Community Impacts

TypeE Book

Leading Community Based Changes in the Culture of Health in the US presents solutions to these vexing questions: Why does the US continue to lag far behind other peer nations despite its economic and political power? Why are whole segments of the US population consistently burdened by poor health? What can be done to ensure […]

TypeInfographic

Since early 2021, rapid response grants have helped 22 communities during COVID-19. The rapid response grants provide funding to address health equity challenges in the United States and territories that were worsened by the pandemic. So over 60 Clinical Scholars Fellows used the grants to provide direct services, collect information to improve future responses to […]

Location Raleigh, North Carolina

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used as a road map for a school-based asthma controller Directly Observed Therapy (DOT) program. For more information visit: ralescenter.hopkinschildrens.org

Location Baltimore, Maryland

TypeToolkit

This toolkit is a guide to develop a hospital-based youth violence prevention program. It is meant to provide information about youth violence, identify strategies for altering youth attitudes towards the use of violence, partnering with community-based organizations and overcoming barriers to launching a new violence prevention program. For more information, contact D2D@nebraskamed.com

Location Omaha, Nebraska

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used by providers and administrators who are developing mental health housing units in the corrections setting. For more information contact: kscanlon1@partners.org

Location Belmont, Massachusetts

TypeToolkit

This toolkit serves as a road map to identify how to approach a “wicked problem” utilizing an experienced and diverse team, while developing collaborative partnerships with community stakeholders to promote the the equitable sharing of information and resources.

Location Baltimore, Maryland

TypeToolkit

This document can be used to guide the development and planning of future efforts aimed at engaging the community and public officials in addressing pharmacy access barriers in Black and Hispanic/Latino neighborhoods. We also expect this tool to emphasize the importance of awareness and building the evidence base to promote equitable policies.  For more information, […]

Location Chicago, Illinois

TypeToolkit

This toolkit is designed for anyone who would like to adopt community engaged practices to the fields of substance abuse, addiction recovery, or trauma-informed care. This toolkit uses peer mentoring as a successful model for intervention and prevention.  For more information, contact the Office of Community Engagement at the Medical College of Wisconsin: communityengagement@mcw.edu 

Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used as a guide for those who wish to transform their Emergency Department (ED) into a Center of Excellence for uninsured patients. The objective for such transformation is to optimize a patient’s ability to obtain insurance and resultant health services, thus recontextualizing an undocumented status as a modifiable social health determinant. […]

Location Los Angeles, California

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used as a roadmap for healthcare institutions that are seeking guidance on how to integrate addressing housing insecurity and related unmet social needs for the patient populations they serve. We use a multi-level approach, which includes clinical, educational and community-based activities. For more information, contact: hello@omolaramd.com

Location New York, New York

TypeToolkit

 This toolkit is intended as a guide for integrating diverse disciplines to address holistic wellness along a range of indicators and with multiple levels of intensity in the preschool setting, resulting in a more equitable distribution of health and wellness services to young children. Additionally, we hope this guide will inspire cross-agency and cross-discipline collaboration […]

Location Santa Monica, California

TypeToolkit

This toolkit provides information and recommendations on creating a suicide prevention campaign in tribal communities. This toolkit includes ideas for events, suicide prevention interventions and development of community support. For more information, contact: taylor-desir.monica@mayo.edu

Location New Town, North Dakota

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location Santa Monica, California

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location Baltimore, Maryland

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location Omaha, Nebraska

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location Belmont, Massachusetts

TypeBig Idea Talk

Location New Town, North Dakota

TypeInfographic

We recognize the need for a diverse mix of health care providers working together in new ways. For example, we know that pharmacists and others who may work outside a traditional clinical setting have a tremendous role in building a Culture of Health. Highlighted below are two real-world examples of how interdisciplinary teams are collaborating […]

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used by providers and administrators who are working with youth and families engaged with the foster care system. It may also provide helpful information for anyone working with children with adverse childhood experiences. For more information, contact: dstephens@underdogdreams.com

Location Orlando, Florida

TypeBig Idea Talk

Would our life outcomes, especially foster care youth, be better if instead of only second chances we were given as many as it takes? “Yes!” explains Social Worker Derrick Stephens and ER Physician Annette Bell while they share what is known about brain science, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and chronic stress. Knowing that approximately 90% […]

Location Orlando, Florida

TypeToolkit

This toolkit should serve as a general guide on methods to increase access to oral healthcare for vulnerable populations. For more information, contact: cemoore@emory.edu

Location Atlanta, Georgia

TypeBig Idea Talk

In the U.S. there are far too many children and adults without affordable access to even basic oral health care. Head and Neck Surgeon Charles Moore, Dentist David Reznik, and Nurse Practitioner Hope Bussenius describe why oral health is an important part of our overall health. They urge health care providers to work together with […]

Location Atlanta, Georgia

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used by providers and administrators who are developing medical and mental health practices and centers which provide care to transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. For more information, contact: (607) 431-5757

Location Oneonta, New York

TypeBig Idea Talk

When caring for transgender and gender non-conforming patients, the phrase “let me listen to your heart” takes on a new meaning for health care providers. Family Physician Carolyn Wolf-Gould shares her “accidental” professional and personal journey of becoming a gender-affirming clinician in rural New York, including lessons learned that can help anyone become an ally.

Location Oneonta, New York

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used to develop and implement an anti-violence awareness initiative in any community where there are high risks youth and a high incidence of violent crimes. For more information, contact: stlprayerproject@gmail.com

Location Ferguson, Missouri

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used to address violent behaviors of at-risk youth through a trauma-informed care model used in after-school programs. For more information, contact: emmanuelhealthandsocial @gmail.com

Location Ferguson, Missouri

TypeBig Idea Talk

On August 9, 2014, 18-year-old Michael Brown was fatally shot by police in the city of Ferguson outside of St. Louis. Public Health Nurse Tonita Smith’s youngest son was the same age and she couldn’t believe what she was seeing live on social media but knew she must do something to help with the health-related […]

Location Ferguson, Missouri

TypeBig Idea Talk

Exposure to violence can disrupt a child’s development and functioning if left untreated, but there is hope for this vulnerable population with healing-centered engagement. Pharmacist and Public Health Practitioner Lachell Wardell shares how children exposed to trauma are often misdiagnosed and prescribed medications but how this framework is a more holistic and humanistic way to […]

Location Ferguson, Missouri

TypeToolkit

This toolkit is designed to provide insights for dental, medical, and allied health providers who have an interest in developing dental homes or creating a network of providers focused on creating dental homes for children with special health care needs. For more information, contact: jmkarp@umn.edu

Location Minneapolis, Minnesota

TypeBig Idea Talk

Every child with special health care needs (SHCNs) deserves a healthy smile, but dental care is the second most common unmet health need for them. Pediatric Dentist Jeff Karp urges families to share their experiences with health care providers. The power of these experiences can be leveraged through professional telementoring networks (Project ECHO) to transform […]

Location Minneapolis, Minnesota

TypeToolkit

This toolkit can be used as a guide for practitioners interested in positively influencing mental health outcomes, increasing mental health literacy, and an example of embedded education in action. For more information, contact: healthymind@mhistreet.com

Location Washington, DC

TypeBig Idea Talk

A barbershop is a third space (neither work nor home) that has long served an important social and cultural purpose in black communities, but how can it also be a safe space for conversations about mental health? Internist Nnemdi Kamanu Elias and Nurse Practitioner Erin Athey describe why and how they are partnering with barbers […]

Location Washington, DC

TypeToolkit

This toolkit is designed to provide insights to healthcare practitioners and community members who have interest in addressing childhood mental health and suicide prevention in minority groups. For more information, contact: incredible. filipino.families@gmail.com

Location Los Angeles, California

TypeBig Idea Talk

Filipinos are an immigrant community affected by alarming mental health disparities including high suicide rates, but the time and conversations families have together can help. Pediatrician Joyce Javier shares her research and personal experiences alongside her team including Pediatrician Horacio Lopez, Psychologist Dean Coffey, and Occupational Therapists Jed David and Aviril Sepulveda. Their work involves […]

Location Los Angeles, California

TypeToolkit

This toolkit is designed to provide lessons and insights on how to build a responsive treatment program for opioid addictions and recovery. The hope is it is helpful to others in building their own local, creative, integrative and caring approach to opioid treatment and healing. For more information, contact: info@casadesaludnm.org

Location Albuquerque, New Mexico

TypeBig Idea Talk

When we ask “Why the pain?” rather than “Why the addiction?” we learn so much more. Family Physician Anjali Taneja describes how we must do this cultural work together by using stigma reducing language, meeting people where they are (harm reduction), and reimagining healing with responsive treatment and recovery options.

Location Albuquerque, New Mexico

TypeInfographic

Research has shown the interconnectedness of oral and overall health and how it impacts individuals’ physical, social, emotional, and economic well-being. Highlighted below are two real-world examples of how interdisciplinary teams are collaborating to address health disparities and improve access to oral health care in their communities. View their toolkits below! Low Resource Communities Charles […]