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

Webinar
Aligning Systems for Health: Results from Rapid Cycle Research Grants
This webinar highlights learnings from the first three rapid-cycle research grants awarded by the Georgia Health Policy Center, which leads Aligning Systems for Health. Presenting researchers from Public Health Solutions, Pathways Community HUB Institute, and JSI discuss specific aspects of the Cross-Sector Alignment Framework.
Alignment 101
Health Care
Public Health
Social Needs

Brief
Making Aligning Work: National Experts Reflect on Systemic Racism and Cross-Sector Alignment
This brief–part of the Aligning Systems for Health’s Making Aligning Work series–focuses on themes emerging from initial conversations around how cross-sector alignment might address systemic racism.
Alignment 101

Case Study
Aligning in Action: Live Well San Diego
This case study examines how Live Well San Diego uses a collective impact model to achieve the countywide vision of building better health, living safely, and thriving.
Health Care
Public Health
Social Needs

Publication
Advancing Health, Well-Being, and Equity through Community-State Data-Sharing Partnerships
This blog outlines the creation of the Learning and Action in Policy and Partnerships program, an initiative that supports
communities to strengthen and leverage relationships
with state agencies in support of data-sharing efforts.
COVID-19
Health Care

Publication
Responding to COVID-19: Finding and Leveraging Partnerships
This blog post highlights how providers are using new and existing connections to better respond to the needs of vulnerable community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19

Publication
A Framework for Thriving: A Comprehensive Approach to Child Health
This blog explores a four-part framework that child-serving sectors could use to focus their efforts to improve child health and well-being. This framework is designed to enable adopters to identify cross-sector partners with whom child-health interventions should be developed.
Health Care
Public Health
Social Needs

Webinar
Community Resource Referral Platforms: Going From 1.0 to 2.0
This webinar shares experiences and strategies for effective community resource referral platforms and discusses what it looks like to activate these recommendations.
Health Care
Social Needs

Report
Cross-Sector Alignment: Built to Last Virtual Series Report
This report summarizes the three Built to Last virtual sessions: Why Cross-Sector Alignment Matters:
Real Life Stories, Pixels: Learning from Each Other, and Cross-Sector Alignment Theory of Change Charette.
Health Care
Public Health
Social Needs

Brief
Existing Measures: Anticipating a Cross-Sector Alignment Measurement System
This brief contains preliminary reflections on measuring cross-sector alignment gathered during a recent review of existing collaboration and cross-sector alignment metrics.
Alignment 101

Webinar
Addressing the Health and Social Needs of Justice-Involved Young Adults
This webinar outlines research on the effectiveness of the Transformative Justice program in reducing criminal justice recidivism and improving health outcomes by coordinating health and social services for justice-involved young adults.
Health Care
Social Needs