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Data Dashboard – COVID-19: Health Care for the Homeless Comparative Data (2022). Resource Type: Other. Description: This new COVID-19 Data Dashboard features comparative data on testing results, testing capacity, clinic closures, telehealth visits, and virus disparity by race and ethnicity from health centers, health centers with only 330(h) funding, and all health centers with 330(h) funding. More national health center data is available on HRSA's website. New health center COVID-19 data is collected weekly, and we will continue to update these figures as new data emerges. More Details...

Lunch and Learn…on the go! A Series for Mobile Health Care Providers (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Participants interested in learning more about mobile health care joined us each week as we highlighted a specific mobile health care program and discussed patient population/outreach, funding, staffing strategies, and overcoming barriers to care. These were interactive sessions – so participants asked questions and had lunch while they joined the discussion. More Details...

Promising Practices: Providing Behavioral Health Care in a Medical Respite Setting (Archived Webinar) (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In support of programs’ efforts to meet the behavioral health needs of their consumers, the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) produced a new resource highlighting promising practices in behavioral health care that are currently being implemented in MRC programs across the country. The report outlines strategies and approaches that can be replicated and adapted to other programs’ unique contexts, equipping them to deliver high-quality care that is consistent with the Standards for Medical Respite Care and is responsive to the needs of PEH in their communities. This webinar will expand upon the information provided in the report and will feature expert panelists from two MRC programs who will share real-world strategies, successes, and lessons-learned. More Details...

Elements of a Care Plan in Medical Respite Settings (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: MRC programs’ size, structure, personnel, and services vary greatly based on their local needs and available resources. Accordingly, this guide is not intended to represent a prescriptive, all encompassing approach to service delivery in MRC settings. Rather, it aims to: 1. Provide a reference-point to assist MRC programs in developing their own care planning tools that are appropriate to their unique contexts and the needs of PEH in their communities. 2. Help partners and stakeholders interested in learning more about MRC to understand the scope and complexity of the services provided within MRC programs. Our team at the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) hopes that this resource will be useful in supporting programs and communities as they strive to offer high-quality care for PEH. More Details...

Mobile Health Care Learning Series: Safety and Security - Addressing External Risk Factors, Safety and Security – Addressing Internal Risk Factors, Models for Mobile Health Billing (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Mobile health care providers understand the value of meeting patients in their own environment on their own terms. However, this adaptability and flexibility must be supported by policies and procedures that ensure the safety and security of patients and staff in a trauma informed manner. Join us as we explore the mobile health safety and security concerns raised by our community partners and the strategies created to address these concerns and support the physical and mental health needs of patients and staff. More Details...

Addressing Cognition in Medical Respite (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Addressing cognitive impairment within medical respite care programs can be challenging. Within the respite setting, identification and accommodating cognitive impairment can be difficult while still focusing on a person’s recovery. This challenge increases when considering and adapting for the different types of cognitive impairment, such as traumatic brain injury or dementia, which require different approaches for care. To help programs address cognitive impairment, the National Institute for Medical Respite Care will be hosting a two-part webinar series on cognition. The first webinar (Overview of Cognition) will provide a general overview of cognition and cognitive impairment related to people experiencing homelessness, and the second webinar (Addressing Dementia) will focus specifically on the identification of and strategies to address dementia within the medical respite setting. More Details...

Medicaid Redeterminations & the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Implications for the HCH Community (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet describes how the HCH Community should prepare for Medicaid redeterminations as part of the PHE unwinding. More Details...

COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Calculating Vaccination Rates (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief describes how to calculate vaccination rates among PEH, provides methodology examples from six major cities, and outlines action steps to better document vaccination rates among PEH and better inform ongoing public health policies and practices. More Details...

Promising Practices: Providing Behavioral Health Care in a Medical Respite Setting (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report presents a summary of the findings and highlights promising practices in behavioral health care that are currently being implemented in medical respite care (MRC) programs across the country. It outlines strategies and approaches that can be replicated and adapted to other programs’ unique contexts, equipping them to deliver high-quality care that is consistent with the Standards for Medical Respite Care and is responsive to the needs of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in their communities. More Details...

Monkeypox & People Experiencing Homeless (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of monkeypox and specific considerations for service providers in the HCH community. This is a rapidly evolving public health emergency; for up-to-date information, continue to monitor the CDC’s monkeypox webpage. More Details...

Medical Ethics and COVID-19: Naming and Addressing Moral Injury of Care during COVID-19 (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: There may be no definite answer to many ethical questions, but discussion and grounding in ethical principles allows space for providers to share their experiences and find solidarity with their peers. The Council held four listening sessions facilitated by subject matter experts. Each session provided framing on a different aspect of medical ethics considering COVID-19 with ample time for discussion. Topics included general medical ethics, ethics and vaccine hesitancy, ethics and emergency shelter, and moral injury. The purpose of this document is to summarize ethical challenges providers have faced during COVID-19 and share strategies to address moral injury stemming from difficult ethical decisions. More Details...

Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and Belonging (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This document is designed to provide a framework communities can use to create equity within their CE process. There is no one tool that can accommodate the unique resources of all communities but applying this guidance will help achieve equity in the process. More Details...

Two Years On: What the Data Says about COVID-19 Testing and Vaccination Efforts at Health Care for the Homeless Health Centers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to put a strain on communities across the country, health center data will play a central role in measuring its impact in 2022 and beyond. Health center data from the past two years points to the types of data that should be prioritized in order to obtain a clear picture of prevalence, impact, equity and adequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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...

Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and Belonging (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This document is designed to provide a framework communities can use to create equity within their CE process. There is no one tool that can accommodate the unique resources of all communities but applying this guidance will help achieve equity in the process. More Details...

Key Provisions in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: A Summary for the HCH Community (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: On June 25, 2022, The President signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major piece of gun legislation since the 1994 Gun Violence Prevention Act. While the law covers domestic violence offenders, expanded background checks, and red flag laws, it also increases funding for mental health services, school safety, crisis intervention programs, and violence prevention measures. This fact sheet summarizes the service expansions and related provisions that will likely impact the HCH community. More Details...

Health Centers Improve Health Outcomes with Medical Respite Care (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The purpose of this issue brief is to describe medical respite care programs, illustrate how health centers can fulfill mission and add value to their community by adding a medical respite care program, outline both the advantages and challenges to such an expansion, and offer action steps for health centers to consider. As the larger health care system increasingly focuses on addressing social determinants of health (such as the lack of housing) through innovative care approaches, HRSA-funded health centers play an important role as a key health care partner in communities across the nation. More Details...

Medication Support and Medical Respite Care: A Guide for Programs (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Support for medication management is an important part of medical respite care and overall health management. However, it is critical that programs provide appropriate support within their staff’s scope of practice and licensing, and that practices for medication storage and supervision follow state licensure and regulations. Medical respite care programs can utilize this document to determine the most appropriate type of medication support they can provide within their program, and identify steps and strategies to provide this support in a safe and effective way. More Details...

Meeting Where They Are: Innovating Mobile Services in COVID Aware World (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Health Care for the Homeless Community has long been providing innovative care in a mobile setting. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated both the need and opportunity to build on the mobile model of care and push for creative ways to do so. This webinar highlighted the efforts of communities who have taken mobile services in a new direction. More Details...

Consumer Participation Outreach (CPO) Survey Report: Consumer Perspectives on Behavioral Health and Health Equity (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCAB decided to focus the CPO on understanding how COVID-19 impacted people’s behavioral health and access to behavioral health services, the impact of systemic racism and other discrimination on well-being, and ways to improve access to behavioral health services during the pandemic and recovery. Results of this survey should improve current practices, identify policy changes, and inform training around behavioral health and health equity for health centers. More Details...