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Population Health Management Task Force National Learning Series 2024 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This national learning series, sponsored by HRSA, takes a deeper dive into issues related to HIV, Diabetes, and Chronic comorbid disease management, which all impact population health management. More Details...

Social, Political, and Structural Impacts on Diabetes and Comorbidities Management for AA and NH/PI Populations Learning Series: Module 1: Whole Food Model for Holistic Community Wellness (2024). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health organizations (AAPCHO) chronic disease management programs, expertise, and national network in the AA and NH/PI community health center space, will feature research, community intervention strategies, and historical context for diabetes and other co-morbidities among AAs and NH/PIs. This self-paced learning series will feature modules that outline various social, political, and structural drivers of health for diabetes and comorbidities management. Modules will include case studies which promote resources, strategies, and interventions to support health center performance improvement and transformation efforts. This is module 1 and was recorded on March 15, 2024. More Details...

Food Insecurity in School-Aged Children (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The webinar aims to increase the audience’s knowledge of and capacity to define food insecurity and how it presents in youth and families, describe programs and resources that can mitigate food insecurity for youth and families, and gain awareness of promising practice models for addressing food insecurity for youth and families in School-Based Health settings. More Details...

Health Center Partnerships to Support Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Early experiences and choices profoundly impact lifelong health. Cultivating healthy habits during childhood and adolescence is crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, promoting physical and cognitive development, enhancing resilience, and reducing the risk of chronic diseases. However, children and adolescents often encounter obstacles in managing their health and lifestyle choices due to environmental factors, educational and social influences, and limited autonomy.NNCC introduces and discusses tools and resources for health care professionals/CHWs working in health center settings and the community. More Details...

Performance Measure Data Definition Worksheet (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The Performance Measure Data Definition Worksheet can be used during the Quality Improvement (QI) process to assess the alignment of your health center’s workflows and documentation and your EHR vendor’s reporting logic processes. More Details...

Implementing Food Rx Programs to Improve Health Outcomes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Food Prescription (Rx) programs offer innovative solutions to addressing social drivers of health (SDOH), including food insecurity, that impact people with chronic conditions through a model that builds partnerships between the local food system, the healthcare system, and the patient population. This presentation will familiarize attendees with Food Rx programs, the NCFH Food Rx Replication Guide, and demonstrate how to use this resource to create their very own personalized Food Rx programs to improve health outcomes at the fundamental level in partnership with local organizations. More Details...

Implementing Food Rx Programs to Improve Health Outcomes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Food Prescription (Rx) programs offer innovative solutions to addressing social drivers of health (SDOH), including food insecurity, that impact people with chronic conditions through a model that builds partnerships between the local food system, the healthcare system, and the patient population. This presentation will familiarize attendees with Food Rx programs, the NCFH Food Rx Replication Guide, and demonstrate how to use this resource to create their very own personalized Food Rx programs to improve health outcomes at the fundamental level in partnership with local organizations. Presented on 12/05/2023. More Details...

Implementing Food Rx Programs to Improve Health Outcomes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Food Prescription (Rx) programs offer innovative solutions to addressing social drivers of health (SDOH), including food insecurity, that impact people with chronic conditions through a model that builds partnerships between the local food system, the healthcare system, and the patient population. This presentation will familiarize attendees with Food Rx programs, the NCFH Food Rx Replication Guide, and demonstrate how to use this resource to create their very own personalized Food Rx programs to improve health outcomes at the fundamental level in partnership with local organizations. Presented on 12/05/2023. More Details...

Healthy Together Project Summary (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This Project Summary is a concise document providing health centers with an overview of the Healthy Together pilot project, lessons learned, and implementation highlights. Health centers can utilize this document as a resource to build an understanding of Healthy Together and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Diabetes Prevention Program curriculum, before beginning to implement a program of their own. More Details...

Strategies for Emergency Management of Chronic Conditions Among Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: People living with chronic conditions, and especially Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs), can encounter particular threats to their health during an emergency event. NCFH has developed a resource to assist health center staff, clinical coordinators, and emergency managers with tools to assist MSAW chronic care patients, so that the worst outcomes of these events can be avoided. This checklist includes risk factors for chronic care patients during an emergency, action items to help patients prepare, and disease-specific recommendations for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. This resource also includes some additional outreach and communication strategies to reach MSAWs with chronic conditions during emergencies. More Details...

Providing Community Education Around Nutrition and Diabetes by Incorporating MCN's Diabetes Comic Book (Spanish and English) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Focusing specifically on Nutrition, this webinar builds on the lessons learned from MCN's ECHO Diabetes Series and discusses the Diabetes Outreach Tool" My Health Is My Treasure" comic book. The tool is provided in English and Spanish and webinar is presented in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation into English. 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...

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...

Conquering Diabetes Therapeutic Inertia: Patient Engagement Strategies: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Early blood sugar (blood glucose) management leads to better health outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes. But therapeutic inertia—or delays in advancing treatment—can keep people from reaching their A1C goals. Having the right conversations during health center visits can help patients overcome this inertia and get patients’ A1C where it needs to be. More Details...

Issue Brief: Policies and Strategies to Address Food Insecurity in Agricultural Worker Communities (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief examines the policies that impact food security in agricultural worker communities. It provides an overview of federal and state programs as well as strategies to address food insecurity. More Details...

Traditional Food, Culture, and Diabetes in the United States: 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...

Exploring Promising Practices on Diabetes Management and Prevention: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In 2021, health centers reported over 2.8 million patients that were diagnosed with diabetes and over 91,000 among Public Housing Primary Care grantees (HRSA, 2022). This data signifies the need to explore what strategies health centers are implementing to improve the overall diabetes health outcomes for their patients. More Details...

Food Decision Making and its Effects on Sugar Control: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The foods and beverages that people consume have a profound impact on their health. The scientific connection between food and health has been well documented for many decades. More Details...

Impacto Del Covid-19 En Los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A Spanish version of the National Center for Farmworker Health\'s Covid-19 Fact Sheet updated in October 2022. This fact sheet reports data and research surrounding Covid-19 prevalence among agricultural worker communities, their disproportional impact, occupational and housing risks, access to care, and Covid-19 vaccination of farmworkers. Through the following link the reader can download the Spanish language pdf and disseminate with partners. More Details...

Addressing diabetes risk factors in school-aged children: MEND+ at Denver Health (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join the School-Based Health Alliance to hear about evidence-based strategies for reducing diabetes risk among school-aged children and take away comprehensive strategies for obesity prevention and treatment within Health Centers and schools. Participants will learn about Denver Health’s successful example of an intensive in-house family weight management program tailored for Health. Our speaker will discuss how health centers can spearhead partnerships with schools in their community in various ways to support school-aged children’s obesity prevention and treatment. More Details...