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Operational considerations for case management of COVID-19 in health facility and community: Interim guidance19March 2020 (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This document is intended for health ministers, health system administrators, and other decision-makers. It is meant to guide the care of COVID-19 patients as the response capacity of health systems is challenged; to ensure that COVID-19 patients can access life-saving treatment, without compromising public health objectives and safety of health workers. More Details...

FTCA Coverage & COVID-19 (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health centers are currently engaged in unprecedented efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this complimentary webinar, we will explore FTCA coverage for various COVID-19 activities and discuss how you can best ensure malpractice liability protection for your health center and staff members in these unusual times. More Details...

Care for LGBTQIA+ People of Color (2020) (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health conference, Dr. Darrell Wheeler identifies challenges and solutions for supporting the health of LGBTQIA+ people of color. More Details...

The Impact of COVID-19 on Health Center Revenue and Jobs: A 50-State Analysis (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: View a state-by-state estimate of health center revenue and job loss as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. More Details...

Telehealth Toolkit — COVID-19 (2020). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit outlines ways in which telehealth can be used in response to COVID-19. More Details...

Oral Health Listening Session Findings — COVID-19 (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NNOHA hosted three oral health listening sessions on health center dental programs' responses to COVID-19. The listening sessions focused on protecting the community and protecting the dental team. The findings of the three listening sessions are provided in this document in addition the webinar recordings. More Details...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (CDC) (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This short document discusses how health center boards are exercising their governance duties related to COVID-19. More Details...

Telehealth and COVID-19 (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers held a webinar exploring further uses and benefits of telehealth during the COVID-19 outbreak. More Details...

Pandemics and the Need for Telehealth: Dr. Joseph Kvedar of the American Telemedicine Association (2020). Resource Type: Other. Description: Hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Joseph Kvedar, President-Elect of the American Telemedicine Association and Sr. Advisor for Virtual Care at Partners Health Care in Boston. More Details...

Coordinated Entry Systems, Assessment of Vulnerability, and Housing Prioritization for People Experiencing Homelessness (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: It can be frustrating and confusing for people without homes to navigate complex patchworks of local homeless service organizations. This CME-accredited issue of Healing Hands focuses on how communities are implementing Coordinated Entry Systems (CESs) to help clients access necessary services through a single entry point and more efficiently coordinate assistance for people without homes. More Details...

Telehealth Essentials Checklist Training Event Recording (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This free live training event was offered by the Mid-Atlantic Teleheath Resource Center on Wednesday March 18 from noon – 1 PM ET. MATRC walked through a checklist of the essentials health centers need to have in mind (and get into place) to get started on implementing telehealth. More Details...

Health Policy Bulletin Spring 2020 (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Health Policy Bulletin is a summary of policy developments that affect farmworker health and access to health care. This issue focuses on access to behavioral health services in farmworker communities. 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...

Infectious Disease Toolkit for CoCs (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health officials are currently taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) into communities across the United States. Housing providers, including organizations that run continuums of care and shelters, as well as the general public, can play an important role in this effort. You have access to many resources on the HUD page, including the Community Planning Development’s Toolkit for Homeless Shelters and Continuum of Care Providers. More Details...

HIV by State: Testing, Diagnosis, and Linkage to Care (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: HIV by State: Testing, Diagnosis, & Linkage to Care Data source: HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care Uniform Data System, January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 More Details...

Issue Brief: Supporting Your Older Adult Patients’ Needs through Enabling Services (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides information for health care providers on how to recognize and access support and enabling services for their older adult patients. More Details...

Issue Brief: Supporting Informal Caregivers of Your Older Adult Patients (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication provides information for health care providers to support caregivers on how to recognize and access social enabling services for their older adult family members. More Details...

At a Glance: Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication explores the shifting pattern in substance use among older adults in the U.S. The publication serves as an aid for community health center providers to better identify and address SUD concerns with their older adult patients aged 65 and older. More Details...

Special COVID-19 Weitzman ECHO Session (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: On Wednesday, March 4, the Weitzman Institute led a special Project ECHO session for clinicians addressing COVID-19. We are making the video recording and slides available free to health centers nationwide. More Details...

The COVID-19 Pandemic Resources and Information: Spanish and English (2020). Resource Type: Other. Description: We at Migrant Clinicians Network have a priority to support both clinicians and the vulnerable patients they serve. MCN continually develops strategies and resources to support health centers, health departments, community groups, and clinicians as they reach out to communities that are often overlooked and give care to patients who might otherwise have nowhere to go. We remain highly concerned for the vulnerable populations that already encounter numerous barriers to health and to care. More Details...