Aligning Systems for Health
Project Overview
Aligning Systems for Health, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and under the direction of Karen Minyard and Glenn Landers at the Georgia Health Policy Center, focuses on identifying, testing, and sharing what works to align health care, public health, and social services to better address the goals and needs of the people and communities they serve. The project will:
- Synthesize existing research learnings and disseminate findings
- Support original research and evaluation
- Build relationships with those already working in the field
The work is guided by the Technical Advisory Committee comprised of local and national leaders.
Latest Resources
Home Together: Ensuring Babies Have a Place to Call Home
Aligning in Action: Washington Co., Maine
Equity from a Cross-Sector Alignment Perspective
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Research
GHPC awarded $2.4 million in research awards to these seven grantees:
- Public Health Institute
- Texas Health Institute
- Trenton Health Team
- University of Louisville
- University of South Carolina, Columbia
- University of Washington, Seattle
- West Side United (in partnership with Rush Medical Center)
In fall 2019, GHPC awarded six rapid-cycle research and evaluation grants:
- Akron Children’s Hospital/Kent State University
- Care Share Health Alliance and Healthier Highland
- Communities Joined In Action
- JSI
- Public Health Solutions
- Urban Institute
GHPC is releasing its second call for rapid-cycle research and evaluation projects that examine cross-sector alignment efforts already underway. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GHPC is particularly interested in early observations related to research questions that relate to cross-sector alignment, the COVID-19 response, equity, and underserved and marginalized populations.
GHPC is looking to fund six rapid-cycle research and evaluation projects with a total value of $300,000. For more information on the call for proposals, please click here.