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Webinar: Closing the Loop on the Referral (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this HRSA-supported webinar, Siouxland Community Health Center discussed how they joined forces with an HCCN and their civil legal services MLP colleagues to “close the loop on the referral.” The team shared best practices to help other health centers advance their MLP practice beyond screenings and referrals. View the webinar recording to learn how to conduct real-time tracking and analysis of legal needs interventions in the EHR. More Details...

Webinar: Health Centers' Experiences Utilizing the HRSA Loan Guarantee Program (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides a discussion on lender and health center perspectives and experiences with the HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). We share updates and insights on the program using examples from health centers we’ve worked with that have successfully closed capital project financings using HRSA loan guarantees. Brandon Boyle, Director of Loan Programs at Capital Fund, our lending affiliate, discusses the process and experience of utilizing the HRSA LGP from the lender viewpoint. More Details...

Webinar: HRSA's Loan Guarantee Program: An Overview (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides an overview of the benefits, eligibility, and application process of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). More Details...

Webinar: Laying the Foundation for Lawyers on the Health Center Team Part I: SDOH Needs and Legal Staffing (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As part of our work as an HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP), the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership published a toolkit that provides the health center community with information and resources on how to integrate patient-centered lawyers as part of the health care team. Learnings from the toolkit were unpacked in a 5-part webinar series. More Details...

Webinar: Leveraging Health Center Medical-Legal Partnerships to Advance Community-Oriented Policing (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) have always been an effective, evidence-based tool for addressing the social determinants of health. How can MLPs advance public safety and community-oriented policing initiatives? In this national webinar supported by HRSA, MLP practitioners and stakeholders from Texas discussed: why community policing matters for health; how their work intersects with public safety approaches; and concrete strategies for engaging in community-oriented policing initiatives that affect the health and well-being of the communities they serve.​ More Details...

Webinar: Planning a Capital Project to Facilitate Integrated Care: A First Steps Overview (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join us to learn the essential steps for preparing your project for success, including principles for planning facilities that support team-based, integrated care and techniques for completing internal and external assessments that will ensure your project aligns with your patient, staff, and community needs. More Details...

Webinar: Strategic Planning: Preparing in Times of Uncertainty (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This training assists health centers in preparation for changes and growth through various strategic planning methods and ideas. By utilizing Capital Link’s publication, the Strategic Business Planning Handbook for Health Centers, we guide participants through the three key components of the strategic planning process and provide tools and information based on extensive experience working with health centers, as well as readily available external resources. More Details...

Webinar: The Role of MLPs in Harm Reduction Models (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, MLP practitioners from HealthLinc (FQHC) and Indiana Legal Services, Inc. shared strategies to help health centers and MLP staff increase their understanding of current public health approaches to designing and implementing effective harm reduction models. Specifically, participants learned to: • Understand the role of health centers in addressing substance use disorder • Understand how MLPs play a role in addressing substance use disorder • Learn by example: How HealthLinc’s MLPs provides a holistic harm reduction and recovery intervention for their community More Details...

Weight Management Planning for Older Adults: A Guide for Health Centers (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief outlines special considerations for appropriate diet and exercise plans for older adult patients. It reviews the benefits and risks of weight loss in this population, including its impact on muscle mass and medication dosage. More Details...

Weight Stigma in Gender-Affirming Care (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This training will cover what weight stigma is and the role of weight stigma in gender-affirming medicine. Participants will hear about the most innovative and culturally responsive practices and how to be a more ethical provider within those communities. Topics discussed will include weight and gender, gatekeeping gender-affirming care through weight, body image, and how to deliver compassionate care when discussing weight with patients. More Details...

What Do I Do If I Have a Positive COVID Test Result?: Home COVID-19 Testing Kit Information (2022). Resource Type: Field-Generated Publication. * Description: This flyer contains information for patients who test positive for COVID-19 using an at-home test. More Details...

What Does Mental Health Look Like for MSAWs? (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Mental health encompasses emotional, psychological and social well-being. It affects our ability to make decisions, build relationships, and contribute to our community. It is an important component of everyone’s well-being and should be taken seriously by us and the communities we form part of. Mental health is an important topic to share and discuss, especially in communities that may have additional barriers to care such as Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs) More Details...

What happens when you give the community resources it needs: Using a Community-led Approach to Assess Farmworker COVID-19 Needs and Assistance (44869). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Latino Community Fund, Inc. (LCF Georgia) was founded in 2017 to provide economic funding to groups that do critical work in the state but lack access to networks of funding and power. Fast forward to 2020, due to the onset of the pandemic, the community of South Georgia was especially impacted. The economic and social support needs of the community in southern Georgia led LCF Georgia to create the South Georgia Navigation Program (SGNP), a community led, community-staffed program. This program ensures sustainable community development in a region where farmworkers have access to limited resources. More Details...

What Health Centers Can Do to Advance the Vital Role for Community Health Workers and Peers in SDOH Screening for Positive Health Outcomes (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: MHP Salud, CSH, and NHCHC collaborated to present a national webinar that highlighted the value of the Community Health Workers (CHWs)/Peer Specialists in health centers through SDOH community connections. Presented in a coffee chat format, this webinar was interactive and featured various resources that focus on the strategies identified through the voice of lived expertise and education partners. More Details...

What Health Centers Need to Know about CARES Act Funding:: An Interactive Online Guide to Inform Health Providers on Housing Resources under COVID 19 (2020). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) passed on March 27, 2020 provides for over $2 trillion dollars in stimulus funding to combat the economic downturn due to the coronavirus pandemic. Information provided in this guide on the CARES Act will focus on resources directed to State, local governments, and community organizations to address the needs of people facing homelessness and at-risk of homelessness. More Details...

What MACRA Means for Health Centers: Payment reform and health center impact (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This HITEQ brief outlines Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) MACRA, what it signals for payment reform, and when it impacts health centers. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) establishes the Quality Payment Program through the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). Although most health centers are not affected by MACRA, they need to understand its components since MACRA reflects national trends to shift payment from volume- to value-based. This resource identifies several strategies health centers can take to respond to these shifting dynamics, even if MACRA requirements do not directly affect them for now. More Details...

What Older Adults Need to Know — COVID-19 (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The CDC has identified older adults and people who have severe chronic medical conditions like heart, lung, or kidney disease at higher risk for more serious COVID-19 illness. According to the CDC, early data suggest older people are twice as likely to have serious COVID-19 illness. More Details...

What Parents Should Know about COVID-19 Vaccines (2022). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: HOP and the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) have developed this flyer on Vaccines for Children 5 and up for outreach workers to support farmworkers and their families. More Details...

What Questions Should I Ask About My Health Insurance (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication is for patients to provide basic information about how health insurance may affect the cost of a visit. This document is editable and can be modified by the health center. More Details...

What SDOH problems do we want to address?: Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As part of its work with the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) is partnering with the Texas A&M University Institute for Healthcare Access (HAI) to offer a webinar series to support health center based MLP planning, implementation, and practice (PIP Webinar Series). This first session explored how to assess community and partner needs for health center-based MLPs. More Details...