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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...

Approaches to Mental Health Care for Migratory And Seasonal Agricultural Workers: Mental Health Learning Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Outreach Partners and Farmworker Justice co-facilitated a webinar on the overview of mental health disorders and how outreach and enabling services can provide trauma-informed care to screen and support mental health in Migratory, Seasonal, and Agricultural workers (MSAWs). The webinar had a guest speaker, Dr. Javier Rosado, a Clinical Associate Professor at Florida State University College of Medicine who serves as the Director of Clinical Research for the FSU Center for Child Stress and Health. 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...

Updated User's Guide Implementation of the Interprofessional Oral Health Core Clinical Competencies (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication builds on the 2014 User's Guide for integrating oral health and primary care practice. The guide includes implementation strategies, examples, and health center promising practices for medical and dental integration. 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...

Addressing Rural Health Inequities through Medical-Legal Partnership: MLP Spotlight featuring McKinney Medical Center & Georgia Legal Services Program: MLP Spotlight 2 (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: New MLP Spotlight explores how McKinney Medical Center and Georgia Legal Services Program have aligned their missions to tackle persistent rural health inequities and justice gaps 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...

Increasing Childhood Immunizations for School-Aged Children (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Increasing Childhood Immunizations for School-Aged Children 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 identify strategies to increase the delivery of immunizations, discuss barriers to care, and improving access to care. More Details...

Emergency Preparedness in School-Based Telehealth (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Emergency Preparedness in School-Based Telehealth 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 define how health centers can partner effectively with schools to implement telehealth care, identify how to provide students with care through telehealth, and reduce barriers to telehealth services. More Details...

Postpartum Connections and Education (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides an overview of postpartum care coordination and education as an effective intervention for improving maternal and infant health. The webinar will discuss evidence-based home visiting models, connection to and establishment of a primary care medical home, and health insurance coverage. Participants learn about the importance of postpartum education for infant safe sleep, family planning, and chronic and behavioral health issues. 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...

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...

Health Center Stories: Penobscot Community Health Center, ME (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: As the largest health center in Maine, Penobscot Community Health Center (PCHC) faced unforeseen contractor cost overruns and supply chain disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, testing the resolve and resourcefulness of all parties involved. Innovative financing solutions, coupled with the HRSA’s Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program, helped PCHC overcome significant financial and regulatory hurdles. 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...

NNOHA User's Guide for Integration of Behavioral Health and Oral Health (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides guidance on how to implement a behavioral health and oral health integration program. The User's Guide includes a description of NNOHA's systems-based framework for behavioral health integration, promising practices from community health centers, and workflow examples. There is also a readiness assessment to help community health centers determine their level of preparedness to implement a behavioral health integration program. More Details...

Guides for Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Individuals who have experienced or are experiencing intimate partner violence, human trafficking, or exploitation may have challenges utilizing dental services. These resources are intended to support dental professionals and patients prepare for dental visits. More Details...