This resource toolkit offers best practices for contracting between health care systems and community-based organizations to address health-related social needs.
A community health worker-led program for formerly homelessness individuals living in permanent supportive housing increased food security and social connectedness.
A county health department, in collaboration with community-based organizations, conducts community listening sessions to identify priorities for health equity policies.
Health care organizations can use this toolkit to develop community ambassador/liaison programs — programs that train community members to act as a bridge between communities and the organizations that serve them.
An overview of NYC Health + Hospital’s implementation of a primary care-based social needs screening and referral program, including key implementation challenges and success factors.