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Preventable Death Rates Fell Where Communities Expanded Population Health Activities Through Multisector Networks
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Preventable Death Rates Fell Where Communities Expanded Population Health Activities Through Multi-Sector Networks

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This Health Affairs article highlights a study using 16 years of data from a large cohort of U.S. communities to measure the extent and nature of multi-sector contributions to population health activities and how these contributions affect community mortality rates.

The results show that deaths due to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and influenza decline significantly over time among communities that expand multi-sector networks supporting population health activities. The findings suggest that mechanisms for coordinating the delivery and financing of public health, medical, and social services across the diverse sectors that implement these services may improve population health.

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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.

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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

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.

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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