Publications

The publications below have been created in part or whole by members of the Funders Forum on Accountable Health research staff. Sign up to receive emails about upcoming Funders Forum events, publications, and more.

Multisector Community-Driven Strategies to Improve Maternal Health. March 2025. 

This Commonwealth Fund blog post recaps the Forum's December 2024 Maternal Health Convening and identifies strategies to improve maternal outcomes.         

Improving Maternal and Infant Health Through Multisector, Community-Driven Partnerships. December 2024.

This Commonwealth Fund report identifies ways in which multisector, community-driven approaches address the maternal mortality crisis and offers lessons and policy recommendations.

How Community-Based Partnerships Address Health-Related Social Needs: Examples and Insights from Four States. November 2024. 

NAM Perspectives Commentary 

States Demonstrating the Business Case for Multisector Efforts: An Emerging Value Framework. August 2024. 

NAM Perspectives Commentary

Accountable Communities for Health: What We Are Learning from Recent Evaluations. October 2022.

NAM Perspectives Discussion Paper

Building a Strong Foundation for Public Health Transformation. July/August 2022. 

Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Editorial

Intermediary Organizations are Urgently Needed to Assist in Modernizing Public Health and Addressing the Drivers of Health in the United States. May 2022.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health and Georgia Health Policy Center Brief

A Framework for Assessing the Racial Equity Impact of the American Rescue Plan Act. October 2021.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Report

Advancing Equity and Alignment During Implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act - Convening Highlights. June 2021.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health and Georgia Health Policy Center Convening Highlights

Advancing Value and Equity in the Health System: The Case for Accountable Communities for Health. May 2021.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health and California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI) Brief. Executive summary available here. 

The Power of Multisector Partnerships to Improve Population Health and Reduce Health Inequities: What We Are Learning About Accountable Communities for Health. March 2021. 

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Brief

Advancing and Promoting Community Health: Opportunities for Accountable Communities for Health and Community Health Centers. January 2021.

The Funders Forum on Accountable Health and Geiger Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative Brief

Advancing Equity in the Nation's COVID-19 Public Health Response and Recovery Efforts: Options for a New Administration. January 2021.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health and Georgia Health Policy Center Brief

Building Equity and Community Accountability into Pandemic Response and Recovery: A Proposal to Create Response and Resilience Accountability Councils. July 2020.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Report

Developing a Framework to Measure the Health Equity Impact of Accountable Communities for Health. July 2020.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Report

Promoting Health Equity Through Accountable Communities for Health. July 2020.

Commonwealth Fund Blog 

Federal Options to Support the ACH Infrastructure. April 2020.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Brief

Financing the Infrastructure of Accountable Communities for Health is Key to Long-Term Sustainability. April 2020.

Health Affairs Analysis 

Wellness Funds: Flexible Funding to Advance the Health of Communities. February 2020.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Brief

Local Wellness Funds. September 2019.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health and Georgia Health Policy Center Brief

The Power of Convening: Early Lessons from Accountable Communities for Health. July 2019.

GW Health Policy & Management Matters Blog

Developing a Common Framework for Assessing Accountable Communities for Health. October 2018.

Health Affairs Blog

Accountable Communities for Health: A Promising Solution for Addressing Social Determinants of Health. November 2018.

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Convening Summary 

Leveraging Accountable Communities for Health to Address Substance Use Disorder. September 2018. 

Funders Forum on Accountable Health Convening Summary

Elements of Accountable Communities for Health: A Review of the Literature. November 2017. 

NAM Perspectives Discussion Paper

Funding For Local Public Health: A Renewed Path For Critical Infrastructure. August 2017.

Health Affairs Blog

Hennepin Health: A Safety-Net Accountable Care Organization for the Expanded Medicaid Population. November 2014.

Health Affairs Research Article