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Umu Talk Podcast Episode 1: Pacific Pathways: Bridging Mental Health Gaps for Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders in Alaska (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: The National Association of Pasifika Organizations (NAOPO) and Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) is excited to release “Umu Talk.” This podcast highlights the lived experiences of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NH/PI) community health workers (CHWs) and partners. Each episode features talk story interviews with NH/PI community members to destigmatize mental health topics while providing support and improving advocacy for our community. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series 2023-2024 - Strategies for Advancing Health Equity in Health Centers (March 14, 2024) (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join our upcoming webinar to explore strategies for advancing health equity within health centers. Learn specific approaches, including steps for developing a health equity plan utilizing Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI) best practices as a framework, creating a health equity team, and establishing priorities and goals to guide health equity work. Attendees will leave with increased confidence in developing their health equity plan at their health center. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series 2023-2024 - Data-Driven Health Equity: Strategies for Collecting Patient Data in Health Centers Webinar (March 7, 2024) (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join our upcoming webinar as we dive into key strategies for using identity data in population health management. Expert faculty will highlight the importance of gathering data to address health disparities, with a focus on utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) for both internal and patient-focused justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) purposes. Participants will gain confidence in advancing health equity with strategies to collect and use demographic data for developing and monitoring health equity plans. 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...

Healthcare Transition for Youth with Disabilities (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: When youth with disabilities age out of pediatric care provision, they often experience healthcare disruptions. Knowledge gaps for both families and providers persist, but increased healthcare transition activities can make a difference in healthcare and quality of life outcomes for youth with disabilities. It is important to understand healthcare transition frameworks and implementation strategies. More Details...

Updated Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, an updated version of A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities, released in 2022, was developed with support from Cedars-Sinai and HealthLandscape. In this analysis, we review more than 100 factors for the 57 FQHC members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) for 2017-2021, with the goal to utilize the findings to make informed recommendations for how to best address and improve patient equity and inclusion efforts across health centers in Los Angeles County and the Nation overall. More Details...

HITEQ Highlights: Improve the Collection and Respectful Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Inclusive SOGI EHR Workflows (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Collecting sensitive patient information, including data related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), is a critical part of operations for many health centers, especially FQHCs. Though required by many funding and reporting systems, for example, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services, integrating how to capture these data in respectful and consistent ways may be a challenge. More Details...

Study Shows Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness May Cause Significant Spikes in Mortality, Overdoses and Hospitalizations (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that shows encampment sweeps, bans, move-along orders and cleanups that forcibly relocate individuals away from essential services will lead to substantial increases in overdose deaths, hospitalizations and life-threatening infections as well as hinder access to medications for opioid use disorder (along with other detrimental impacts). More Details...

Navigating Ethics & Equity in a COVID-Aware World (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Over the last three years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inequities baked into our systems. Ethical dilemmas with a lack of resources have exacerbated the moral injury Health Care for the Homeless providers face daily. The intersectionality of the COVID pandemic increased the impact on marginalized communities and the provider(s) who care for them. In a “Post COVID-19” world, how do we navigate the path ahead? Join us for a discussion with others as we learn to navigate ethics, equity, and moral injury together. More Details...

Centering Equity in Health and Housing Partnerships in Times of Crisis and Beyond (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This paper addresses how health centers, other health system providers, and housing partners can center considerations of equity in their shared work to address the needs of people most impacted by structural racism and its impact on health and social determinants of health, including Black people, people of color, and Indigenous people. More Details...

Healing Hands: Involuntary Commitment: Ethics at the Nexus of Mental Health Care and Homelessness (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue of Healing Hands aims to unravel some of the difficulties at the core of the conversation about involuntary commitment. We will first look at the landscape of mental illness and homelessness in the United States, then some of the key issues and quandaries involved in involuntary commitment. We’ll discuss some interpersonal practices and communication strategies that clinicians can incorporate to lessen the trauma involved in involuntary commitment, and look at some considerations for structural and systemic change. More Details...

Community Inclusion and Cultural Humility in Diabetes Prevention (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) hosted a webinar focused on cultural humility and strategies for community inclusion in diabetes care. Subject matter expert Tiana Matthews-Martinez RD shared best implementations practices and real accounts of developing patient-centered diabetes prevention programs, treatments, and educational interventions tailored toward residents of public housing. Participants learned how to apply cultural humility to diabetes care while engaging community members in culturally and linguistically responsive healthcare practices to address racial and ethnic health disparities. More Details...

How Compassion and Relationships Reduce Chronic Stress (2022). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) invites you to listen to the first episode of their Fall podcast series. Join them in reflecting on how compassion and relationships can mitigate the negative health impacts of chronic stressors. More Details...

The Covid-19 Impact on Agricultural Workers fact sheet (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Covid-19 Impact on Agricultural Workers fact sheet has been updated with new information surrounding Mental Health and Access to Care as well. Covid-19 vaccination and case data has been updated as well. More Details...

Tool: Screening for Disability Discrimination (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As part of Tips to Help Health Centers Address Disability & Chronic Disease Discrimination, consultant Katie Hathaway created two brand new screening tools to determine if your patient is experiencing discrimination based on a disability or chronic disease. There is one tool for adults and another for children and young adults (including those attending college). More Details...

Innovative Models for HIV Prevention and Care (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this interactive webinar, participants will learn about novel approaches to HIV prevention and care, including status-neutral care paradigms, same-day pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and rapid antiretroviral start programs. The webinar will also provide up-to-date information about how to implement long-acting injectable PrEP at health centers. More Details...

Monkeypox: What Frontline Clinicians Need to Know (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The 2022 monkeypox (MPX) outbreak disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Although severe illness from MPX has been rare, many affected individuals are experiencing a painful illness that takes weeks to resolve, and they may face stigma related to the illness and/or their sexual orientation. In this interactive webinar, clinicians will learn the latest information about MPX epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention, supportive care, and treatment. More Details...

Human Resources (HR) Issue Brief: Employee Freedoms in the Health Center Workplace (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This Issue Brief examines employee freedoms in the health center workplace. It summarizes the relevant legal issues that must be considered when establishing policies relating to employee freedoms in the workplace. More Details...

Tips to Help Health Centers Address Disability & Chronic Disease Discrimination (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This tip sheet provides advice as well as key resources to help staff of health centers and look-alike programs quickly improve their understanding of the important role they can play in helping to identify discrimination at its earliest stages and how to mitigate it by leveraging their own medical authority and resources within the community. More Details...

The Unique Role of Medical-Legal Partnerships in Helping Health Centers Address Disability & Chronic Disease Discrimination | Webinar Series (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP), in collaboration with Health Outreach Partners (HOP), offered four 90-minute webinars designed to help health centers address and redress discrimination against people living with disabilities or chronic disease. Given the prevalence of chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma, HIV/AIDS, depression, heart disease, and others, many health center patients face discrimination at work or school, when accessing services or public places, or otherwise navigating daily life because of these conditions. While different groups of people have unique experiences with this discrimination—for example, migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and individuals with immigration status—health center patients facing disability discrimination may have limited access to quality, informed legal services. Health centers play a key role in identifying discrimination at its earliest stages and will learn how to mitigate it by leveraging their own medical authority and resources within the community. This series explored: Disability Discrimination 101: Understanding the Legal Protections, Common Barriers, and the Role of Health Centers in Ending Discrimination (April 27, 2022) – Download the Slides Disability and Chronic Disease Discrimination with Kids: Navigating the Health Center’s Role in Securing Legal Protections for Pediatric Patient (May 11, 2022) – Download the Slides The New Kid on the Disability Block: COVID-19 and Emerging Issues (May 25, 2022) – Download the Slides Building a Disability/Chronic Disease MLP (June 8, 2022) – Download the Slides More Details...