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Pharmacy-Led Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Guide (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Pharmacists are key team members of the Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) program and can take the lead role in patient chronic care. This NCFH guide was created to facilitate DSMES setup and maintenance led by the health center pharmacy. You will learn why your pharmacy might consider offering these services, by becoming an accredited or recognized DSMES provider. This guide also provides the steps for getting and maintaining accreditation or recognition and includes additional details for referrals and billing. More Details...

Integrated Behavioral Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People: An Affirming, Harm Reduction, and Trauma Responsive Approach (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides a systematic team-based approach to providing patient-centered care delivered within affirming and trauma-responsive spaces. The publication is a promising solution for improving healthcare access, utilization, and outcomes for transgender people. More Details...

Improve Diabetes Prevention and Care at Your Health Center (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This NCFH resource provides information about the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and its many benefits for both patients and health centers. Health centers can offer and integrate this highly effective lifestyle change program into chronic care management, diabetes education and support, and other services. More Details...

Guide for Safe and Adequate Housing for Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This new guide provides information about Ag Worker housing across the U.S. and shares recommendations and strategies to promote safe and healthy living environments for this population. More Details...

Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value: Establishing Pay Equity Principles to Advance Workforce Financial Wellness (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Pay equity ensures that employees receive equal pay for work of equal value, and the modern workforce expects a timely and sincere commitment to these principles from their employers. This ACU STAR² Center white paper examines existing literature to detail organizational processes and practices that champion compensation equity and provides a step-by-step guide on how to conduct a pay equity audit. More Details...

Environmental Impacts on Diabetes Management and Access to Care: Diabetes Continuum of Care, June 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This web page features diabetes related resources NCFH has compiled to assists community health centers with specific needs, resources, and tools to enhance their knowledge and programs on implementing certified Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) and/or the National Diabetes Prevention Program. Visit the Hub to download resources to advance your chronic disease prevention and management efforts! More Details...

Addressing IPV/HT with New OCHIN Smartform (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Developed in partnership with OCHIN, this Health Information Technology (HIT) Memo discusses how health centers (HCs) can partner with HIT platforms to improve patient quality of care and privacy. This resource explains the lessons learned from our recent development of the OCHIN EHR Smartform and publicizes its availability to OCHIN members and others. More Details...

A Guide to Essential Cybersecurity Tasks for Health Centers: For health centers with limited resources, developed in June 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: In an increasingly connected healthcare landscape, health centers face a dual challenge: the rising tide of cyber threats and the need to comply with stringent data protection regulations, all while managing limited resources. The ever-evolving nature of cyberattacks and the complexity of compliance requirements make it essential for health centers to prioritize cybersecurity tasks effectively. More Details...

The Health of Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Patients Served at Health Centers: An Analysis of the 2021 Uniform Data System; Webinar - May 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) hosted a webinar sharing a data analysis of the 2021 Uniform Data System (UDS) and recommendations to increase access to care and improve health outcomes for AA and NH/PI patients. Presenters shared key findings from AAPCHO’s updated and annual report, “The Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Served at Health Centers: An Analysis of the 2021 Uniform Data System”. More Details...

Servicios de salud a bajo costo para trabajadores agricolas y sus familias! (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH desarrollo este recurso para proporcionar a los trabajadores agricolas, incluidos los trabajadores con visa H-2A, informacion sobre los programas y servicios disponibles que ofrecen los centros de salud y como conectarse a estos servicios. More Details...

Low-Cost Health Services for Farmworkers & their Families! (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH developed this resource to provide farmworkers, including H-2A visa workers, with information about available programs and services that health centers offer and ways to get connected to these services. More Details...

Don’t Forget the Feet When Educating Patients About Their Diabetes Management!: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Members of ethnic and racial populations living in the United States experience unique challenges in preventing or managing their diabetes, including language barriers, cultural beliefs, and traditional foods, particularly among first generation immigrants.  More Details...

Cyber Security Trends, HIPAA and Insurance (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar covers conducting a security risk assessment and developing a risk mitigation plan, the HIPAA requirements related to responding to a security incident, including notifying impacted patients, the media, and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), as well as cyber Insurance best practices and options. More Details...

Strategies to Improve Staff Retention in Health Center Settings: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The rate of staff turnover at health center facilities is staggering and was exacerbated by the complexities and stressful circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the important implications of staff turnover, health centers have made significant attempts to understand its underlying reasons and devise solutions to decrease it. More Details...

Health Centers and Syringe Services Programs (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Our new resource emphasizes HRSA policy allowing health centers to participate in SSPs, outlines models of care, and provides best practices and resources for moving forward to provide health center patients access to syringes. More Details...

Bridging the Medical Technology Gap: The Impact of New Technology on Diabetes Management: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: High tech devices such as insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors (CGM) can be effective tools to help diabetes patients manage their blood glucose, but access to these technologies, as well as the education and support necessary to successfully use them, remains a challenge for patients served by health center programs. Being familiar and up to date with diabetes technology is essential to successfully improve diabetes management among underserved populations, More Details...

Heat Safety for Older Adults (2023). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This tip sheet is intended to give health center staff a starting point to engage older patients in preparing for extreme heat to stay cool and avoid illness. More Details...

Mpox: A Guide for Front-line Clinicians (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Human mpox (monkeypox) is an infection characterized by rash and fever. Mpox has historically been reported in Central and Western Africa, and in early 2022, additional cases were identified in Europe and North America. By late November 2022, more than 80,000 cases had been identified in 110 countries, most of which had never previously reported the infection. More Details...

What You Need to Know About Informal Caregiving and the LGBTQIA+ Community  (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar from the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) will focus on the unique experiences and considerations for supporting both LGBTQIA+ caregivers who provide care or assistance to a family member, chosen family, or friend and those providing care to LGBTQIA+ older adults.  More Details...

STAR2 Center Health Professions Education and Training Financial Impact Assessment Tool (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The STAR² Center Health Professions Education and Training Financial Impact Assessment Tool is designed to help you understand how a health professions training and education (HP-ET) program can financially affect your health center, including estimating impact to staff development and satisfaction, which can be harder to calculate using discreet figures. More Details...