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Webinar

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

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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.

Webinar

Theory of Change Charette

This webinar features an overview of RWJF's Cross-Sector Alignment Theory of Change and recaps stakeholder input into how the Theory of Change can better support the work of those implementing cross-sector alignment.

Brief

Cross-Sector Alignment and the Response to COVID-19

This brief examines factors supporting cross-sector alignment; presents findings relevant to the response to the COVID crisis; and presents challenges and response opportunities related to several key elements of the Cross-Sector Alignment Theory of Change: sectors, shared purpose, governance, finance, data, community voice, equity, capacity, and urgency.

Case Study

Aligning in Action: Healthy Homes Des Moines

This case study examines Healthy Homes Des Moines, a pilot program to provide home remediation and health education to reduce the burden of childhood asthma. The goal of the pilot was to demonstrate the value of an upstream intervention to the community and to health care providers.