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Community Health Workers' Role in Advancing Equity

Webinar

Aug 24, 2021

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps

Community Health Workers (CHWs) are taking a larger role in patient-centered care and community health. Yet, questions remain around the scope of their work, licensure requirements, and available funding sources to build a capable workforce.

Eviction Prevention and Diversion Programs: Early Lessons from the Pandemic

Report

Apr 27, 2021

Mark Treskon, Solomon Greene, Olivia Fiol, & Anne Junod for URBAN INSTITUTE

This brief describes the diversity of court-based and court-adjacent state and local eviction prevention and diversion programs that have been created or adapted to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Homelessness & Public Health: How Can We Close the Gap?

Podcast

Mar 24, 2021

Natalie Matthews & Teresa Mota for ABT ASSOCIATES

Challenges in areas ranging from education to the environment, gender to governance, health to housing don’t exist in a vacuum. Each month, Abt experts from two disciplines explore ideas for tackling these challenges in our monthly podcast, The Intersect.

Study: Housing the Homeless Can Drastically Cut the Government's Health Care Costs

Research

Dec 6, 2017

J.B. Wogan for GOVERNING

For years, homeless advocates have argued that if governments put up money to house people, they will reap cost savings down the line.

Economist: Giving more money to Chicago schools could significantly reduce violence

News Article

Feb 1, 2018

FOX 32 CHICAGO

Chicago’s troubling homicide rate could be significantly reduced through a massive increase in state spending for Chicago schools. That's just one of the proposals floated Monday by a prominent University of Chicago economist Jens Ludwig.

Chicago jobs program reduces youth violence, Urban Labs study shows

News Article

Jun 29, 2017

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO URBAN LABS

One Summer Chicago Plus is a jobs program designed to reduce violence and prepare youth living in some of the city’s highest-violence neighborhoods for the labor market. This study was carried out over the summer of 2013 in partnership with the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services.

States Leading the Way: Practical Solutions that Lift Up Children and Families

Report

Jun 14, 2018

Roxane White for ASCEND AT THE ASPEN INSTITUTE

This report offers a blueprint to state leaders looking to break the cycle of poverty for families.

CLPHA Data Sharing Template for PHAs and Health Organizations

Disclaimer: This template is provided for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or question. Use of this template, including its exhibits and attachments, does not create a relationship or any responsibilities between CLPHA and the user.

Research

Aug 5, 2019

CLPHA developed a general data sharing template that public housing authorities (PHAs) and their health partners can customize to suit their data sharing and collaboration needs. Please feel free to comment to share any uses/modifications your organization made to implement into a partnership.

CLPHA Data Sharing Template for PHAs and Health Organizations

Research

Aug 5, 2019

CLPHA developed a general data sharing template that public housing authorities (PHAs) and their health partners can customize to suit their data sharing and collaboration needs. Please feel free to comment to share any uses/modifications your organization made to implement into a partnership.

Integrating Clinical and Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities

Report

Jan 24, 2019

Bipartisan Policy Center

The purpose of this paper is to examine barriers to the integration of clinical health care and mental health services, and to identify policy options for consideration in advancing integration of services.