Best practices from the field: Using social determinants of health resource and referral data to increase equitable access and connection rates to essential resources

This brief by Health Leads provides guidance for organizations adopting resource databases as a technology solution to support social determinants of health programs, providing examples to demonstrate the ways in which data usage and interpretation can impact equitable access to essential resources and improve connection rates. Read the brief

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Policy options for integrating health and housing for low-income older adults

This report by the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation (CCEHI), with support from Arnold Ventures and in partnership with the Leading Age LTSS Center @UMass Boston, describes barriers and solutions to successfully linking low-income older adults to affordable housing and healthcare. Through focus group interviews, CCEHI identified key building blocks for achieving success,...

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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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