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Risk Management-Emergency Preparedness (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This publication provides an overview of the need for Community Health Centers (CHC) to develop risk management plans and establish policies and procedures for promoting the safe and effective delivery of healthcare services to their patients. It also includes information on providing and maintaining safe working environments for staff and minimizing business disruptions threatening financial stability. More Details...

Removing vaccine access barriers by hosting on-farm vaccine clinics for dairy workers and their families    (44841). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Starting March 31, 2021, Dr. Anabel Rodriguez’s UT Health team and volunteer interpreters facilitated on-dairy farm COVID-19 vaccine clinics by bridging established relationships with Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Public Health Region 1 in Lubbock, Texas, and Aurora Organic Dairy in Stratford and Dublin, Texas. Dr. Rodriguez’s and her team’s farmworker research and outreach efforts and pre-existing relationships with producers in this rural region of Texas helped propel this initiative into action. This multi-agency vaccine collaboration created an open line of communication between the public health offices in the Texas Panhandle and the dairy farm leadership, dairy farm workers, and their families. More Details...

Public Housing Today: Trends, Changes, and Next Steps (43545). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Alexandra Ernst (Research & Evaluation Group), Ron Clewer (Alliance for Strong Families and Communities), and Shambreia McBrayer + team (American Lung Association) discuss the public housing landscape in the United States and how health centers (and other safety net providers) can access resources to optimize care for residents of public housing. More Details...

Promising Practices in National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Implementation, Part 2 (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) and the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) invite you to participate in a webinar where health centers will share successful strategies to find the right lifestyle coaches for your team, build awareness among providers, partners, and patients, engage program participants, and overcome challenges due to COVID-19. ADCES will also spotlight two programs that are “making it happen” through innovative in-person and virtual strategies. Whether you are new to prevention or taking your National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) to full recognition, you will leave this webinar with new ideas to make it happen in your community. More Details...

Promising Practices in National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP) Implementation, Part 1 (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) and Sinfonia Rx invite you to participate in a webinar where health centers will identify experiences and unique challenges in providing a successful Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). This webinar is part 1 of a two-part webinar series where we will provide an overview of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), including program statistics, outcomes of participants, CDC PreventT2 Curriculum, common barriers to participation, and solutions. More Details...

Promising Practices for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) Implementation (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) and Sinfonia Rx invite you to participate in a webinar where health centers will identify experiences and unique challenges in providing a successful Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP). This webinar is part 1 of a two-part webinar series where we will provide an overview of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP), including program statistics, outcomes of participants, CDC PreventT2 Curriculum, common barriers to participation, and solutions. More Details...

Preparing for Your Mental Health Visit Tips to prepare for your first visit with your mental health provider. (2021). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: Esta publicación brinda consejos para prepararse para su primera visita con su proveedor de salud mental. More Details...

Preparándose para su cita de salud emocional Consejos para prepararse para su primera cita con su proveedor de salud emocional. (2021). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: This publication provides tips to prepare for your first visit with your mental health provider. More Details...

Prácticas prometedoras de alcance a lost trabajadores agrícolas: Lecciones del campo (44791). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Outreach Partners (HOP), in collaboration with NCFH, interviewed and documented promising outreach practices of farmworker-serving organizations across the United States. This webinar will feature 3-4 experts who will share their outreach practices, key strategies, and lessons learned while giving participants an opportunity to ask questions about the development and implementation of the practices. More Details...

Policy Template (2012). Resource Type: Template . Description: The policy template procedure is used to ensure the health and well-being of workforce / staff and patients and minimize health center risk exposure. More Details...

Patient's rights and responsibilities - Introduction (2014). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This publication provides information on patient's rights and responsibilities when accessing healthcare. More Details...

Patient Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This patient telehealth readiness assessment tool is intended to assist healthcare providers to identify a patient’s willingness or need for resources and/or skills to engage in Telehealth services. The tool will help health center staff enhance the delivery of telehealth services to their patient population by providing the necessary support. More Details...

Patient Telehealth Readiness Assessment Tool (2020). Resource Type: Patient Material . Description:  A tool developed to assist healthcare providers in identifying a patient’s willingness or need for resources and/or skills to engage in telehealth services. More Details...

Patient Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Screening Tool (2022). Resource Type: Template . Description:  Set of questions for patients to evaluate their present situation and for health care teams to use this information to refer patients to available services. More Details...

Patient Rights and Responsibilities - Policy Sample (2014). Resource Type: Template . Description: This policy sample provides a template for health centers to utilize when serving patients. This sample includes information on confidentiality, issues of care, patients rights, and patients responsibilities. More Details...

Orientation to Ag Worker Health Webinar (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Learn more about this special population that is so essential to our food system, and the Migrant Health Program that provides funds to Community and Migrant Health Centers across the country to care for Agricultural (Ag) workers and their families. This webinar is a great introduction for new health center staff members and a refresher for more seasoned staff. Presenters will provide an overview of the Migrant Health Program, as well as information about Ag worker demographics and culture, and the unique challenges and barriers that impact health care access for Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers and their families. More Details...

Organization Self-Assessment (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: An assessment to help organizations recognize specific challenges, identify detailed strategies, and set goals in meeting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) through the development of an implementation work plan with concrete tasks. More Details...

Oral Health and Primary Care Integration: Optimizing Care Coordination to Improve Oral Health Access (44636). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Integration of oral health and primary care practice is a strategy to help increase access to care for all populations. The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) hosted a webinar discussing promising practices for oral health integration that accounts for the unique needs of special populations like residents of public housing with a focus on care coordination. More Details...

Oral Health (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet provides information on oral health and disease among agricultural worker families. It also includes a general overview of oral health epidemiology and disparities, risk factors, and barriers to care. More Details...

Options for Healthy Cooking (2019). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: This educational resource provides helpful tips for patients to cook healthier meals. More Details...