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Issue Brief: The Impact of Language on Health Care Accessibility (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue briefs informs service providers about policies and recommendations to promote language access for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients. More Details...

Teledentistry Video Example (2022). Resource Type: Other. Description: This video depicts a condensed live, synchronous teledentistry visit utilizing the six steps of an infant oral care visit. More Details...

Comprehensive Care: Listening Sessions (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar discussed strategic initiatives to engage staff across all disciplines in listening sessions and how to utilize this discipline based feedback to create actionable projects to improve discipline specific work flows. More Details...

Improving Health of Public Housing Residents Through Intentional Health Center and Housing Authority Partnerships (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In collaboration with the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, the National Center for Health in Public Housing conducted a webinar highlighting the health center and housing authority partnerships that have led to improved health for public housing residents. More Details...

Diabetes Management and Oral Health (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The harsh working conditions can place MSAWs at higher risk for health complications as they are most likely to skip meals and take medication at prescribed times when working long shifts.1 Besides lack of health insurance, linguistic barriers, and lack of time for general medical care, MSAWs face a lack of dental insurance and dental care, which can lead to deteriorating oral health. Dental disease is one of the most common and preventable diseases but is not always the priority of patients managing diabetes More Details...

Developing a Postdoctoral Psychology Residency Program in Your Community Health Center (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Two years later, we continue to witness the pandemic’s toll on mental health – and a sustained increased demand for mental health services. Behavioral health care providers who are experienced in integrated care settings are needed now more than ever. Join this webinar to learn how your health center can establish its own postdoctoral clinical psychology residency program. This webinar will address considerations such as program structure, design, curriculum, the supervisor’s role, required resources, and the benefits of sponsoring an in-house formal postdoctoral clinical psychology residency training program. More Details...

Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow: Key Milestones for Community Health Centers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides the unique context, history, scope and impact of the health center program. Many new staff at health centers are unfamiliar with the health center program. Data shows that connection to mission and impact can increase commitment and retention of the workforce. This publication aims to connect the learner to the national scope and impact of health center program as they embark on their work in an individual health center. More Details...

Familismo & Fatalismo: How Cultural Beliefs Affect Health Care (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Hispanic/Latinos are the largest non-white group in the United States and have the highest rates of Diabetes as compared to other ethnic groups; this can be related to the lack of healthcare, genetics, obesity rates, insulin resistance, lower economic status, and sociocultural factors. The concept of Familismo & Fatalismo is central in Hispanic/Latino cultural values. If the health care provider does not consider these beliefs, treatment recommendations are likely to be ignored. A proven strategy to overcome these cultural barriers is the implementation of Community Health Workers (CHWs). More Details...

Care Teams: Critical stakeholders to help combat mis/disinformation harming communities during COVID-19 (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Combatting the spread of misinformation and disinformation of the COVID-19 vaccine and other health issues amongst health center patients requires a strategic multi-sectoral approach. In this webinar, learn about the differences between misinformation and disinformation and how your health center can successfully leverage communication strategies to better promote digital and health literacy in your local communities. More Details...

Increase Access to Care Program Pillars (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this visual resource to illustrate the three Increase Access to Care for Ag Workers (IAC) Program Pillars and how they contribute to increasing access to care for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) and their families. More Details...

Health Literacy and COVID-19: Approaches to Patient Communication (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource will review lessons learned about health communication during the pandemic and share strategies to address low literacy in under-resourced patient populations, including agricultural workers and older adults. Understanding how health literacy impacts health outcomes is crucial for health centers to provide accurate health information that is easy to understand, both verbally and through patient education materials. More Details...

Promoting Safety in Street Outreach (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar recording describes core competencies for maintaining safety in street outreach. More Details...

SDOH 2: Housing is Healthcare: Stable Housing Creates Positive Health Outcomes (2021). Resource Type: Online Self-Paced Learning Modules. Description: Health Centers have a role forging relationships with community partners to help stabilize patients' housing which in turn has been demonstrated to improve health outcomes. More Details...

Building Trust: A Relational Approach to talking about staff COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: . This webinar provides health center leaders with an overview of strategies to engage in challenging conversations regarding vaccine confidence and the vaccine mandate with health center staff. More Details...

Diabetes Prevention for Patients of Color at Community Health Centers Webinar (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In the “Diabetes Prevention for Patients of Color at Community Health Centers” webinar, AAPCHO and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) held a 90-minute webinar focused on the unique needs of patients of color in diabetes prevention efforts. More Details...

“Are We Prepared for the Next Emergency?” Webinar Series (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Centers are likely to be the first point of contact for those seeking care for injuries, infectious diseases, and other emergency-related illnesses. As first-line responders, health centers are responsible for dealing with health emergency case management. The purpose of this webinar series was to increase awareness and understanding of the need for preparing for new emergencies beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series provided an overview of best practices and challenges health centers face during emergencies and the role of primary care associations to lead the health centers’ emergency response. More Details...

Fundamentals of Comprehensive Care (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join us as we discuss the core concepts of team-based care and introduce elements of team-based care that builds upon these basics to support your teams in advancing their capability to provide satisfying and effective care to complex patient populations. We are joined by Margaret Flinter, Senior Vice President/Clinical Director for Community Health Center, Inc., and both Thomas Bodenheimer, MD, Physician and Founding Director, and Rachel Willard Grace, Director, from the Center for Excellence in Primary Care. More Details...

La Esperanza Winter 2022 Edition: Emerging Issues Among MSAW Populations: A Holistic Approach to Mental Health Resources for Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: MHP Salud develops and distributes two issues of La Esperanza, a newsletter for Community HealthWorkers/Promotores and program staff that fosters continuing education and sharing of resources to all potential and existing Health Centers. The topics for this newsletter will include the role of CHWs in addressing emerging health issues experienced by Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers. More Details...

Communicate Like a Leader (2021). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: These micro-learning lessons explore strategies that will elevate one's communication to the next level. allowing for greater motivation, clarity, and sense of purpose. More Details...

Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Pregnancy (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar features recent studies and personal stories supporting the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. This webinar is a part of our Nurse-Led Forum for Vaccine Confidence series. More Details...