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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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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.

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

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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