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Developing Cross-Sector Partnerships (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This guide provides health center staff with tools and strategies to initiate, develop, and sustain community partnerships to better serve older adult residents of public housing. Content of this publication was developed through a 4-session learning collaborative launched by the SDOH academy with a small cohort of HRSA-funded health centers, HCCNs, and PCAs. More Details...

Lessons Learned in Diabetes Care for Homeless Populations: Best practices from peer collaborative of health centers and supportive housing providers (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication summarizes key barriers and promising practices in the field identified by collaborative participants related to diabetes care for individuals experiencing homelessness or formerly homeless in supportive housing. More Details...

AMIGAS Cervical Cancer Prevention Program Learning Collaborative (2019). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The AMIGAS “Ayudando a Las Mujeres con Información, Guía y Amor para su Salud” or “Helping Women with Information, Guidance, and Love for Their Health” is an evidence-based, bilingual health education intervention program designed to train community health workers (CHW) or “promotoras” to increase cervical cancer screening rates among Hispanic women. This learning collaborative will provide an overview of the AMIGAS program to guide CHWs on how to promote cervical cancer screening resources and education in English and Spanish to Hispanic women who may be at high risk of cervical cancer in their community to improve health outcomes. More Details...

HUD Policy Brief on Rapid Re-housing: Understanding the Impact and Potential for Health Centers - CSH: Health centers are increasingly participating in rapid re-housing, which helps individuals and families find stable housing with subsidies and services (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers need to understand the resources and how to access to support affordable housing for their clients. Rapid Rehousing is an effective housing intervention to quickly stabilize individuals and families to address their health and service needs. More Details...

Addressing Violence in Public Housing Communities: Case Examples of Violence Prevention and Intervention Strategies from Public Housing Primary Care Grantees (2019). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The purpose of this report is to provide Health Centers located in or immediately accessible to public housing with best practices and examples of violence prevention and intervention programs that can be implemented in their communities. NCHPH conducted background research on violence and crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reporting Program, interviewed four Health Center staff, and analyzed the interviews to identify overlapping themes, lessons learned, and successful strategies used to address and prevent violence. More Details...

Strategic Guidance for Health and Housing Partnerships: Step by Step Strategies for Health and Housing Partnerships (2015). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This indepth resource guide explores the importance and value of partnering with supportive housing providers, partner perspectives and goals, how to assess your organization's and your partner organization's readiness, and how to make partnerships last. 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...

Partnering for the COVID Vaccine: Lessons from the Flu-LEAD Project (44237). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar features the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, the National Center for Health in Public Housing, and subject matter experts from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. It discusses leveraging health center and housing authority partnerships for COVID vaccine distribution. Speakers discussed lessons learned from the HUD/HRSA Flu-LEAD (Linkages to End Access Disparities) project. More Details...

Housing is Health: La Maestra Community Health Centers (44537). Resource Type: Podcasts. Description: In this podcast episode leadership from La Maestra Community Health Centers in San DIego highlight how they support various housing needs ranging from programs for people living in public housing, experiencing homelessness and human trafficking, to counseling for renters and residents receiving public assistance. 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...

Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD-Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations (44652). Resource Type: Toolkit. 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...

Health, Schools, and Public Housing: Uniting for Young People's Success (43186). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar discusses the needs of children and adolescents within public housing and successful health center strategies for creating partnerships between the housing and education sectors. More Details...

Health Center Expansion Opportunities & Community Needs (43279). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar outlines expansion opportunities for health centers to leverage resources, identifies growth potential, and work with patients and community partners to improve care. You will learn about special considerations for serving residents of public housing, identify strategies to expand services for vulnerable populations, and understand how to position themselves strategically for expansion regardless of funding availability. More Details...

Health and Public Housing: Supporting Smoke-Free Public Housing in Health Centers (43307). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This one-pager describes HUD's Smoke-Free Housing Rule in detail and provides the next steps for health centers. More Details...

Health and Housing Partnerships: Progress Towards a Tobacco-Free Community (43881). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar reviews the requirements of HUD’s smoke-free rule and identifies behavioral health treatment strategies for tobacco use disorder. More Details...

Equitable Housing Policy Central to Addressing COVID-19 Pandemic (43913). Resource Type: Other. Description: This blog post outlines what policymakers and healthcare providers can do - now and in the future - to respond to the needs of those at greatest risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. More Details...

Developing Cross-Sector Partnerships (43936). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides health center staff with tools and strategies to initiate, develop, and sustain community partnerships to better serve older adult residents of public housing. More Details...

Considerations for Serving Residents of Public Housing During Emergencies and Disasters: Staff and Patient Wellness (44174). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Hosted by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and the National Center for Health in Public Housing, this webinar discusses staff well-being and patient wellness during emergencies and disasters. This webinar provides health centers with guidance for developing tools and resources that enable the health center workforce and the patients they serve to navigate the practical and psychological after-effects of disaster events. More Details...

Community Partnerships to Address the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Residents of Public Housing (44126). Resource Type: Archived Learning Collaborative. Description: This webinar discusses community partnerships to address the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among residents of public housing. 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...