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Community-Based Organization Services Evidence Bank

Curated collection of research studies highlights the efficacy of services provided by community-based organizations, with a focus on outcomes relevant to health care partners.

Website/Resource Center

August 2023

Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

A program to connect Medicaid ACO enrollees with nutrition and housing-related services demonstrated early indications of effectiveness.

Peer-Reviewed Article

June 2023

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.

Case Example

June 2023

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Integrated care in MassHealth ACOs varies greatly across primary care practice type and is associated with greater ability to improve care quality and advance health equity.

Peer-Reviewed Article

May 2023

Community Health Worker Programs

Curates recent evidence behind community health worker programs that support people with complex health and social needs, as well as practical strategies to support effective implementation of these programs.

Collection

April 2023

“They Just Helped Save My Life:” Client Perspectives on the Los Angeles County Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program for Serious Mental Illness

Clients enrolled in an adapted assertive community treatment model in California identify material resources and relational supports as key program benefits.

Peer-Reviewed Article

February 2023

High Touch, High Trust: Using Community Health Advocates and Lawyers to Address ED High Utilizers

Social and legal services to address health care costs and utilization may be most effective for individuals with moderately high utilization who are less clinically complex.

Peer-Reviewed Article

July 2022

Applying the ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health

Described how health care organizations and community-based organizations can use the ROI Calculator to explore and plan financial arrangements to fund social services for people with complex needs.

Webinar

May 2022

Housing and Health

Curates recent evidence behind housing programs and interventions, and explores practical tools and case studies on effective strategies for improving the health of people experiencing homelessness or unstable housing.

Collection

April 2022

Permanent Supportive Housing with Housing First: Findings from a Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

The economic benefits of permanent supportive housing programs with a Housing First approach exceed the costs in the U.S., with a benefit-to-cost ratio of 1.8:1.

Peer-Reviewed Article

March 2022

Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institution-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting

Patients and community health workers (CHWs) share perspectives on the impact of CHW services provided within a primary care setting to address barriers to equitable care.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2022

Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program

Study details permanent supportive housing program implementation and how this impacts outcomes and costs.

Brief/Report

December 2021

Aligning Health Care and Social Services for Patients with Complex Needs

Varying structures of cross-sector partnerships between health care organizations, social service agencies, and local government bodies have distinct strengths and serve different functions.

Brief/Report

December 2021

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

A street medicine program increased post-hospitalization follow-up care for unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

Case Example

September 2021

How a Medical Respite Care Program Offers a Pathway to Health and Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness

A medical respite program for people experiencing homelessness shows evidence of reduced hospital readmissions and emergency department revisits.

Case Example

August 2021

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

A cross-sector partnership to enroll older adults experiencing homelessness in permanent supportive housing led to meaningful reductions in health care costs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

August 2021

Improving Health Care through Housing First

A randomized controlled trial found Denver’s Housing First program led to positive impacts on health and utilization for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness and frequent periods of incarceration.

Brief/Report

July 2021

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

A novel street psychiatry program offers essential mental health support to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness.

Case Example

May 2021

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

Suggests that community-based organizations are responding to Medicaid redesign efforts that prioritize social determinants of health by adopting practices similar to health care organizations.

Peer-Reviewed Article

January 2021

Integrating Health And Human Services In California’s Whole Person Care Medicaid 1115 Waiver Demonstration

California’s Whole Person Care pilot can inform cross-sector initiatives to improve care for Medicaid enrollees with complex health and social needs.

Peer-Reviewed Article

April 2020

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Community-Based Organization Services Evidence Bank

Assessment of the Massachusetts Flexible Services Program to Address Food and Housing Insecurity in a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization

Cocreating Evidence-Informed Health Equity Policy with Community

Integration on the Frontlines of Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations and Associations with Perceived Care Quality, Health Equity, and Satisfaction

Community Health Worker Programs

“They Just Helped Save My Life:” Client Perspectives on the Los Angeles County Full Service Partnership (FSP) Program for Serious Mental Illness

High Touch, High Trust: Using Community Health Advocates and Lawyers to Address ED High Utilizers

Applying the ROI Calculator for Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health

Housing and Health

Permanent Supportive Housing with Housing First: Findings from a Community Guide Systematic Economic Review

Mechanisms for Community Health Worker Action on Patient-, Institution-, and Community-Level Barriers to Primary Care in a Safety-Net Setting

Implementation and 12-Month Health Service Utilization and Cost Outcomes from a Managed Care Health Plan's Permanent Supportive Housing Program

Aligning Health Care and Social Services for Patients with Complex Needs

From the Hospital to the Streets: Bringing Care to the Unsheltered Homeless in Los Angeles

How a Medical Respite Care Program Offers a Pathway to Health and Housing for People Experiencing Homelessness

A Community Partnership to House and Care for Complex Patients

Improving Health Care through Housing First

Implementing the Street Psychiatry Model in New Haven, CT: Community-Based Care for People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness

Money Moves the Mare: The Response of Community‐Based Organizations to Health Care’s Embrace of Social Determinants

Integrating Health And Human Services In California’s Whole Person Care Medicaid 1115 Waiver Demonstration