Health, Equity, & Well-being Grant (Data Across Sectors for Health - DASH/LAPP)

Health, Equity, & Well-being Grant

Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (via Data Across Sectors for Health - DASH)

Award Amount: $80,000

Program Status: Past award (February 2022)

Overview

CyncHealth was selected as one of five Data Across Sectors of Health (DASH) grantees as part of the Learning and Action in Policy and Partnerships (LAPP) program. The grant supports sustainable, coordinated local or state government and community partnerships and leverages COVID-19 relief funds to advance policies for data sharing and data-integration efforts, improve a culture of health, and advance equity.

Focus Areas

• Data sharing and data-integration efforts
• Housing and homelessness support
• Social determinants of health
• Policy development at state level

Awardee Project

Project Title: "Developing a Roadmap for Democratizing Data for Housing and Homelessness Leveraging COVID-19 Funding"

The CyncHealth Social Care Team engaged community members and leaders at local community-based organizations to identify opportunities and challenges for data sharing around housing and homelessness. A report was written and distributed to leverage this work forward.

About the Program

This was the second round of LAPP funding by Data Across Sectors for Health (DASH). The program is led by DASH, a collaboration between the Illinois Public Health Institute and its Michigan counterpart (MPHI), in partnership with the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). DASH is an initiative supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Geographic Scope

• Nebraska and Iowa focus
• National effort through DASH network

Contact

• Joy Doll, OTD, OTR/L - Vice President, Community and Consumer Programs at CyncHealth
• Additional information: https://www.chcs.org/