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Health Outcomes & Data Measures: A Quick Guide for Health Center & Housing Partnerships: A Quick (Data) Guide for Health and Housing Partnerships (2017). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Both health and housing providers are tracking data elements and outcomes for a similar vulnerable populations. This resource guide highlights the common data elements currently being tracked, and opportunities to learn from multi-sector partners More Details...

The Health of AA&NHPIs Served at Health Centers: UDS 2014 (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This factsheet examines patient demographics and utilization of health services at health centers serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs) at health centers from the 2014 UDS dataset. It highlights the differences between these health centers and the national average of all health centers in the United States. Despite the high disease burden of its patient population, AA&NHPI-serving health centers have statistically significant better screening rates and health outcomes for hepatitis B, pap smears, hypertension and diabetes. More Details...

Who Are Frequent Users in Health and Housing Systems?: A Closer Look at Definitions Used by Communities to Identify the People Cycling Through the Crisis Care Systems (2015). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Are frequent users costing your crisis care systems and not producing positive houtcomes? Is your community looking at how to identify the frequent users across multiple crisis care systems in an effort to deliver more effective services and save resources? This webinar highlights how various communities develop the criteria to define 'frequent user' across the systems of care and how to match data to identify those individuals. More Details...

Spotlight: The Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Served at Federally Qualified Health Centers (2015). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report examines patient demographics, utilization, and highlights the differences between AA&NHPI serving health centers when compared to national health center averages. Data analysis from this report highlight the multiple needs and barriers experienced by AA&NHPIs seen in AA&NHPI-serving health centers. AA&NHPI-serving health centers serve a statistically significant higher proportion of low-income, Medicaid, limited English proficient, prenatal, and AA&NHPI patients. These patients are also more likely to have TB, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, asthma, and abnormal breast and cervical findings. To address these social and medical needs, AA&NHPI-serving health centers are providing comprehensive primary medical and culturally and linguistically appropriate enabling services (ES) to improve quality and patient health outcomes More Details...

Tuberculosis and U.S. Agricultural Workers (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet provides an overview of the epidemiology and etiology of tuberculosis (TB). It also includes information on TB signs, symptoms, treatment, and risk factors. 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...

Maternal and Child Health (2017). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Due to mobility and low median family incomes, pregnant agricultural worker women and infant children face obstacles in obtaining adequate and timely prenatal and postnatal care. This factsheet provides information on maternal and child health, prenatal and pediatric care, nutrition for mothers and children, and occupational health and safety. More Details...

HIV/AIDS and U.S. Agricultural Workers (2017). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet provides information on the heavy burden on migratory and seasonal agricultural workers for contracting HIV and/or AIDS due to their lack of health care access due to legal, financial, geographical, and linguistic barriers coupled with a lack of material and social support. The migratory lifestyle, often characterized by constant mobility, geographic isolation, separation from family, lack of health education, and varying cultural attitudes and beliefs about safe sex practices further escalates these risks. More Details...

Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD-Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations Webinar (44705). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Health in Public Housing and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium are happy to announce the release of “Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD-Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations”. More Details...

Food Insecurity among Agricultural Communities (2021). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet provides information on the prevalence of food insecurity among agricultural workers and the health outcomes, causes, and risk factors associated with their lack of nutritious food. More Details...

Folk Medicine and Traditional Healing (2018). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet includes information on the history of folk medicine and traditional healing and its use among farmworkers. It also highlights the healthcare perspective towards these types of medicine. More Details...

​Facts About Agricultural Workers (2020). Resource Type: Publication . Description: The factsheet provides agricultural worker demographic information from the 2015-2016 National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) results. It provides an overview of their demographics, economic contribution, wages and benefits, housing, health, and legislative protection. More Details...

Diabetes and U.S. Agricultural Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication . Description: Agricultural workers may be particularly vulnerable to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to a variety of factors, ranging from conditions of poverty to migratory status. This factsheet provides information about prevention and environmental, social, and cultural risk factors that affect this population. More Details...

Chronic Stress, Housing, and Health: Patient Experiences and Strategies for Comprehensive Care (44727). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar explores the intersections of chronic stress, housing, and health and featured a panel of experts offering a variety of perspectives, including (1) the patient perspective on the realities of residing in public housing and how it impacts health, (2) research on the intersections of health and housing, and (3) trauma-informed care in community and patient engagement. More Details...

Child Labor in Agriculture Factsheet (2017). Resource Type: Publication . Description: This factsheet is a compilation of the latest data available regarding underage agricultural workers. It provides an overview of children's common injuries and fatalities, education deprivation, and labor laws. More Details...

Ag Worker Indenitfication Digital Training Tool (-). Resource Type: Patient Material . Description: A digital story designed to assist front desk staff in accurately identifying, registering, and reporting their MSAW patients in the UDS. This 10-minute training video is a perfect introduction to the Ag Worker ID process for new team members, as well as seasoned staff. More Details...