Financing Systems to Prevent Adverse Child Experiences in St. Louis study, Washington University in St. Louis will study the impact of systemic racism on child mental healthcare and mental health equity. African-American families are disproportionately...

Funding Opportunities

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2025 Call for Proposals: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new research funding opportunity through the Systems for Action Research Program on January 15th, 2025. This year’s funding opportunity will provide research funding for...

Journal Article • Mental Health Concerns During COVID-19: An Observational Study Among a Predominantly Black Community in New York City

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Ngo, Victoria K., et al. “Mental Health Concerns During COVID-19: An Observational Study Among a Predominantly Black Community in New York City.” Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Apr. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-01988-0. Full Article: View here Project: Multisector Task...

Journal Article • Mental Health Service Use, Barriers, and Service Preferences During COVID-19 among Low-Income Housing and Market-Rate Housing Residents of Harlem in New York City

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Ngo VK, Vu TT, Punter MA, Levine D, Borrell LN, Mateu-Gelabert P. Mental Health Service Use, Barriers, and Service Preferences During COVID-19 among Low-Income Housing and Market-Rate Housing Residents of Harlem in New York City. J Community Health. 2024 Jun;49(3):439-447. doi: 10.1007/s10900-023...