Dr. Danielle Varda is a “scientist turned start-up founder” who is the CEO of Visible Network Labs, a social enterprise that provides tools, training, and other services to help communities build their capacity to leverage network science to strengthen supportive connections and improve health outcomes. In her work, she leads multidisciplinary teams in tackling complex social systems issues using technology, research, and translation to practice. In this episode, Dr. Varda discusses how to build effective networks and shares strategies and bright spots to guide communities that are building multi-sector collaborations to improve health.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-20

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guest: Dr. Danielle Varda, Founder and CEO, Visible Network Labs

Dr. Joseph Conte is the Executive Director of the Staten Island Performing Provider System (SI PPS), an alliance of clinical and social service providers focused on improving the quality of care and overall health for Staten Island’s Medicaid and uninsured populations. SI PPS is one of 25 groups across the state working on the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program, which aims to fundamentally restructure the health care delivery system by reinvesting in Medicaid to reduce avoidable hospital use. Dr. Conte discussed how the collaboration is working to improve care coordination to better address residents’ social and medical needs.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-19

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guest: Joseph Conte, PhD, Executive Director of the Staten Island Performing Provider System

Podcast host Peter Eckart joined Jeff Jaynes, Executive Director at Restore Hope Ministries, and Aaron Bean, Managing Partner at Asemio, in Tulsa, Oklahoma during a site visit for their DASH CIC-START project, which is applying analytics technology to analyze the overlap between individuals who require basic needs assistance (eg. rent, food, utilities, etc.) and those whose children attend early childhood centers. The project utilizes an innovative technology that allows for analysis of personally identifiable information while preserving clients’ privacy. The results are informing collaborative efforts to knit together programs and services to create a seamless continuum of support for Tulsa’s families.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-18

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guests: Jeff Jaynes of Restore Hope Ministries and Aaron Bean of Asemio

Emily Yu, MBA, is Executive Director of the BUILD Health Challenge, an All In partner initiative that supports local collaborations between community-based organizations, health departments, and hospitals/health systems that are working to address important health issues in their communities. She shared examples of innovative multi-sector projects happening across the country and described key learnings, tools, and frameworks for multi-sector, community-driven partnerships working to reduce health disparities caused by system-based or social inequity. To date, BUILD has supported 37 projects in 21 states and Washington, DC.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-17

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guest: Emily Yu, BUILD Health Challenge

Padma Thangaraj, MS, PMP, is the Vice President of Information Services & Analytics at All Chicago Making Homelessness History, a nonprofit organization that is working to integrate housing, health, and human services data to coordinate care for Chicago residents that are experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. As one of the pilot awardees of DASH CIC-START, All Chicago worked to refine their mechanisms for exchanging data between hospitals, health care payers, and the county’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). She joined the podcast to share her lessons learned and advice for others working to improve improve residential stability and health outcomes through the integration of HMIS and other data.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-16

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guest: Padma Thangaraj, All Chicago Making Homelessness History

This podcast episode features the work of the Hunterdon County Partnership for Health, a multi-sector coalition that includes over 60 community agencies that share a common interest in improving health in Hunterdon County, NJ. Kim Blanda is a Project Director at Hunterdon Healthcare, Dr. Rose Puelle is a Senior Director of Population Health at Hunterdon Healthcare, and Karen DeMarco is the Director of the Hunterdon County Department of Health. Together, they are working on a project funded by New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) focused on healthier weight as a mechanism for improving community health. The Partnership is addressing obesity-related social determinants of health related to access and transportation, mental health and healthy behaviors.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-15

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guests: Kim Blanda, Dr. Rose Puelle, and Karen DeMarco, Hunterdon County Partnership for Health

A special message from Podcast Host Peter Eckart: All In released a new survey that will inform a national analysis of community partnerships that are systematically sharing data across sectors to improve health. Your contribution will help highlight opportunities to advance a common agenda that can support and expand this crucial work!

This episode features two guests from the University of Chicago -- Dr. Julia Koschinsky, the Executive Director for the Center for Spatial Data Science, and Dr. Nicole Marwell, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Service Administration. They are leading a project, funded by the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI), which is analyzing data on geographic access to health and human services to help government officials address gaps and maximize the impact of existing resources. The project will offer a replicable framework and tool for analyzing and improving distributions of public funds for health and human services.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-14

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guests: Dr. Julia Koschinsky and Dr. Nicole Marwell, University of Chicago

Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is a large and growing movement that considers local assets as the primary building blocks of community development, social capital, and health and well-being. Ron Dwyer-Voss, MA, the Owner of Pacific Community Solutions, who also happens to be a long-time friend of podcast host Peter Eckart, joined the show to discuss how ABCD draws on existing strengths of local residents, associations, and institutions to build stronger, healthier, and more sustainable communities. He shared strategies, tools, and examples of how ABCD can be used to engage community residents and support them in understanding and applying their power to improve their neighborhoods.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-13

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guests: Ron Dwyer-Voss, owner of Pacific Community Solutions

This episode features Martin Love, CEO and Jessica Osborne-Stafsnes, Program Manager at the North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network (NCHIIN) - a non-profit health information exchange in Humboldt County, CA. NHIIN focuses on exchanging information across multiple sectors - including social care, medical care, behavioral health, criminal justice, education and more - to support care coordination and improve health. As an awardee of DASH CIC-START, NCHIIN worked with partners to add new organizations, sectors, and data streams to ACT.md, their care coordination and alerts notification system. They provided insights about engaging partners to incorporate the system into their workflows to provide more holistic care for patients, especially those with complex health and social needs.

Resources for this podcast are available at: www.allindata.org/podcast-12

* Hosted by: Peter Eckart, co-founder of All In: Data for Community Health

* Podcast Guests: Martin Love and Jessica Osborne-Stafsnes, North Coast Health Improvement and Information Network (NCHIIN)