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Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and COVID-19 (2022). Resource Type: Webinar. Description: n.a. More Details...

Diabetes Control Education and Management (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The blog touches on subjects regarding costs of diabetes, how diabetes affects the body, culture & stigmas, and SDOH factors. The blog offers an educational guide on diabetes control and management. 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...

Five Strategies to Help Health Centers Protect Against Staff Burnout (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this visual resource to assist health centers in their efforts to enable and support a resilient workforce. More Details...

Healing Centered Approaches to Screen and Intervene for Social Determinants of Health Including Intimate Partner Violence (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Many health centers have systems that maintain SDOH screening tools or have related policies in place, some of which touch on IPV. Our newly developed tool complements these other SDOH screens/policies by offering guidance on our evidence-informed CUES model and how to couple IPV universal education (UE) before any screening is conducted. This paper provides guidance on using the CUES model for addressing social determinants of health in health centers. 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...

Hoja informativa sobre trabajadores agrícolas (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: La hoja informativa provee resultados sobre la información demográfica de trabajadores agrícolas de la Encuesta Nacional de Trabajadores Agrícolas (NAWS por sus siglas en inglés) del 2015-2016. Esta, provee un resumen de la información demográfica, contribución económica, salarios y beneficios, vivienda, salud, y protección legislativa. 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...

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...

A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Health center providers have likely encountered patients who were reluctant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to false, inaccurate, or misleading information. This resource can help to ensure that people across the country have access to science-based public health guidance as the country continues to confront the pandemic. The toolkit is interactive and collaborative, using simple language and examples to help patients understand and identify misinformation and disinformation. More Details...

Healthy Sleeping Tips: A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read healthy sleeping tips handout. More Details...

Behavioral Health Self-Help Handouts in Spanish and English: The Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resources (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: These Behavioral Health Self-Help handouts available in Spanish and English. Topics include: Questions for Staff to Address Current Organizational Tensions, Position of the Facilitator, Healthy Sleep Tips, Coping with Moral Distress, How to Re-establish Safety When You Have been Jolted into a Stress Response, and A Daily Practice to Restore Equanimity. More Details...

Clinical Guidelines for Medical Respite/ Recuperative Care: Activities of Daily Living (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Programs should utilize this guideline to consider modifications to their programs and admission criteria while maintaining safety, an appropriate scope of practice, and conscientious utilization of available respite beds and services. This document provides guidance to understanding ADL, levels of assistance, and potential interventions that may be implemented within the medical respite setting. More Details...

Harm Reduction for Healthcare in Health Center Settings: Three-part video series to explore harm reduction strategies to address substance use disorders. (2021). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: Online video series higlight what harm reduction is, how it can be applied in the health center setting, ans strategies to incorporate into training, policies and workflows. More Details...

The Path Forward Series Finale (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The final webinar in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series wraps up by highlighting all of the webinars in the series, examining the role of community centers in addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), and ending with a call of action with presenters Margaret Flinter, PHD, APRN; Senior VP and Clinical Director, CHC, Inc., Trishan Panch, MD, MPH; Co-Founder, Wellframe, Co-Director – Applied AI for Healthcare, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, President Elect – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association, and Yvette Highsmith-Francis, MBM; Vice President, Eastern Region, CHC, Inc. More Details...

Awareness Campaign Resources: COVID-19 Vaccine: available in Haitian Creole and Spanish (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Migrant Clinicians Network, in partnership with the National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants, and Migrants (NRC-RIM) created materials for COVID-19 Vaccine awareness campaigns for Spanish-speaking and Haitian Creole-speaking communities. More Details...

The Path Forward: Collaboration & Resources (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The fourth of five webinars in the Weitzman Institute\'s Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on forging partnerships and collaboration among a wide spectrum of stakeholders to address the adverse social determinants of health with presenters Taylor Justice; Co-Founder & President, Unite Us, Sue Birch; Director, Washington State Health Care Authority, and Laura Sankey; Principal, Inspired Perspectives, and Nationally Recognized SDOH Expert. More Details...

Nutrition & Diabetes Prevention: A Cross-Sector Conversation: A Cross-Sector Conversation on Diabetes Prevention (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Webinar Series to increase knowledge of diabetes prevention and nutrition for individuals experiencing housing instability More Details...

The Path Forward on Social Determinants of Health: Environment (Heat) (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The third of five webinars in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on the intersection of health and environment, particularly heat, with presenters Jeremy Hess; Professor, Global Health, Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Dr. Vivek Shandas; Professor, Nohad A. Toulan School or Urban Studies and Planning – Portland State University; Founder and Director – Sustaining Urban Places Research Lab, and Dr. David Hondula; Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation; Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University; Faculty Affiliate, Epidemiology and Data Services, Maricopa County Department of Public Health. More Details...

The Path Forward on Social Determinants of Health: Safety: Advancing Community and Personal Safety (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The second of five webinars in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on community and personal safety with presenters Tracy Nordstrom; Placemaker and Principal, Verve, Dr. Mariela Alfonzo; Founder& CEO, State of Place, Frode Kjersem; CEO, bSafe USA. More Details...