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Moving on Upstream: The Role of Health Departments in Addressing Socioecologic Determinants of Disease

This document builds on the findings of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America. It focuses on the role that public health departments play in the mission to address health issues and obstacles to accomplishing this that currently exist.

January 31, 2011
Breaking Through on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities: an approach to message translation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation addressed the importance of tailoring a message to the intended audience and created this report to outline various factors to consider in targeted messaging.

December 31, 2009
Quantitative Evaluation of the New Haven Family Alliance Street Outreach Worker Program

The Street Outreach Worker Program was an initiative of the New Haven Family Alliance with the goal of reducing youth gun violence. This evaluation, by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, reports on participation in and outcomes of the program.

October 31, 2009
A Preliminary Understanding of the Social Determinants of Health in New Haven and Using Data to Improve Health

Members of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Community Solutions Project surveyed and interviewed community leaders to gather information on the ways in which social context and environmental factors influence health.

September 30, 2009
New Haven Family Alliance Street Outreach Worker Program Evaluation Report

The Street Outreach Worker Program was an initiative of the New Haven Family Alliance with the goal of reducing youth gun violence. This evaluation, by the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, outlines the program model and provides recommendations for the future.

May 31, 2009
Understanding Youth Violence in New Haven: A Photovoice Project with Youth of New Haven

This report, issued by the New Haven Family Alliance and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at Yale School of Medicine, addresses the issue of gun violence through the Photovoice Program. New Haven youths who participated in the program photographed their communities to reflect on their communities' strengths and weaknesses.

May 29, 2009