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Datos Sobre los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The factsheet provides agricultural worker demographic information from the 2015-2016 National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) results. It provides an overview of their demographics, economic contribution, wages and benefits, housing, health, and legislative protection. More Details...

2022 Caucus on Homelessness Program Summary (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: In 2022, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council chaired the development of the Caucus on Homelessness (CoH) program for the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of the annual meeting was: \"150 Years of Creating the Healthiest Nation: Leading the Path Toward Equity.\" More Details...

PrEP Action Kit (Updated 2023) (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This PrEP Action Kit includes clinical resources to help providers incorporate PrEP into their practices. Including helpful resources such as tips on taking a comprehensive sexual history, frequently asked questions about PrEP and information on PrEP prescribing and monitoring. This action kit is an essential resource for all providers treating LGBTQIA+ patients or patients at risk of HIV infection. More Details...

Healthy Eating Conversations with Older Adults (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar from the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) focused on engaging older adult patients in tailored conversations about nutrition, giving further context to standard dietary guidelines for this population. Participants examined approaches to troubleshooting common patient barriers to healthy eating, including access and limited cooking experience. More Details...

Healthy Eating Conversations with Older Adults (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar from the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) focused on engaging older adult patients in tailored conversations about nutrition, giving further context to standard dietary guidelines for this population. Participants examined approaches to troubleshooting common patient barriers to healthy eating, including access and limited cooking experience. 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...

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...

Centering Equity in Health and Housing Partnerships in Times of Crisis and Beyond (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This paper addresses how health centers, other health system providers, and housing partners can center considerations of equity in their shared work to address the needs of people most impacted by structural racism and its impact on health and social determinants of health, including Black people, people of color, and Indigenous people. More Details...

Telehealth and LGBTQIA+ Communities Toolkit (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has become an essential way to provide patient care and services with underserved communities, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and all sexually and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people. By 2021, 95% of health centers had used telehealth (audio or video) to deliver medical care and 90% of health centers had used telehealth to deliver behavioral health services. The following Telehealth and LGTBQIA+ Communities Toolkit offers a curated list of resources to help begin or expand upon your organization’s telehealth program, with a special focus on supporting LGBTQIA+ communities. 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...

Harvard Medical School's Sexual and Gender Minority Health Teaching Module Series (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: These modules, developed by Harvard Medical School, are intended to train medical educators and clinicians in patient care for sexual and gender minorities and offer more effective teaching strategies. More Details...

Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessment (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessment webinar outlines how NCFH adapted the CDC’s rapid community assessment framework for data collection with farmworkers. Presenters will report lessons learned and key findings from data collected during Phase 2 of the project (March-August 2022) with a focus on highlighting the sampling and planning strategies employed, and engagement with community stakeholders. Presented on 2/9/2023 More Details...

Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessment (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Farmworker COVID-19 Community Assessment webinar outlines how NCFH adapted the CDC’s rapid community assessment framework for data collection with farmworkers. Presenters will report lessons learned and key findings from data collected during Phase 2 of the project (March-August 2022) with a focus on highlighting the sampling and planning strategies employed, and engagement with community stakeholders. Presented on 2/9/2023 More Details...

Impacto Del Covid-19 En Los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A Spanish version of the National Center for Farmworker Health\'s Covid-19 Fact Sheet updated in October 2022. This fact sheet reports data and research surrounding Covid-19 prevalence among agricultural worker communities, their disproportional impact, occupational and housing risks, access to care, and Covid-19 vaccination of farmworkers. Through the following link the reader can download the Spanish language pdf and disseminate with partners. More Details...

Building Trust to Achieve Better Outcomes in Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) invites you to join us in this 60-minute webinar on diabetes, a chronic condition that requires patients to self-manage their disease, from monitoring their blood sugar to changing their eating patterns to taking medications as prescribed. Building a trusting, collaborative, and person-centered approach to diabetes care with your health center can increase engagement, retention, and self-efficacy to help people with diabetes stay engaged with your diabetes services AND stay healthier, and this webinar will showcase examples of successful and sustainable programs with positive outcomes including short videos and community collaborations. Presented on 2/8/2023. More Details...

Building Trust to Achieve Better Outcomes in Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) invites you to join us in this 60-minute webinar on diabetes, a chronic condition that requires patients to self-manage their disease, from monitoring their blood sugar to changing their eating patterns to taking medications as prescribed. Building a trusting, collaborative, and person-centered approach to diabetes care with your health center can increase engagement, retention, and self-efficacy to help people with diabetes stay engaged with your diabetes services AND stay healthier, and this webinar will showcase examples of successful and sustainable programs with positive outcomes including short videos and community collaborations. Presented on 2/8/2023. 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...

Improving Vaccine and Healthcare Access Among Residents of Supportive Housing: Lessons Learned From COVID-19 (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has had an outsized impact on people experiencing homelessness, residents of supportive housing, patients of health centers, and people living with chronic conditions and disabilities. With the advent of the vaccine, numerous studies have sought to understand the calculus of people to take or refrain from taking the vaccine. More Details...

2023 FY Spending Bill and the Medicaid Unwinding: Implications for the HCH Community (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet describes how the HCH Community should prepare for Medicaid redeterminations which will resume by April 1, 2023. More Details...