The Systems Alignment Innovation Hub (SAIH) is a nationwide project to help medical, social service, and public health providers in low-income and Black, Brown, and Indigenous (BBI) communities dismantle inequities and improve health and well-being for all. Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s national Systems for Action Research Program, SAIH is housed within TAC’s Racial Equity Action Lab.
Through SAIH, TAC works directly with community-based nonprofits, public agencies, professional associations, and advocacy organizations that are uniquely positioned to develop new ideas for systems alignment, but could benefit from additional resources and supports to implement strong research designs that determine the impact of their ideas on health — and on health equity. In this way, we can position vital organizations to receive targeted research funding while expanding the evidence base for alignment innovations that improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.
SAIH is supported by RWJF’s Systems for Action Research Program, which is building a Culture of Health by rigorously testing new ways of connecting the nation’s fragmented medical, social service, and public health systems. The program supports research teams from across the United States in conducting scientific studies that evaluate the implementation and impact of novel approaches to systems alignment.
With the support of the Systems for Action program office, based within the Colorado School of Public Health, and a range of independent and organizational partners, SAIH provides:
- Technical assistance and consultation to organizations with innovative systems alignment ideas.
- A peer learning network to assist practice-based organizations in refining their ideas.
- Targeted research funding for selected organizations.
- Tools, guides and resources for dissemination to support these efforts.
