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Building Resilient Health Center Facilities Utilizing Solar+Storage Microgrids (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, developed with support from HRSA, explores the benefits, opportunities, challenges, and financing resources for FQHCs looking to install solar+storage microgrids. (Released in 2023) More Details...

A Compendium of Veteran Oral Health Best, Promising, and Emerging Practice Approaches (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NNOHA partnered with the American Institute for Dental Public Health to collect current practices to increase access to oral health care for veterans. This guide describes strategies to engage and serve veterans in the community for oral health care. More Details...

Updated Analysis: A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, an updated version of A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (released in 2022), was developed with support from Cedars-Sinai and HealthLandscape. In this analysis, we review more than 100 factors for the 57 FQHC members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) for 2017-2021. (Released in 2023) More Details...

Optimize Your Care Team to Improve Chronic Hypertensive Disease Management (2023). Resource Type: Online Self-Paced Learning Modules. Description: This webinar focuses on advancing the mgmt of hypertension & improving patient outcomes through optimization of care teams. We explore how care team optimization, grounded in evidence-based practices, enhances health outcomes & provides vital support for our workforce. During this session, you hear from Ingrid Andersson from Mary’s Center on using RNs to enhance chronic care management, with a special emphasis on patients dealing with hypertension. Through comprehensive discussions & case studies, you explore the latest promising practices that focus on the pivotal role of collaborative teams in achieving superior patient outcomes. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Training Skills Overview (AESGM 2023) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this presentation from the March 2023 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education conference, Dr. Camila Mateo discusses skills for training colleagues and other adult learners in SGM health equity, with a focus on the how. More Details...

Opioids: Patient Resource (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Opioid Resource for Patients, developed by MHP Salud, Farmworker Justice, Migrant Clinicians Network, and Health Outreach Partners, provides patients with an overall understanding of opioids and how they affect their health and well-being. The 2-page document serves as a resource for patients who want to gather more information or discuss further with their healthcare provider. More Details...

Key Strategies for Effective Change Management in Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this visual resource to illustrate key strategies for effective change management in community and migrant health centers. More Details...

Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: A Communications Toolkit (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit has important information to help inform people with Medicaid or CHIP about steps they need to take to renew their coverage. More Details...

Young Invincibles Medicaid Unwinding Toolkit (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The toolkit is a one stop shop for all things unwinding - what’s happening, who is impacted, key messaging, and of course, sample social media and shareable graphics for organizations to plug and play on social media platforms. More Details...

The Make-up of the MSAW Family Household (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Hispanic communities have a higher incidence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in adults and children in the United States. This population also experiences higher rates of obesity and high blood pressure. This is partially due to the limited access to affordable fresh and healthy foods, sociocultural barriers, and limited health literacy, which can lead to health disparities in Hispanic communities. Community Health Workers (CHWs) are uniquely positioned to address social and cultural barriers and can be instrumental in creating positive health outcomes for this population. More Details...

Implement Behavioral Health Training Programs to Address a Crucial National Shortage in Community Health Care Settings (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health centers are uniquely positioned to address the unprecedented need for behavioral health services but are challenged by the workforce shortage. Participants will gain the knowledge needed to begin conceptualization of a training pathway. Join us to discuss the considerations of sponsoring an in-house training program across all educational levels, including the benefits, program structure, design, curriculum, supervisors\' role, and required resources. Experts will provide participants with examples from practicum and postdoctoral level training programs to help them gain confidence in developing a behavioral health training pathway. More Details...

Clinical Decision Support and Care Plan Adjustment for Social Risks: HITEQ Highlights Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: When clinical teams have information on patients\' social risks (adverse social determinants of health), they can make care plan adjustments to account for those risks, e.g., by prescribing lower-cost medications. 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...

Financing PrEP in the Current Era (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Ard discussed recent developments in the field of PrEP, such as licensure of long-acting injectable medication for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), availability of a generic PrEP formulation, and concerns about the 340B program. These developments have led to questions about financing PrEP in 2023 and beyond. In this interactive session, experts on PrEP will discuss the current PrEP financing landscape and what may be in store for the future. More Details...