The Framework and supporting analysis presented in the Inclusive Healthy Places report and on Gehl Institute's site represent a synthesis of research and expertise in public health and urban planning and design, with specific focus on the social determinants of health that can be viewed clearly through the lens of public space.
The framework and analysis can be found on Gehl Institute’s site.
Read MoreMedicaid and other payers are recognizing that health outcomes and costs are driven by factors beyond clinical care. These factors are rooted in the community and include issues such as housing, food security, transportation, and the neighborhood environment in which people live, learn, play, pray, and work. Through an initiative sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Payment Reform for Population Health, AcademyHealth partnered with the Nemours Children’s Health System to work with Maryland, Oregon, and Washington State to address the payment challenge. Specifically, they worked with states to explore current Medicaid authorities to promote and provide prevention services in community settings, cover upstream prevention benefits such as assessing a home for asthma triggers, and deliver services using nontraditional community-based providers.
Enrique Martinez-Vidal, Debbie I. Chang, Tricia McGinnis | June 13, 2018
This piece appears in the Health Affairs blog.
Read MoreAn Actionable Framework for Health Care and Public Health Collaboration:
Health professionals working to protect and improve health in communities and across the nation realize that none of our distinct systems – not health care, public health, nor social services – is fully equipped to accomplish its mission alone. There is mounting recognition that to truly improve health outcomes in the U.S. and curb chronic diseases there must be an interdisciplinary, coordinated, and cross-sector approach to address acute conditions and the upstream social factors that contribute to poor health outcomes. This approach requires transformation of the way the health and human service systems traditionally interact.
In pursuit of this goal, members of the PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP FORUM (PHLF) and HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION TASK FORCE (HCTTF) developed a framework to help catalyze and facilitate collaborative working relationships between the public health and health care sectors. Such partnerships are an essential component of the “comprehensive community wellness approach,” one in which effective, collaborative relationships across sectors ensure more seamless care and prevention services for all. Under this approach, public health, health care, and social service and community organizations intentionally build high-functioning partnerships to address health needs in their communities, and invest in the time, staff, information platforms, and oversight structures needed to sustain them. The framework outlines essential elements of collaboration and presents key tactics and strategies for forming or reshaping effective partnerships.
Public Health Leadership Forum | June 13, 2018
This piece appears in Health Care Transformation’ Task Force’s Transformation Resources Page.
Read MoreA new infographic, All In: Data for Community Health provides an overview of the learning network, who is involved, and how to take advantage of opportunities to connect, share, and learn.
Read MoreNecessary components for building robust health system and congregational partnerships to address social determinants of health and impact health care utilization include partnership growth, allocation of health system resources, community trust, and time. This commentary describes and compares the Congregational Health Network’s Memphis Model to early local efforts at clinical-faith community partnerships in North Carolina, which we call “The North Carolina Way.”
This piece appears in North Carolina's Medical Journal
Read MoreWhat is the difference between communities that are able to recover from disinvestment and those that cannot? The answer, according to recent research from MDRC, are the presence of strong social networks. See how a network of community organizations are supporting health and resiliency efforts in Chicago.
Maurice A. Jones | June 8, 2018
This piece appears in Stanford Social Innovation Review Cities Page.
Read MoreOrganizations that account for the social determinants of health and connect patients to services that meet their social needs could reduce spending by approximately 11 percent within a year, according to a recent study. HealthConnections, a program from WellCare Health Plans, focuses on addressing the socioeconomic needs of vulnerable patients by referring beneficiaries to community services, such as transportation to appointments or help paying for basic utility services.
To examine the relationship between social determinants of health and healthcare costs, the team compared the change in average healthcare expenses for patients enrolled in the HealthConnections program who had all their social needs met versus a group who had no social needs met.
Jessica Kent | June 05, 2018
This piece appears in Health IT Analytics: Tools and Strategies News
Read MoreHealth systems and community stakeholders around the country are choosing collaborations to address the social factors that have created great health disparities between low-income and more-affluent neighborhoods. See pilots and lessons learned in this piece from Modern Healthcare on how health systems are reinvesting back into the community.
Steven Ross Johnson | June 2, 2018
This piece appears in the Care Delivery section of Modern Healthcare
Read MoreThe Health Impact Project launched an 18-month initiative in February 2016 that funded six projects aimed at addressing pressing health concerns in Southern and Appalachian states. Grantees targeted housing, education, neighborhood planning, and other sectors that are linked to disparities in health. Take a closer look at each of the projects in this piece from the Pew Charitable Trust.
Rebecca Morley and Emily Beaver | June 1, 2017
This piece is from The Pew Charitable Trust.
Read More"Albuquerque sits in the high desert straddling the Rio Grande River. It is the largest city in New Mexico, but despite the predominantly urban setting, there are still many areas with limited access to grocery stores and a lack of affordable produce. These factors contribute to the low rates of healthy food access and food security and the resulting high rates of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease." In Albuquerque, NM, Presbyterian Hospital supports local agriculture, food access, equity, and economic development through community supported agriculture, a mobile market, and a wellness referral center.
This piece appears in Delivering Community Benefit: Healthy Food Playbook
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