Interventions to address social isolation and loneliness: Lessons learned from programs around the globe

This brief from the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN) provides a deep dive into what interventions are needed to address social isolation and loneliness. The brief includes literature review, surveys, and case studies help to highlight the rapidly evolving global effort to develop, implement, and scale necessary interventions, as well as key lessons...

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Targeted text message outreach can increase WIC enrollment, pilots show

This report by Benefits Data Trust and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities draws on lessons learned from individual state Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) outreach pilots and discusses: The effectiveness of text message outreach to families who are adjunctively eligible for WIC at reaching families, engaging them, and...

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Do no harm guide: Applying equity awareness in data visualization

This guide for researchers and analysts, constructed by the Urban Institute, focuses on how data practitioners can approach their work through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and aims to encourage thoughtfulness in how analysts work with and present their data rather than prescribe what to do or not to do. Read the...

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How health center care teams can address health and housing for patients involved with the justice system

This brief from the National Center for Medical Legal Partnership aims to provide an overview of both the civil and criminal justice systems in the United States, and describes the cyclical relationship between those systems and housing insecurity (including homelessness). The brief outlines potential workflow considerations for health centers working to reduce health disparities for...

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