Resource Library
The following documents offer a starting point for understanding and practicing cross-sector alignment.
Results

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings from Akron Children’s Hospital/Kent State University
This brief summarizes Akron Children's Hospital/Kent State University's Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings, which explored whether the Pathways Community HUB model fosters aligning across sectors.
Alignment 101

Brief
Equity, Health Equity, and Racial Equity in the Framework for Aligning Sectors
This brief identifies leading definitions of equity, health equity, and racial equity, and explores their interrelationships.
Alignment 101

Case Study
Aligning Up Close: A Community’s Response to a Pandemic
This case study highlights how Elevate Health, an Accountable Communities of Health organization in Pierce County, Washington, partnered with clinical services, social services, and public health to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Complex Care
Public Health
Social Needs

Publication
Community Health Workers Can Fight COVID and Historic Inequities
This op-ed discusses the hiring of workers who will be able to fill gaps in our current public health and community workforce and meet the needs of the communities most adversely affected by the pandemic.
COVID-19
Health Care
Public Health

Report
A Selection of Health-Oriented Collaboration Measurement Frameworks: Elements for Consideration in a Cross-Sector Alignment Measurement System
This report reviews a diverse set of existing health collaboration measurement frameworks to identify useful elements that may be included in a cross-sector aligning framework.
Alignment 101

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings
This collection of briefs summarizes Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings.
Alignment 101

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings from Communities Joined in Action
This brief summarizes Communities Joined in Action's Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings, which explored what internal and external factors impact cross-sector partnership design, functionality, and sustainability, as well as in what ways partnership dynamics are influenced by these factors.
Alignment 101

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings from Urban Institute
This brief summarizes Urban Institute's Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings, which explored what factors are critical for successful cross-sector data-sharing efforts.
Alignment 101

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings from Public Health Solutions
This brief summarizes Public Health Solution's Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings, which explored the barriers and facilitators that affect how co-located social services in safety net hospitals increase access to existing services addressing social needs outside the hospital walls, as well as if implementing such services upon core elements of cross-sector alignment lead to improvement in the quality and follow-up of referrals to social services evolved influenced by these factors.
Alignment 101

Brief
Aligning Systems for Health: Rapid-Cycle Research Findings From JSI
This brief summarizes JSI's Aligning Systems for Health rapid-cycle research grant findings, which explored how multi-sector collaboratives are sequencing attention to and developing the core components, as well as how questions of equity have emerged and been addressed through the development of the core components.
Alignment 101