biostudies-literatureWaid JOffice of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesCollege of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesSauer Family FoundationInstitute for Translational Research in Children’s Mental Health, University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesNational Institute of Food and Agriculture1972https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9610316biostudies-literatureUnknown22(1)<h4>Background</h4>Health and social inequality are associated with multiple adverse childhood experiences including poverty, mental illness, and child maltreatment. While effective interventions currently exist for many health and social problems, large segments of the population experience barriers accessing needed services. In alignment with broader public health efforts to reduce health and social inequality in one state in the U.S.A., the current study describes the development and formative evaluation of a brief, low cost, portable model of prevention-oriented family service navigation called Navigate Your Way.<h4>Methods</h4>Caregivers of children experiencing significant unmet health or social service needs were recruited to the study. Participants completed an initial and closing BMC public healthPromoting health and social equity through family navigation to prevention and early intervention services: a proof of concept study.PMC9610316Hatch Project #1023394Waid JKutzler CTomfohrde OfalsePromoting health and social equity through family navigation to prevention and early intervention services: a proof of concept study.<h4>Background</h4>Health and social inequality are associated with multiple adverse childhood experiences including poverty, mental illness, and child maltreatment. While effective interventions currently exist for many health and social problems, large segments of the population experience barriers accessing needed services. In alignment with broader public health efforts to reduce health and social inequality in one state in the U.S.A., the current study describes the development and formative evaluation of a brief, low cost, portable model of prevention-oriented family service navigation called Navigate Your Way.<h4>Methods</h4>Caregivers of children experiencing significant unmet health or social service needs were recruited to the study. Participants completed an initial and closing 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-22T05:40:51.032Z2024-11-10T08:06:49.857ZS-EPMC96103163630317510.1186/s12889-022-14320-4