Health Centers and Coordinated Entry
How and Why Health Centers Can Benefit When They Engage with Local Homeless Systems
Year Developed: 2017
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, COOs, CMOs, etc)
Language(s): English
Developed by: Corporation for Supportive Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Coordinated Entry is just one of many federal housing policies that greatly impact the work of health centers. This series translates federal housing policies to help health centers understand the impact and how to coordinate and adapt programming to create the most beneficial outcomes for clients.
Resource Details: Health Centers case can benefit from understanding and participating in their community's HUD Mandated Coordinated Entry Systems for Homeless Housing and Service Providers. Case studies are included to show how several health centers are taking proactive approaches to improving Coordinated Entry in their community.
Resource Topic: Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Special and Vulnerable Populations, Operations
Resource Subtopic: Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Enabling Services (ES), Health Equity.
Keywords: Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Access to Care, Patient Demographics, Housing, Care Coordination.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.