Back to ResourcesBack to Resources
Insights from the social sector: a cross-sector response to health disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic
Webinar

Insights from the Social Sector: A Cross-Sector Response to Health Disparities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

View Webinar

This webinar features experiences and insights from two community-based organizations that have long helped their communities address health disparities and systemic inequities. Presenters from the Social Development Commission and Pillsbury United Communities shared actionable best practices for collaboration in this environment and reflected on opportunities for future structural change.

Cross-sector partnerships are more critical than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health and broader social systems of communities across the country. This is especially dire for individuals with complex health and social needs who may already have difficulty accessing needed services.

Brief

Intermediary Organizations Are Urgently Needed to Assist in Modernizing Public Health and Addressing the Drivers of Health in the United States

This issue brief describes the different roles intermediaries can play; provides examples of where they have been used in practice; and identifies the risks, benefits, and possible innovations of intermediaries as well as policy approaches that might facilitate their appropriate use.

Publication

“More Than Just Giving Them a Piece of Paper”: Interviews with Primary Care on Social Needs Referrals to Community-Based Organizations

This publication characterizes referrals to community-based organizations by primary care practices, which are increasingly being used by healthcare organizations to invest in social care.

Publication

Revising the Foundational Public Health Services in 2022

This publication provides a framework outlining the unique responsibilities of governmental public health and can be used to explain the vital role of governmental public health in a thriving community; identify capacity and resource gaps; determine the cost for assuring foundational activities; and justify funding needs