May 2023
City of Laredo CHNA
This report provides an overview of the process, methods,
and findings of identifying health and social determinants of health needs in the city of Laredo,
community assets, as well as a summary
January 2023
Attendant Wage Policy Brief
Implementing an increase to the base wage of community attendants
reimbursed through Medicaid will reduce the shortage of workers,
address unmet needs of low-income Texans with disabilities, and
generate savings and revenue to
September 2022
Lessons Learned from Cross-Sector Alignment Efforts
Texas Health Institute was one of seven national finalists to receive a grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) to test their Aligning Sectors Theory of Change. Over the course
September 2022
Aligning Systems for Health in Texas: Comprehensive Report
Over the past decade, cross-sector alignment efforts to improve health and well-being in communities have gained increasing momentum.
September 2022
Aligning Systems for Health in Texas: Blueprint Report
Efforts to align public health, health care, and social service sectors hold great promise for achieving health equity. However, there remains little knowledge and evidence of what works for aligning
September 2022
Aligning Systems for Health Website
Cross-sector alignment efforts across Texas are aligning public health, health care, and social service sectors to advance the health of all. We asked them what works, for whom, how, and
March 2022
Transforward’s First Successful PCORI Project Closed
Last year, TransFORWARD: Improving Transgender Lives—a collaboration between Texas Health Institute and Equality Texas Foundation with Transgender Education Network of Texas—successfully completed its first Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) project!
March 2022
Central Texas County CHNAs
THI conducted CHNAs for SDF for three counties in Central Texas and one qualitative report.
December 2021
Evidence for Improving Vaccine Acceptance in Underserved Groups
Environmental Scan of Evidence-Based Promising Practices & Strategies to Improve Vaccine Acceptance Among Racial and Ethnic Minority, Rural and other Underserved Groups
October 2020
New Study from Texas Health Institute and Memorial Hermann
New study finds residents of Southwest Houston face numerous barriers on the road to good health