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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...

Partnership for the Future: Health Centers and Maternal Child Health Home Visiting Opportunities: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this three-part webinar series hosted by the National Nurse-led Care Consortium (NNCC) and the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), viewers can expect to learn about improving maternal and child health equity with home visiting program partnerships and health centers. This series explores opportunities for health centers to develop partnerships with home visiting programs shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes, promote health equity, and reduce health disparities. More Details...

Academic Partnerships to Foster Multidirectional Learning and Reinforce our Health Center Workforce: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Partnerships focusing on improving the health of individuals and communities through alliances among academic associations and health centers are essential to develop workforce innovation projects, serve as a conduit for public health workforce activities, and enhance population health education for medical, nursing, and public health students. More Details...

Screening for Safe Infant Sleep Habits in Public Housing: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Sleep-related injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants, this is disproportionately true for traditionally marginalized groups, including residents of public housing. 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...

Screening for Public Housing Community-Specific Safe Sleep Risks: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Sleep-related injuries are a leading cause of morbidity in infants, a relationship which disproportionately impacts residents of public housing.  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...

Public Housing and Partnerships: A Resource Toolkit: NCHPH Learning Collaborative (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Community partnerships and collaborations are integral to providing the security, stability and support that facilitate successful health center management and performance. When appropriately utilized, community partnerships can facilitate inter-agency sharing of resources, knowledge and workload in a manner which eases administrative burden, improves staff retention/satisfaction and maximizes the quality of services provided to our patients and the communities we serve. More Details...

Improving Cultural Competence and Humility in Diabetes Care: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that, by 2050, non-White populations will account for over 50% of the population for the first time in American history. With an increasingly diverse patient population, it has become more important than ever for PCPs to be able to connect with patients of different racial and ethnic backgrounds to provide effective, high-quality care to all patients. More Details...

Preparing the Health Center Workforce for the Post COVID-19 Era: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The first priority during the COVID-19 pandemic was crisis response and emphasizing health, safety, and essential services. Now is the time for health centers to turn their attention toward concerns over staffing shortages in primary care, which is a public health crisis. More Details...

Data Discovery, Behavioral Health and Public Housing Communities: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The burden of behavioral health conditions on individuals in traditionally marginalized communities is significant. These conditions impact health center patients in a variety of ways that are cumulative, insidious and often difficult to address. More Details...

Diabetes Continuum of Care: Improving Emergency Preparedness for Diabetes Management: NCHPH Learning Collaborative (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies can happen at any moment. Managing diabetes can be difficult during these events because they may cause widespread and long-lasting impacts on supplies, and health services. More Details...

The Road to Health:​ How to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes in your Community​: NCHPH Learning Collaborative (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is exacting a staggering toll on individuals, families, and communities in the United States and, increasingly, around the world. In the United States, the burden is disproportionately borne by American Indian and Alaska Natives, African Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, and Asian and Pacific Islanders. More Details...

The Road to Health:​ How to Prevent or Delay Type 2 Diabetes in your Community​ (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The epidemic of type 2 diabetes is exacting a staggering toll on individuals, families, and communities in the United States and, increasingly, around the world. In the United States, the burden is disproportionately borne by American Indian and Alaska Natives, African Americans, Hispanic or Latino Americans, and Asian and Pacific Islanders. In this 4-session learning collaborative, NCHPH presented the CDC';s "The Road to Health" toolkit, designed specifically for CHWs who provide outreach education to Hispanic/Latino and African American/African Ancestry communities, groups at higher risk for type 2 diabetes. 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...

Coping with Stress and Compassion Fatigue in Health Center Settings Webinar Series (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this two-webinar series, the National Center for Health in Public Housing hosted a webinar on coping with stress and compassion fatigue in health center settings. More Details...

Concurrent Treatment of Smoking Cessation and SUD in Primary Care (2022). Resource Type: Webinar. Description: n.a. More Details...

Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals (2022). Resource Type: Learning Collaborative. Description: How can you make your health center more effective, engaged, and compassionate at the same time? In this learning collaborative we presented cultural competency as a data-driven method to improve patient care and health center performance in multiple domains through responsible application of scientifically validated tools and processes. More Details...

Environmental Determinants of Health: Fostering Environmental Health Programs in Public Housing Primary Care (2022). Resource Type: Webinar. Description: n.a. More Details...

Promoting Healthy Choices and Community Changes: A Virtual Workshop for Community Health Workers (Spanish Language) (2022). Resource Type: Learning Collaborative. Description: n.a. More Details...