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Multisector Partnerships Such As ACHs: How Can They Improve Population Health And Reduce Health Inequities?
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Multisector Partnerships Such As ACHs: How Can They Improve Population Health And Reduce Health Inequities?

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This article examines how Accountable Communities for Health (ACHs) have taken advantage of existing multi-sector partnerships to address individual and community-level health and social needs.

In 2016 the authors’ foundations joined together to support the Funders Forum on Accountable Health, which convenes public and private funders of ACHs in a learning community. ACHs are multi-sector partnerships that seek to improve health outcomes by addressing health-related social needs at the individual level and social determinants of health at the community level. These needs and determinants include food security, housing, and non-medical transportation, among others.

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Networks of Support Help Patients Navigate Complex Systems

This publication examines how a health system in Minnesota empowers patients by giving them resources to address their health-related social needs.

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Closing Gaps in Health and Social Services for Low-Income Pregnant Women

This webinar explores the effectiveness of the Los Angeles Maternity Assessment Management Access and Service initiative.

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Development and Validation of a Measure to Assess Readiness to Advance Health and Equity: The Assessment for Advancing Community Transformation

This publication reports on the development and validation of the Assessment for Advancing Community Transformation - a tool that allows groups to directly collect and use data about their multi-sector collaborative by creating a shared point of reference for where partners are at in their stage of development across multiple factors.