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A Practical Guide on Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking, and Exploitation and Technology Tools (2025). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Developed by National Training and Technical Assistance Partners, HITEQ and Health Partners on IPV+ Exploitation, this practical guide features key tools and principles to help health centers (HCs) develop safe documentation for intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and exploitation (IPV/HT/E) in their electronic health records (EHRs) and other technology tools. In 2020, the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) introduced new Uniform Data System (UDS) data elements for health centers (HCs) to report on IPV and HT/E. With the evolving landscape of data use in medical settings, it is imperative that HC staff understand privacy principles and implement best practices to protect confidentiality for survivors of IPV/HT/E. This resource features guidelines on documenting IPV/HT/E in the EHR using a trauma-informed, survivor-centered approach. The guide also features tools that FUTURES has developed alongside health IT platforms, namely for eClinicalWorks and OCHIN Epic, to aid HCs in using the evidence-based CUES intervention that focuses on universal education approaches on IPV/HT/E. More Details...

Enhancing Emergency Preparedness in Health Centers for Addressing IPV, HT, and Exploitation (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Historical data show that crises exacerbate rates of IPV and HT/E. This 4-page educational brief outlines strategies for enhancing emergency preparedness in health centers (HCs), focusing on intimate partner violence (IPV), human trafficking (HT), and exploitation (E). By implementing improved protocols and strengthening community collaborations, HCs can better serve vulnerable populations during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Health Centers (HCs) provide essential care to 32.5 million people annually, including those uninsured and impoverished. IPV is a prevalent issue with 1 in 2 women and 2 in 5 men report experiencing IPV in their lifetime - patients who experience IPV, HT, and E experience a range of adverse health issues. Emergencies increase the incidence as survivors face heightened isolation and reduced access to services, making it critical for HCs to strengthen their preparedness. The brief is available as a PDF in English. More Details...

NCHPH's Guide to Establishing Smoking Cessation Groups in Primary Care Programs Self-Paced Online Training Course (2024). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: The National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) has published a self-paced learning course for all health centers including those located in or immediately accessible to public housing with a focus on how to provide guidance and instructions on establishing a smoking cessation program. More Details...

Improving Hypertension Management: Applying Standing Orders and the Role of Medical Assistants (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Mary Blankson, Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI), this session will cover how to implement standing orders using CHCI's hypertension guidelines and other national best practices. It will emphasize the key role of Medical Assistants (MAs) and demonstrate how standing orders support broader healthcare initiatives. Participants will gain knowledge on how to apply standing orders for hypertension management in their own health centers to improve patient care and streamline clinical processes. More Details...

Supporting CHWs with Technology to Achieve Value: Hearing from CHWs on challenges and successes of joining the team (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join the HITEQ Center for a two-part training on integrating community health workers (CHWs) as strategic team members in the age of value based care. The second session featured a conversation with CHWs, sharing their challenges and successes in becoming team members in the current landscape of value based care. More Details...

Supporting CHWs with Technology to Achieve Value: Ensuring CHWs are a strategic team member in value based care (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join the HITEQ Center for a two-part training on integrating community health workers (CHWs) as strategic team members in the age of value based care. In the first session, participants explored the role of CHWs in data-driven activities essential to value based care, including outreach and proactive care management, and how these rely on successful use of the health center\'s EHR and other systems. More Details...

Maintaining Personal Connection in a Digital Age of Healthcare -- Setting Providers Up for Technological Success with Patient-Centered Encounters: Virtual Learning Collaborative (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This learning collaborative is designed to explore how technology can enhance, rather than hinder, personal connections in primary care. This session discussed actionable approaches to equip providers with the tools and skills necessary for thriving in patient-centered encounters within a digitally-driven health center environment. This session focused on balancing technological integration, including using available technological tools, with the need to preserve personal connection in patient care. More Details...

Lessons Learned: Transitions of Care for People Experiencing Homelessness in the Hospital Setting (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: CommonSpirit Health, USC Street Medicine, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) hosted a 90-minute webinar discussing the unique and complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness during and post hospitalization. This webinar provides concrete ways for hospital teams and community providers to support unhoused individuals during hospitalization. More Details...

Beyond Screening: Using SDOH Data for Effective Care Solutions (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Are you interested in learning more about how your Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) health center can address positive social need screens? Watch the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the HITEQ Center's webinar and learn how to support timely social needs referrals and care planning and operationalize social needs data. More Details...

Communicating with and about People with Disabilities (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: According to the CDC, about 1 in 4, or 61 million U.S. adults report having some form of disability. Communication with people with disabilities is part of the human experience, but sometimes people use words or phrases that are insensitive and do not promote understanding, dignity, and respect for people with disabilities. More Details...

HITEQ Highlights: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Maternal and Congenital Syphilis (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Dr. Irene Stafford, OB/GYN from the University of Texas Houston Maternal-Fetal Medicine Center provides a presentation focused on using common place EHR technology to increase STI and HIV testing. In her talk, Dr. Stafford describes recent research demonstrating a decrease in transmission of congenital syphilis by the implementation of routine EHR strategies for best practice alerts. More Details...

Creating Community Connections: Introducing the Dinámicas E-Book Blog Series (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: MHP Salud’s “Creating Community Connections” e-book is a free resource designed to help health centers, community organizations, and Community Health Workers (CHWs) build meaningful relationships with underserved and marginalized populations. It offers interactive techniques, cultural sensitivity guidance, and practical tools to enhance community engagement and support. Accessible via MHP Salud’s website, the e-book aims to improve outreach effectiveness and foster trust within diverse communities. More Details...

Digital Health Strategy Resources: Companion to Digital Health Strategy Learning Collaborative (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This resource is a companion to the Digital Health Strategy Learning Collaborative. It provides helpful resources by offering the knowledge necessary to develop and implement a digital health strategy in which all health IT operates. More Details...

Environmental Scan of Telehealth Technical Assistance Resources: Updated January 2024 (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NACHC and the Center for Connected Health Policy provide a curated list of top telehealth technical assistance resources for FQHCs interested in implementing, operating, expanding or sustaining a telehealth program. This is an update to the 2022 version. More Details...

Health Center Dashboard Design Guide (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The purpose of this resource is to provide a comprehensive guide to user-centered dashboard design for health center staff. The accompanying workbook provides a guided series of prompts and questions for health center dashboard developers. More Details...

Organizational Self-Care Assessment Tool: Fostering a Culture of Wellness Among Health Center Staff (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Outreach Partners’ Organizational Self-Care Assessment Tool: Fostering a Culture of Wellness Among Health Center Staff webinar focuses on the importance of adopting organizational self-care practices in the health center setting. The training covers how the assessment tool can assess each organization’s employee wellness practices. Use the link here to access the tool. More Details...

MLP Townhall: Interactive Forum on MLP Planning, Implementation, and Practice: Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This engaging open forum is designed to foster collaborative discussions and knowledge-sharing within the broader MLP community, offering a platform to delve into the intricacies of planning, implementing, and practicing MLP. 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...

Create a New Tool to Promote LGBTQIA+ Health Access and Equity: Learning Collaborative (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Prepare for Pride Month 2024 by creating a tool to promote LGBTQIA+ health access and equity! Join us for an engaging four-part Learning Collaborative (LC) designed as a workshop to equip health centers and their partners with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to address health disparities within the LGBTQIA+ community. Facilitated by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, participants will first learn about the unique health needs and social barriers faced by LGBTQIA+ individuals. Subsequent sessions will focus on screening techniques, addressing health-related social needs, and collaboratively developing a new tool tailored for Pride Month. The LC concludes with a presentation and implementation plan for the developed tool, empowering participants to improve access to care for LGBTQIA+ individuals and aligning their work with objectives for enhancing health equity. More Details...

Clinical Quality Measures for Eligible Professionals: 2024 Update: A crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures for UDS and other reporting from The HITEQ Center (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This spreadsheet developed by the HITEQ Center provides a crosswalk of Clinical Quality Measures and their electronic specifications as defined in the 2024 update for Eligible Professionals (Clinicians). More Details...