Quick Finds: Special and Vulnerable Populations

Population Health Management Task Force National Learning Series 2024 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This national learning series, sponsored by HRSA, takes a deeper dive into issues related to HIV, Diabetes, and Chronic comorbid disease management, which all impact population health management. More Details...

Engaging Communities: The Crucial Role of Outreach in Rebuilding Public Health Trust: The Role of Outreach in Rebuilding Trust and Confidence in Public Health (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This 60-minute training aims to inform health centers and other community-based organizations about the importance of outreach and how it can help reduce mistrust in public health. Health Outreach Partners examined strategies for collaborating with relevant partners to enhance their services in communities with special populations. More Details...

CHWs: The Key Players in Heat Stress Management Strategies Among MSAWs (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: As global temperatures rise, Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) are increasingly at risk for heat-stress health issues due to their work conditions. Proactively involving Community Health Workers (CHWs), Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and local communities can raise awareness and provide essential support to mitigate these risks. By collaborating on education, emergency preparedness, and advocacy, stakeholders can take a strategic approach to improve conditions and health outcomes for MSAWs facing the impacts of climate change. More Details...

CHWs Supporting MSAWs' Health Across Life's Seasons (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Community Health Workers (CHWs) are essential frontline public health workers with deep cultural understanding and adaptable skills. They play a crucial role in supporting Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs), who face unique challenges due to their transient work and diverse backgrounds. CHWs provide vital services such as healthcare access, language interpretation, legal guidance, and culturally appropriate support, ensuring MSAWs receive comprehensive care across different locations and life stages. This integrated approach supports positive health outcomes and addresses systemic barriers through community-driven initiatives. More Details...

Vacunas COVID-19 gratuitas para trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias Imagen para redes sociales- haciendo una cita en el centro de salud (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: NCFH ha creado gráficos para redes sociales con mensajes rápidos para centros de salud y organizaciones que prestan servicios a trabajadores agrícolas para educar a los trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias sobre los programas Puente de Acceso y Vacunas para Niños de CDC, que ayudan a que las vacunas contra el COVID-19 sean gratuitas para adultos y niños. Las imágenes para redes sociales destacan cómo los trabajadores agrícolas pueden protegerse a sí mismos y a sus familias del COVID-19 y cómo encontrar un centro de salud cerca de ellos para programar una cita. Estos gráficos de redes sociales se pueden compartir a través de WhatsApp u otras fuentes de redes sociales. More Details...

Vacunas COVID-19 gratuitas para trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias Anuncio de Servicio Publico (PSA)  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH ha creado un anuncio de servicio público educativo con mensajes rápidos para centros de salud y organizaciones que sirven a trabajadores agrícolas para educar a trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias sobre los programas Puente de Acceso y Vacunas para Niños de CDC que ayudan a que las vacunas contra el COVID-19 sean gratuitas para adultos y niños. Este anuncio de servicio público destaca cómo los trabajadores agrícolas pueden protegerse a sí mismos y a sus familias del COVID-19 y cómo encontrar un centro de salud cerca de ellos para programar una cita.  More Details...

Vacunas contra el COVID-19 gratis para trabajadores agrícolas y sus familias  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH ha creado un folleto educativo para centros de salud y organizaciones que sirven a los trabajadores agrícolas para educar a esta poblacion y sus familias sobre los programas los programas Puente de Acceso y Vacunas para Niños de los CDC que ayudan a que las vacunas contra el COVID-19 sean gratuitas para adultos y niños. Este recurso incluye información sobre los requisito, de elegibilidad y los lugares donde pueden vacunarse, como centros de salud, clínicas pediátricas y farmacias.  More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Zapoteco : Re’ xa’ tha nke zin len jwa’n, re’ tha xaa’ , Tha yal tiob Yib lad xa’ zaa na’ tiak tha xa’ yiz ndole COVID, yib re’ na nyax tei’ ta tei  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Zapoteco audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Tsotsil : Akuxaetik sventa ach’ chamel COVID19 ta moton sventa j-abteletik ta ts’unobal xchiuk yalab snich nabtak  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Tsotsil audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

"Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Nahuatl : AXTITLAXTAWAS tsopinilli tlen COVID-19 kokolistli timotsopinis ta iwaya mosenyeli  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Nahuatl audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Mixteco : Vacuna ña cu covid-19 un chauìndò cuana nú mindo ña saa chiuw   (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Mixteco audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Mam : Noq kukx xuyq’anb’il ti’j tx’u’j yab’il COVID-19 kye aq’unal awal twitz tx’otx’ ex kye tjakyxjal  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Mam audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in K’iche : T’isb’aq rech le COVID-19 MAN TOJOTAL TAJ chi kech ri ajchak rachi’l le kalaxik  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud K’iche audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.    More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer in Haitian Creole : Vaksen KOVID-19 gratis pou travayè agrikòl ak fanmi yo (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer with a read aloud Haitian Creole audio feature for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers    to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies.  More Details...

“Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families” Educational Flyer  (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: NCFH has created an educational flyer for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs that help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This flyer includes information on the eligibility criteria and locations where they can get vaccinated, like health centers, pediatric clinics, and pharmacies. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Social Media Graphic - Making Appointments at a Health Center   (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: NCFH has created social media graphics with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. The social media graphics highlight how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment.  These social media graphics can be shared via WhatsApp or other social media sources.   More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public Service Announcement (PSA) in Nahuatl  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Nahuatl with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public Service Announcement (PSA) in Mixteco  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Mixteco with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public Service Announcement (PSA)    (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public  Service Announcement (PSA)  in Zapoteco (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Zapoteco with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public  Service Announcement (PSA)  in Tsotsil  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Tsotsil with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public  Service Announcement (PSA)  in Mam  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Mam with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public  Service Announcement (PSA)  in K’iche  (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in K'iche with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

Free COVID-19 Vaccines for Farmworkers and Their Families Public  Service Announcement (PSA)  in Haitian Creole   (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: NCFH has created an educational PSA in Haitian Creole with quick messaging for health centers and organizations serving agricultural workers to educate this population and their families about the CDC’s Bridge Access and Vaccine for Children programs, which help make COVID-19 vaccines free for adults and children. This PSA highlights how agricultural workers can protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 and how to find a health center near them to schedule an appointment. More Details...

2025 NAP Grant Opportunity Available: The HCH Helpdesk Blog (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: In light of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) long anticipated release of the 2025 New Access Point (NAP) grant opportunity, this post will review the Health Center Program, HCH designation, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council's technical assistance offerings building off a previous HCH Helpdesk blog post and publication "So You Want to Start a Health Care for the Homeless Program." More Details...

Improving Access to Behavioral Health Services for Populations Facing Homelessness (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Mental health issues can both cause and result from homelessness, with factors like substance use, economic instability, and limited access to housing and healthcare contributing significantly. Behavioral health providers should focus on flexible outreach, partnerships with housing organizations, peer support, and sustainable financing to effectively support this population. The guide will cover the central role of peer support and outreach and engagement strategies. Finally, the guide will cover the financing possibilities and challenges of supporting outreach and engagement efforts. More Details...

Outreach and Unsheltered Homelessness: Strategies for Health Centers and Service Providers (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Due to limited resources, fewer community connections, and more exposure to the elements, people experiencing unsheltered homelessness have a heightened risk of injury and severe health issues. This is especially true during times of disaster and public emergency. As many communities learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, meaningful outreach and linkage to care for unsheltered individuals is vital for public health. This national webinar highlighted emerging practices in reaching unsheltered populations, with a focus on the importance of peer specialists with lived expertise. Attendees learned and discussed relevant strategies for health and housing-focused outreach to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. More Details...

Supporting Transitions from Medical Respite Care: Roles for Providers and Community Partners (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Medical Respite Care (MRC), also known as Recuperative Care, is acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are not ill enough to remain in a hospital but are too ill to recover on the streets. This model of care has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than 145 known programs nation-wide. As more communities develop and increase MRC services, so does the importance of building capacity to support consumers during their time in MRC and after discharge to housing, shelter, etc. This webinar highlighted opportunities for providers, community partners, and stakeholders to connect individuals transitioning out of MRC with resources and wrap-around services that they need. More Details...

Promoviendo un estilo de vida saludable entre los trabajadores agrícolas mediante pruebas, prevención y tratamiento del VIH/SIDA: Una historia sobre la salud sexual y el VIH entre los trabajadores agrícolas (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: “Promoviendo un estilo de vida saludable entre los trabajadores agrícolas a través de las pruebas, la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH/SIDA: Una historia sobre la salud sexual y el VIH entre los trabajadores agrícolas\", explica información importante sobre el VIH y el SIDA. Infórmese sobre las formas saludables de prevenir, hacerse la prueba y recibir tratamiento contra el VIH/SIDA entre los trabajadores agrícolas. More Details...

Promoting Agricultural Workers Healthy Lifestyle through HIV/AIDS Testing, Prevention, and Treatment: A Story About Sexual Health and HIV Among Agricultural Workers (2024). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: "Promoting Agricultural Workers Healthy Lifestyle through HIV/AIDS Testing, Prevention, and Treatment: A Story About Sexual Health and HIV Among Agricultural Workers.", explains important information about HIV and AIDS. Learn about healthy ways to prevent, getting tested and treatment for HIV/AIDS among agricultural workers! More Details...

Optimizing Health and Housing Partnerships: A Toolkit for Health Centers (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit contains resources including specific action steps to take and detailed, practical information on the most common housing programs and how to access them. With this information, health centers will have the knowledge to navigate the housing sector and build internal support for deep, more sustainable partnerships addressing SDOH. More Details...

Medicaid and Housing Related Services Toolkit (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit informs how states have taken to improve service delivery and financing of the services that cover Housing Related Services (HRS) and are now commonly delivered by supportive housing providers. The second half of this toolkit also teaches how to access these services in each state that has been implemented or is in the process of implementation. In states with recently approved waiver More Details...

Leveraging Opioid Settlement Dollars - Benefits and Strategies for Health Centers (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: As of February 2022, 48 states have accepted settlement for various lawsuits brought against pharmaceutical opioid distributors and one manufacturer in response to the national opioid and overdose crisis. Commonly referred to as the “Opioid Settlement funds”, approximately $26 billion have been distributed to states and local governments to support a range of activities addressing the root causes and impact of the opioid crisis. Beyond the Approved Uses Guidance, there is wide latitude for how to use these funds. The national Opioid Settlement Tracker is a resource that can help Health Centers and Primary Care Associations determine the process for how these funds are allocated and any pathways to influence that process. Housing creation, including supportive housing and recovery housing are cited in the national settlement agreement as potential approved uses. This analysis will focus on how and where funds are being leveraged to support housing access and other services that benefit health center patients. More Details...

How Using Tobacco Can Affect You and Your Family (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This bilingual educational door hanger, available in English and in Spanish provides health centers with an education tool to address tobacco use among agricultural workers during their education and outreach efforts. The door hanger provides information for agricultural workers on the various methods of tobacco consumption, related health risks, and the benefits of quitting tobacco use specific to agricultural workers. This door hanger can be used when health center staff conducts education and outreach to support agricultural workers. More Details...

Housing as an Intervention for HIV Linkage to Care (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication aims to increase the recognition of housing as an evidence based, multifunctional intervention for people with HIV experiencing homelessness. Housing is a strategic and powerful driver for improving clinical outcome measures on a client, clinic, and systems level. This publication will elevate key findings in research, best practices, and community strategies where housing as an intervention for HIV linkage to care has been realized and implemented. More Details...

Housing and HIV: Bridging the Gap between HIV and Housing in Special and Vulnerable Populations (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, CSH joined National Center for Health and Public Housing and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center to host session 2 the Population Health Management National Learning Series. This session featured a discussion on the drivers of health for individuals at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. Panelist providers shared lessons from the field on addressing social drivers of health (SDOH) needs with special emphasis on housing as an intervention and the importance of cross sector partnerships. More Details...

Cómo el uso del tabaco puede afectarle a usted y a su familia (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Este colgador de puerta educativo bilingüe, disponible en inglés y español, proporciona a los centros de salud una herramienta educativa para abordar el consumo de tabaco entre los trabajadores agrícolas durante sus esfuerzos de educación y alcance. Este recurso tambien ofrece información a los trabajadores agrícolas sobre los diversos métodos de consumo de tabaco, los riesgos para la salud relacionados y los beneficios de dejar el consumo de tabaco específicos para los trabajadores agrícolas. Este colgador de puerta se puede utilizar cuando los trabajadores del centro de salud realizan actividades de educacion y alcance para apoyar a los trabajadores agrícolas. More Details...

Aging Patients Facing Long-term Homelessness (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This national webinar provided an overview of best practices developing or strengthening health and housing partnerships to support aging patients experiencing long-term homelessness. Participants will understand how long-term homelessness accelerates aging, the types of partnerships that are essential to supporting aging patients, and the community housing models that support the needs of aging patients. More Details...

A Guide for Health Centers to Address Tobacco Use Among Agricultural Workers (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This guide provides information to help health centers address tobacco use among agricultural workers and it includes a bilingual educational door hanger for agricultural workers that health centers can use during their education and outreach efforts. The guide provides information to health center staff about the various methods of tobacco consumption, related health risks, and the benefits of quitting specific to agricultural workers. it also highlights cessation and tobacco use screening tools and strategies to motivate change, identify a patient's level of readiness to quit, conduct outreach, and build collaborative partnerships to address tobacco use. This guide and door hanger can be used to support agricultural worker patients in a health center setting or while conducting outreach. More Details...

Empowering Communities: The Role of Health Centers in Addressing SDOH and Advancing Health Equity (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: With Capital Link, Dr. Cheryl Clark, Executive Director and Senior Vice President of the Institute of Health Equity Research, Evaluation and Policy at the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, reviews the paths through which social determinants affect health and explore the history of the nation's community health centers to reveal why and how they can effectively reduce health disparities and promote true health equity among the most vulnerable patient populations. More Details...

Sexual Violence in Agricultural Worker Communities: A Guide for Clinicians (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Clinician resource that provides guidance on how to identify and support survivors of sexual violence in agricultural worker communities, as well as best practices when reporting any incidents. Also included are stories from survivors and advocates, and additional resources for community support. Available in both English and Spanish. More Details...

Optimizing Physical Safety and Cyber Security for Health Centers Offering Gender-Affirming Care (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, Dr. Chris Roby, and Bonnie Michelman, this webinar will focus on the current risks to those providing gender-affirming care and provide strategies for safeguarding facilities and employees from threats, violence, and unsafe behavior. The faculty will discuss emergency preparedness as part of addressing the complex needs of health centers when ensuring physical safety and cyber security. More Details...

Serving Farmworker Patients Who Speak Indigenous Languages (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, co-created with Rural Women's Health Project and Language Access Florida, shares best practices for health center outreach staff and clinicians who are serving Indigenous-Speaking farmworkers. The recommendations come directly from Indigenous farmworkers. It is available in English and Spanish. More Details...

"Data Disaggregation: Principles, Promising Practices, and Lessons Learned To Advance Health Equity" Report (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report outlines the data disaggregation principles, promising practices, and lessons learned based on an environmental scan and feedback from health center stakeholders in Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI)-serving health centers. More Details...

Social Determinants of Health Screening for School-Aged Children and Adolescents (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Social Determinants of Health Screening for School-Aged Children and Adolescents webinar was designed for health center and health center look-alike staff. The webinar aims to increase the audience’s knowledge of and capacity to select screening tools, conduct a community needs assessment, and adapt a clinic workflow to include SDOH screening. More Details...

Telling Their Stories: Documenting the True Impact of Transportation Barriers on Health (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Transportation impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Accessibility to transportation influences how we meet our basic needs and where we work, live, and receive healthcare. It is why transportation is considered a "mega-determinant" of health. Transportation barriers are one of the most commonly cited reasons for missing a medical appointment. Yet these barriers extend beyond missing an appointment: it can also have a significant impact on health outcomes and quality of life. More Details...

Social and Structural Impacts on Diabetes and Comorbidities Management for AA and NH/PI Populations Learning Series: Module 4: Bridging Community and Clinic to Promote Diabetes Equity in South Asian Communities (2024). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health organizations (AAPCHO) chronic disease management programs, expertise, and national network in the AA and NH/PI community health center space, will feature research, community intervention strategies, and historical context for diabetes and other co-morbidities among AAs and NH/PIs. This self-paced learning series will feature modules that outline various social, political, and structural drivers of health for diabetes and comorbidities management. Modules will include case studies which promote resources, strategies, and interventions to support health center performance improvement and transformation efforts. This is module 4 and was recorded on June 5, 2024. More Details...

Community Partnerships to Promote the Equitable Distribution of the Covid-19 Vaccine Part I (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This is Part One of a two-part webinar series highlighting community partnerships created during the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out. This webinar focuses on partnerships that helped enable/improve outreach and educational efforts, specifically around the COVID-19 vaccine, emphasizing interventions targeting special and vulnerable populations. More Details...

Resource: Health Center Stories: San Ysidro Health, CA (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The inclusion of a dedicated Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) facility within San Ysidro Health's Kimball-Highland project addresses the complex needs of seniors and enables them to live independently while accessing the comprehensive care they require. PACE programs can also be very financially sustainable, generating revenue that supports the broader mission of health centers while providing essential care to seniors. To learn more about the Kimball-Highland project and the benefits of PACE programs, please read the full case study here. More Details...

Supporting People Experiencing Homelessness in Smoking Cessation: Healing Hands (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: In this issue of Healing Hands, we will look at the impact of cigarette smoking, vaping, and other tobacco use among people experiencing homelessness, including children, teens, families, Indigenous communities with cultural experiences of medicinal tobacco use, and people who experience other forms of social marginalization. We will also consider key aspects of communication and intervention in the realm of smoking cessation, including motivational interviewing, harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and the five stages of change model. We will end with one individual’s story about quitting smoking that illustrates both the challenges and benefits of engaging in tobacco cessation. More Details...