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FAQ about COVID-19 Vaccines for Children 5 and Up (2022). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: This flyer includes FAQ on vaccines for children 5 and up. This resource was developed by Health Outreach Partners and the National Center for Farmworker Health. More Details...

“Acting on Social Determinants of Health Screening Data to Address Barriers to Health” Webinar (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: AAPCHO, Health Outreach Partners (HOP), MHP Salud, and National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) hosted a HRSA-sponsored webinar to explore strategies to screen special and vulnerable populations for social determinants of health (SDOH) and build effective practices to begin addressing SDOH through outreach and enabling services (ES). More Details...

How Health Care Centers Can Support Justice-Involved LGBTQIA+ Patients (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The goal of this panel webinar is to increase the capacity of health centers to meet the health care and support needs of LGBTQIA+ patients who have experienced incarceration or who are justice-involved. Participants will learn from an expert panel about how to improve screening, support, and referral services as well as explore opportunities and promising practices in developing community-based partnerships for reentry support. More Details...

Farmworkers and the Climate Crisis: Farmworker Justice\'s Environmental Justice Symposium Summary Report (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: On May 17 and 18, Farmworker Justice hosted an Environmental Justice Symposium, featuring subject matter experts and participating representing health, legal, academic, environmental, and other organizations. This report summarizes the Symposium\'s content as well as promising practices and policy recommendations to address the impacts of the climate crisis on farmworkers. More Details...

Impact of COVID-19 On Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) Health Center Patients and Operations (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication by NCHPH highlights findings from a survey distributed to public housing residents assessing the effects that COVID-19 has had on Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) patients and health center operations. More Details...

Collection of Promising Practices on Health Center and Housing Partnerships (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCHPH has catalogued promising practices on health center and housing partnerships that were identified during T/TA activities. More Details...

Building Resilience for Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Youth (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This panel-style presentation will feature experts from community-led organizations whose work highlights the importance of assessing and supporting the resiliency of TGD youth to improve health outcomes. Participants of this webinar will discover strategies for developing meaningful and sustainable relationships to community partners that provide resiliency building opportunities for youth. More Details...

Social Determinants of Health Lessons Learned, Challenges, and Barriers: A Resource for Health Centers, Vol. 2 (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), Health Outreach Partners (HOP), MHP Salud, and National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), four HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner organizations, released a report on lessons learned, challenges, barriers, and impact stories shared from the (4) sessions of the “Screening Methods and Strategies for Using Data on Outreach and Enabling Services to Address Social Determinants of Health” Learning Collaborative. This Learning Collaborative explored strategies to screen special and vulnerable populations for social determinants of health (SDOH) and successfully utilize data to build effective practices to begin addressing SDOH through outreach and enabling services. With these lessons learned, AAPCHO, HOP, MHP Salud, and NHCHC will continue this work with a webinar and successive learning collaborative in 2022-2023. More Details...

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...

Street Medicine and Outreach: Bringing Care to People Where They Are: Healing Hands (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue is an exploration of street medicine and outreach care. After considering the spectrum of services and forms of service delivery that are encompassed by the term “outreach,” attention will be given to several programs that illustrate the different forms that medical outreach can take, including: A street medicine program, an urban street outreach program, a rural outreach initiative, and outreach care delivered through emergency services personnel. Best practices and considerations for agencies hoping to develop or expand medical outreach services, through in-person on-site services as well as telehealth delivery, will also be presented. More Details...

Checklist for Coordinating Worksite and Community-Based Vaccine Clinics for Farmworker Families (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This new and improved checklist is designed to provide health centers and other community-based organizations with the information they need to know Before, During, and After hosting a vaccination clinic. This tool is also helpful for organizations collaborating with agricultural employers and public health authorities serving farmworkers and their families in various settings. More Details...

PrEP Guidelines: Excerpt from a presentation given on May 19, 2022​ on PrEP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Strategies for ending the HIV Epidemic in the US (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This video is an excerpt from a presentation given on May 19, 2022​ on PrEP Clinical Practice Guidelines and Strategies for ending the HIV Epidemic in the US. Dr. Daskalakis describes what has and has not changed since the 2017 PrEP Guidelines were issued. He reports on a new recommendation to include PrEP as a topic within primary care. Finally, he speaks about regimens for oral and injectable prophylaxis. More Details...

Identifying, Classifying & Reporting H-2A Workers in the UDS (Uniform Data System) (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this publication to assist health center staff in understanding the key differences between H-2A and H-2B visa programs and how to accurately identify and report H-2A workers in the UDS. More Details...

Our Healthy Eating Plate: Asian American and Pacific Islander Editions (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Fresh fruits and vegetables, portion control, and knowledge of nutrition are essential to maintaining a healthy diet. This brochure, created by MHP Salud and The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, was designed to help Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities build nutritious plates with familiar fresh foods. Inside you will find information on portion sizes, nutrition facts, and tips to help individuals adopt healthier eating habits. More Details...

Meeting Where They Are: Innovating Mobile Services in COVID Aware World (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Health Care for the Homeless Community has long been providing innovative care in a mobile setting. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated both the need and opportunity to build on the mobile model of care and push for creative ways to do so. This webinar highlighted the efforts of communities who have taken mobile services in a new direction. 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...

​​Two Types of COVID-19 Tests (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is a postcard-size resource that outlines the differences and advantages of both the PCR and the At-Home (Antigen) COVID-19 tests. It also includes a guide on what to do when getting a negative or positive result with the At-Home Test. 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...

Dos Tipos de Pruebas de COVID-19 (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Este recurso del tamaño de una postal describe las diferencias y ventajas de las pruebas de COVID-19 PCR y caseras (de antígeno). También incluye una guía sobre qué hacer cuando se obtiene un resultado negativo o positivo con la prueba casera. More Details...

Providing Diabetes Control Education and Management: Guide for Community Health Workers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource provides educational prevention tools that Community Health Workers (CHWs) can use and share with Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers and other vulnerable populations to reduce diabetic health complications. There are several downloadable resources available to guide CHWs on risk factors and prevention methods in oral, eye, and foot health complications, which are commonly linked to diabetes. More Details...