Social Determinants of Health

Our talk with Radhika Fox, the CEO of the US Water Alliance, about water justice and ways to build stronger communities.

New partnerships between health funders and small-business lenders highlight another possible way to influence health.

In our fourth installment, we find out what happens when a community development corporation pivots to a health-first focus; whether funding for Medicaid can go to housing; how to keep seniors in their homes, and how teeth affect housing stability.

Several organizations are working to coordinate health care investments in ways that will allow funding to truly boost community health.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary says his department is exploring ideas to pay for non-health services like housing and nutrition with Medicaid, but it’s unclear whether that would, or could, actually happen.

The community development and mental health fields have a critical opportunity to work together in supporting the mental health of low-income communities.

When plans to develop affordable housing units in San Bernardino hit a funding roadblock, Dignity Health committed a $1.2 million bridge loan to help fill the gap. But the health system didn’t stop there.

The statewide program connects elderly residents with community-based services and saves money in urban areas by reducing emergency room and specialist visits.

Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation in Cleveland finds that being an early adopter of a community health focus has its advantages.

The country’s political realignment, taking income protections national, CVS buys Aetna, cities can learn from Nashville, more.

From hospital to housing, the toll of CA’s wildfires, gerrymandering’s famous enemy, Medicaid to the rescue, more.

An apartment complex in North Carolina generated 120 times as many hospital visits as would have been expected for its population, until a creative coalition forced its sale and worked with the new owner to change things.