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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...

Healing Hands: Intersections of Homelessness and Human Trafficking in the United States (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The latest issue of Healing Hands, the publication curated by and for our HCH Clinicians’ Network, is designed to deepen clinicians’ and other health care providers’ understanding of the intersections between homelessness and human trafficking in the U.S. More Details...

A Framework for Medical Respite Care (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Medical respite care is defined as acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets or in shelter, but who are not ill enough to be in a hospital. While programs vary in size and structure, they all share the same fundamental elements: short-term residential care that allows people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to rest, recover, and heal in a safe environment while accessing medical care and other supportive services. Medical respite care (also referred to as recuperative care) has grown substantially since its inception in the 1980’s, as more communities are recognizing the need for programs that address gaps in affordable housing and health care. As the field grows, so does the need for resources for programs and providers to ensure the clients* who access medical respite services are receiving safe and quality care. More Details...

Impacto del COVID-19 En Los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH has updated the COVID-19 Impact on Agricultural Workers fact sheet. It has new data and statistics surrounding cases and vaccine implementation among the group. 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...

HITEQ Highlights: The Federal Telehealth Policy Landscape After the PHE: What's Staying (For Now) and What's Going: HITEQ Highlights Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Worried about what the end of the Public Health Emergency Act will mean for your telehealth services? This session covered what the status of the various temporary federal telehealth policies will be once the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023. As health services have increasingly been provided through virtual care, one important policy discussed was the proposed rules that impact the prescribing of controlled substances using telehealth. 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...

Study Shows Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness May Cause Significant Spikes in Mortality, Overdoses and Hospitalizations (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that shows encampment sweeps, bans, move-along orders and cleanups that forcibly relocate individuals away from essential services will lead to substantial increases in overdose deaths, hospitalizations and life-threatening infections as well as hinder access to medications for opioid use disorder (along with other detrimental impacts). More Details...

Hepatitis C Virtual Symposium: Primary Care-Based Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Symposium featured speakers from primary care and health care for the homeless settings, national experts on hepatitis C, and a panel of people with lived expertise discussing their own treatment experiences. The symposium provided immediately applicable clinical information on conducting pre-treatment assessments, common barriers to treatment, addressing complex clinical scenarios, models of care delivery, and lessons learned from provider and patient experiences. Breakout sessions addressed getting started with hepatitis treatment, strategies for successful treatment completion, treating hepatitis C in people with advanced liver disease, and addressing common insurance and policy barriers. Along with the Symposium, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and Swope Health will be releasing a Hepatitis C Treatment Guide to support primary care teams. The symposium was intended for all team members involved in the provision of primary care services to people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs, including respite, outreach, and mobile health teams. More Details...

Hepatitis C Virtual Symposium: Primary Care-Based Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Symposium featured speakers from primary care and health care for the homeless settings, national experts on hepatitis C, and a panel of people with lived expertise discussing their own treatment experiences. The symposium provided immediately applicable clinical information on conducting pre-treatment assessments, common barriers to treatment, addressing complex clinical scenarios, models of care delivery, and lessons learned from provider and patient experiences. More Details...

Health Centers Serving Veterans: Learn about the New PACT Health Benefits (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: This national audience webinar will provide health center administrators and provider teams with the most recent information regarding new health and service benefits passed by Congress in 2022, to be implemented by the US Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the PACT webinar will explain the toxic exposure criterion and how health centers can screen and/or refer Military Veterans for the new benefits they've earned and deserve. More Details...

Health Access and SDOH: Mobile Outreach for the Unsheltered Homeless (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated the long-running housing crisis in the United States. The rise in unsheltered homeless encampments in many communities require new partnerships and expanded services in non-traditional settings to reach vulnerable populations in need of both primary care, chronic disease management and connection to housing resources. More Details...

Community Health Center Chartbook: 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The annual Community Health Center Chartbook highlights data on Federally Qualified Health Centers, including Health Center Program Grantees and Look-alike organizations. The chartbook includes summary data on health center patients, services, staffing, quality outcomes, and impact on access to care and health equity. 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...

Culturally and Trauma-Responsive Integrated Behavioral Health Care for LGBTQIA+ Communities (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar we will discuss best practices and lessons learned from the field in response to challenges delivering affirming care for LGBTQIA+ people. We will discuss the impact of these efforts on health and care for LGBTQIA+ communities, and how to work towards culturally responsive and trauma-informed integrative behavioral health care across care teams to promote health and well-being. More Details...

Clinical Data Elements for UDS eCQMs and their Lookback Timeframes: Useful for EHR transition planning; developed in 2023. (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Each electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) is composed of data elements in the EHR or health IT system that are evaluated according to the measure specifications. It is important to identify what data elements need to be transitioned to any new EHR for clinical quality measure continuity and accuracy. This resource identifies clinical data elements in eCQMs that should be considered when transitioning EHRs. These data elements are used in reporting or calculating eCQMs, so their availability or lack thereof in any new EHR system will impact reporting accuracy. More Details...

Improving Cervical Cancer Prevention, Screening, and Management: A Toolkit to Build Provider Capacity (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit is a guide to help providers improve cervical cancer prevention, screening, and management through feasible, evidence-based practices that are responsive to the unique challenges faced in safety-net settings. The information in this toolkit can also be helpful to other settings of care seeking to improve cervical cancer care uptake and delivery. More Details...

Addressing diabetes risk factors in school-aged children: Bright Bodies + at Yale School of Medicine (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join the School-Based Health Alliance to discuss the importance of school, community, and family partnerships to increase your health center's reach to support reducing diabetes risk among school-aged children. We will cover ways to practically treat obesity and prevent Type 2 Diabetes in children. Participants will learn about Yale's evidence-based Pediatric Obesity Bright Bodies healthy lifestyle programs and explore potential resources and takeaways to support school-aged children's obesity prevention and treatment. 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...

Navigating Ethics & Equity in a COVID-Aware World (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Over the last three years, there has been an increasing awareness of the inequities baked into our systems. Ethical dilemmas with a lack of resources have exacerbated the moral injury Health Care for the Homeless providers face daily. The intersectionality of the COVID pandemic increased the impact on marginalized communities and the provider(s) who care for them. In a “Post COVID-19” world, how do we navigate the path ahead? Join us for a discussion with others as we learn to navigate ethics, equity, and moral injury together. More Details...