Efforts to contain the health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have achieved less success in the United States than in many comparable countries. Previous research documented wide variability in the capabilities of local public health systems to carry out core disease prevention and control...

Overview Populations with diabetes can successfully manage their condition if they have regular access to primary care along with access to quality food, physical, and social environments that support healthy lifestyles. Lack of safe, convenient, and affordable transportation options can make it...

The US health system faces mounting pressure to improve population health. Research suggests a need for greater coordination and alignment across the sectors that deliver medical, public health, and social services. This study uses sixteen years of data from a large cohort of US communities to...

This study evaluates the Building Wealth and Health Network, which, by aligning Medicaid coverage for behavioral services and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Pennsylvania, aims to reduce children's developmental risks and improve future income and employment, while reducing the...

Grant ID: 75078 Applicant Organization: Fund for Public Health in New York City Grant Type: Individual Research Projects Start Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 End Date: Monday, February 12, 2018

Grant ID: 74936 Applicant Organization: University of California, Los Angeles Grant Type: Individual Research Projects Start Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 End Date: Monday, February 12, 2018

Grant ID: 74947 Applicant Organization: Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University Grant Type: Individual Research Projects Start Date: Monday, February 12, 2018 End Date: Monday, February 12, 2018

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...

This study, funded as part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Systems for Action research program, investigates whether a novel type of social bond can pool resources across multiple competing health plans and create stable, long-term financing for interventions that address social determinants...