Social needs investment lab

The Social Needs Investment Lab: A partnership to provide actionable health equity insights (The Lab) is a collaboration between Elevance Health and HealthBegins to provide a diverse array of healthcare stakeholders with actionable insights and tools to make sense of evidence related to health equity and health-related social needs investments.
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The Social Needs Investment Lab (The Lab) takes a unique approach to improving population health outcomes by providing healthcare and community leaders with evidence-based insights into health equity and social needs investments. The initiative aims to enhance investments in interventions and solutions that address and mitigate the impact of unmet social needs—which are caused by upstream social, institutional, or structural causes that often drive poorer health outcomes and health disparities.

Insights will be publicly shared via an online curated evidence assessment library which will host items such as health-related social needs evidence assessments, case studies, and forums to facilitate dialogue about health equity and social needs investments. The Lab is not just a resource, it’s a catalyst for change.

Social needs evidence assessments: 

Food Insecurity Screening and Referral 

Community Health Workers (CHWs) for Food Needs

Medically Tailored Meals

Community Gardens