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What staff do we need to meet the need(s) we identified and accomplish our goals?: Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series-Part 1, Conversation 2 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this second session of the webinar series, we explored the full range of professionals, from lawyers to community health workers, that contribute to the work of a successful and sustainable MLP. Also learn how to develop a comprehensive MLP staffing plan to improve your health care delivery model. More Details...

HRSA UDS Sealant FAQ 2023: Udpated for 2023 Reporting (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the new UDS sealant measure for children between the ages of 6-9 years at risk for dental caries. Developed in consultation with oral health specialists and HRSA staff, the FAQ answers questions asked during NNOHA training and technical assistance sessions and webinars. More Details...

How EHRs Can Be Leveraged to Streamline Social Needs Screening: Screening for Housing Status and other Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) measures Webinar (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Is your health center planning, implementing, or revamping a social needs screening program? The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the HITEQ Center hosted a free webinar on Tuesday, February 6th, 2024, from 2 - 3 pm Eastern (1 - 2 pm Central) where they taught participants how to screen for housing status and other Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) measures that can be introduced or better integrated into health center clinical workflows. Presenters shared guidance on implementing and systematizing social needs data collection in Electronic Health Records (EHRs), followed by a panel of expert health center representatives who spoke about their programs & journeys with social needs screening programs. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions, share successes, or discuss specific challenges they faced regarding social needs screening. While this webinar focused on health care for the homeless (HCH) health centers, anyone involved directly in social needs screening or interested in improving screening processes was welcome to attend. More Details...

Programa de Descuento de Tarifa Variables - Consejos para las Juntas Directivas de los Centros de Salud (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: La Guía de Discusión de Capacitación de la Junta Directiva está diseñada como una oportunidad para que los participantes amplíen lo que aprendieron en el módulo de aprendizaje virtual, Programa de Descuento de Tarifa Variables - Consejos para las Juntas Directivas de los Centros de Salud. La guía de discusión puede ayudar a los facilitadores a involucrar a los miembros de la junta directiva en una conversación después de haber visto el módulo. More Details...

MLP in Action: Using MLP to Understand and Address the Health-Harming Effects of Climate Change: Part 3 of MLP in Action Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This session of “MLP in Action” aims to enhance audience awareness of the profound impact of climate change on the health of underserved populations. More Details...

Learning Collaborative: The Role of Identifying the Social Drivers of Health In Advancing Health Equity: Session 4: Children and Youth in Foster Care (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Renaye James Healthcare Advisors’ Learning Collaborative sessions will cover how to assess health outcome disparities and barriers experienced within four different communities. Trainings will cover evidence-based health-risk assessment tools and how to use a team-based approach to incorporate them into patient care. Additional information about using these tools to identify social drivers of health and connect individuals to community-based resources and services that meet those needs will be shared. Participants will be asked to draft a workflow on how their organization will identify special populations and the process of making referrals (internal and external referrals) to address Social Drivers of Health. More Details...

Using PCMH to Improve Asthma Outcomes Webinar (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The training reviews the practice of using a team approach to manage pediatric patients with asthma, engaging pediatric patients with care management, and exploring appropriate treatment options for asthma. More Details...

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking: Health Center Preparedness Before, During, and After Emergencies (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Developed in collaboration with Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) and Health Partners on IPV and Exploitation, this educational brief focuses on equipping health centers (HCs) with the necessary tools and knowledge to support Asian Americans (AA) and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Human Trafficking (HT) during natural disasters and public health emergencies (emergencies). Structural barriers, language access, and lack of culturally responsive organizations often leave these survivors vulnerable. More Details...

Status of State-Level Medicaid Benefits for Medical Respite Care (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief is intended to provide a current snapshot of the state-level Medicaid activity related to medical respite care. As often as possible, the exact language used in the Medicaid waiver requests has been included in this brief. More Details...

San Ysidro Health's Kimball-Highland Project, National City, CA (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: San Ysidro Health's latest project—accommodating affordable housing, a modern senior center, and a comprehensive health center clinic—sets a benchmark for integrated capital projects for health centers nationwide. The project includes a dedicated Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) facility, delivering medical, dental, lab, radiology, and comprehensive programs for over 500 seniors, exceeding the average PACE program size. More Details...

Incarceration and Homelessness: Reentry Considerations for Health Care Providers: Healing Hands (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: For clinics providing healthcare to people experiencing homelessness, understanding the specific challenges associated with reentry is key to offering effective and compassionate care during the reentry period. This care takes the form of understanding systems and processes in order to facilitate access to healthcare, and it also involves being willing to transform organizational structures to include people with experience of incarceration as experts in providing care to others. More Details...

Guía de Discusión de Capacitación de la Junta Directiva: Programa de Descuento de Tarifa Variables - Fundamentos para las Juntas Directivas de los Centros de Salud (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: La Guía de Discusión de Capacitación de la Junta Directiva está diseñada como una oportunidad para que los participantes amplíen lo que aprendieron en el módulo de aprendizaje virtual, Programa de Descuento de Tarifa Variables - Fundamentos para las Juntas Directivas de los Centros de Salud. La guía de discusión puede ayudar a los facilitadores a involucrar a los miembros de la junta directiva en una conversación después de haber visto el módulo. More Details...

Creating Community-Based Health Education Materials for Indigenous Farmworkers (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit offers insight and strategies for creating culturally sensitive and accessible health educational materials for Mesoamerican Indigenous Farmworker Communities. More Details...

CalAIM Implementation of Recuperative Care Services: Lessons Learned (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The purpose of this issue brief is to document what is working well with the implementation of the CalAIM recuperative care service to date, what remains a challenge, action steps California should consider moving forward, and advice for other states looking to add a statewide Medicaid benefit for recuperative care. This issue brief is based on interviews with leadership and staff at eight recuperative care programs, as well as several hospitals and MCPs from across the state (see appendix for list of participants). These interviews took place between June and August 2023, and their feedback is presented in the sections below. More Details...

Board Training Discussion Guide: Sliding Fee Discount Program - Tips for Health Center Boards (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Board Discussion Guide is designed as an opportunity for participants to expand on what they learned in the e-learning module, Tips for Health Center Boards for Evaluating the Sliding Fee Discount Program. The discussion guide can assist facilitators in engaging board members in dialogue after they have viewed the module. More Details...

Board Training Discussion Guide: Sliding Fee Discount Program - Fundamentals for Health Center Boards (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Board Training Discussion Guide is designed as an opportunity for participants to expand on what they learned in the e-learning module Sliding Fee Discount Program – Fundamentals for Health Center Boards. The discussion guide can assist facilitators in engaging board members in dialogue after they have viewed the module. More Details...

STIs and Agricultural Workers: What You Need to Know?: Trifold (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: This new resource from NCFH provides information about the impact of sexually transmitted infections on agricultural worker health, shares information about the five main STIs that affect this population and shares tips to have open and healthy conversations with partners and health care providers. More Details...

Staying Hydrated in the Heat: Tagalog (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH developed this resource to provide farmworkers and other outdoor workers who spend long hours working in the heat with information on how to stay hydrated and drink more water and foods to replenish electrolytes when necessary. More Details...

Las ITS y los trabajadores agricolas: Lo que necesitas saber: Trifold (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Este nuevo recurso de NCFH proporciona informacion sobre el impacto de las infecciones de transmision sexual en la salud de los trabajadores agricolas, comparte informacion sobre las 5 principales ITS que afectan a esta poblaciones y comparte consejos para mantener conversaciones abiertas y saludables con las parejas y los proveedores de atencion de salud. More Details...

A Profile of Migrant Health 2022 Analysis of HRSA Health Center Data (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report will analyze the most recent HRSA health center data, including the 2022 UDS (annual dataset) and Health Center Patient Survey (survey completed every five years). The analysis includes summary statistics and trends on MSAW patient demographics, socioeconomic factors, insurance status, health service utilization, and health diagnoses, with the goal of informing health center service delivery and outreach practices. More Details...