Bridge the Gap Between Social Care Programs and Healthcare Systems

Most social care programs are doing meaningful work.

But when healthcare organizations ask how that work produces measurable outcomes, many programs struggle to explain it clearly.

We help social care programs make their impact legible to healthcare systems.

Most organizations come to us when they are preparing for:

• a healthcare partnership
• a grant proposal requiring outcomes
• a board presentation
• program expansion

Why programs seek this work

Many organizations spend months trying to answer questions like:

  • What population are we actually serving?

  • Which outcomes matter most?

  • When should impact be measured?

This engagement compresses that work into a clear, structured program model that leadership, funders, and healthcare partners can evaluate immediately.

We help social care programs turn meaningful work into something healthcare systems can fund, evaluate, and scale.

Quick test

If someone asked you tomorrow:

“How does your program actually produce measurable outcomes?”

Could you clearly explain:

  • who the program serves

  • what the program actually delivers

  • what outcomes should change

  • when those outcomes should appear

What healthcare partners need to see

Population → Intervention → Outcomes → Timeline

Quick Self Assessment

ElementQuestionPopulationWho exactly qualifies for the program?InterventionWhat does the program actually deliver?OutcomesWhat measurable results should change?TimelineWhen should those results appear?

Most programs can answer one or two of these questions.
Very few have all four clearly defined.

That’s the work this engagement does.

We help programs define the structure that connects population → intervention → outcomes → timeline so healthcare partners can clearly evaluate the program.

Most programs track activity.

Very few define the structure of impact.

Population

Intervention

What the program delivers

Outcomes


Who the program serves

What results should change

Timeline

When to measure impact

When this structure is unclear, programs struggle to explain their impact — even when the work is effective.

“We track a lot of activity, but our outcomes feel scattered.”

“Our board wants clearer metrics.”

“Healthcare partners keep asking for more data.”

“Our impact reports feel vague.”

“We know the program works, but we struggle to explain how.”

The problem usually isn’t the program.

Most social care programs are doing meaningful work.

The challenge is that healthcare systems require structured evaluation logic.

Programs often struggle because:

  • participant populations were never formally defined

  • outcomes were never prioritized

  • evaluation timelines were never specified

This engagement simply clarifies that structure.

  • Health partner asks: “Can you show measurable outcomes?”

  • Grant proposal asks “Define your participant population.”

  • Board asks “How do we know the program works?”

  • You ask “What outcomes should we track?”

Save months of confusion and unlock partnerships.

This engagement structures your program so outcomes can be measured clearly.

Clear population and eligibility logic.

Participant Cohort Definition


Identify measurable program outcomes.

Outcome Structure


Define realistic measurement windows.

Evaluation Timeline


Intervention Logic

Clarify how program activities produce outcomes.


Executive Summary

A document explaining the program structure for leadership.

From scattered metrics, vague outcomes, confusing impact reports to clear population definition, measurable outcomes, and a framework for structured evaluateion

Built from real analysis of the social care market

This approach comes from Christina Rodriguez’s work publishing analysis through Pull, where she examines how social care programs succeed — and fail — when working with healthcare systems.

Through this work she has studied:

  • why programs struggle to demonstrate outcomes

  • how healthcare systems evaluate social care interventions

  • why strong programs often fail to translate their impact

This engagement brings those insights directly into your program design.

  • credibility with funders

  • clarity for leadership

  • a program structure that can scale

  • legitimacy with healthcare partners

  • saving months of confusion

  • enabling partnerships

  • unlocking funding

Why programs invest in this work

Organizations often spend months trying to answer questions like:

  • What population are we actually serving?

  • Which outcomes matter most?

  • When should impact be measured?

This engagement compresses that work into a clear program model leadership and partners can evaluate immediately.

Impact Structure Snapshot

Start with the snapshot

Answer four quick questions about your program.

This helps determine whether:

• your program is ready for impact model structuring
• this engagement would be useful for your situation

“Christina’s breadth of knowledge far surpasses anyone I’ve encountered in the nonprofit health sector. She combines a brilliant analytical mind with a deep understanding of how funding, policy, and people intersect. Working with her has been a masterclass in how social care can be both compassionate and financially sustainable.”
— Ann Scanlon McGinity, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Executive Director (Interim), Nurses Transforming Healthcare Foundation
— Squarespace

  • “Exactly the kind of accessible on-ramp that organizations need before they can afford full actuarial modeling. It fills a huge gap in the market.”

    —Actuarial Partner

  • “Christina’s breadth of knowledge far surpasses anyone I’ve encountered in the nonprofit health sector. She combines a brilliant analytical mind with a deep understanding of how funding, policy, and people intersect. Working with her has been a masterclass in how social care can be both compassionate and financially sustainable.”

    — Ann Scanlon McGinity, Ph.D., RN, FAAN Executive Director (Interim), Nurses Transforming Healthcare Foundation