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The Role of Community Health Workers in Breast Cancer Screening Equity (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar examines the intersections of social determinants of health, breast cancer screening interventions, and the use of Community Health Workers in care settings. Through peer learning and interactive web materials, participants hone in on social determinants of health, increasing mammography utilization, and care team support among low-income women who are residents of public housing. More Details...

Stratifying Quality Measures by Housing Status and Location (2023). Resource Type: Online Self-Paced Learning Modules. Description: In this training, we learned how to impact communities meaningfully by utilizing data to improve screening, care quality, and health outcomes. NNCC and the Primary Care Development Corporation partnered to conduct a webinar that guided health centers serving public housing residents and other special groups on using UDS data for QI, care coordination, and care model design. More Details...

Guia para viviendas seguras y adecuadas para los trabajadores agricolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Un recurso desarrollado por el Centro Nacional para la Salud de los Trabajadores Agrícolas para proporcionar información sobre los tipos de vivienda de los trabajadores agrícolas en los EE.UU. y compartir recomendaciones y estrategias específicas para los centros de salud, las organizaciones de servicio a los trabajadores agrícolas, los empleadores agrícolas, los propietarios de granjas y otros defensores de los trabajadores agrícolas para reducir los riesgos para la salud y promover entornos de vida seguros y saludables para los trabajadores agrícolas migratorios y de temporada (MSAWs). More Details...

Behavioral Health and Community Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This factsheet summarizes health centers’ behavioral health services. It highlights data from UDS that shows growth in patients and staff over the last decade, as well as the variety of behavioral health professionals and services offered at health centers. Finally, policy suggestions to support behavioral health services at health centers are presented. More Details...

Lived Experience and Data Management: Trauma-Informed Approaches and Perspectives (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication will explore why and how lived expertise must be sought and valued by health centers and allied organizations to improve every stage of the data management process from collection and analysis to data sharing, access, and decision-making. Additionally, we will discuss the nexus of racial equity and lived expertise in data management, and how data used improperly or carelessly have the potential to both harm and help perpetuate inequities. Finally, we provide recommendations and practices that can be implemented in the short, medium, and long term to use data to reduce the chances of re-traumatization. More Details...

Ground Work: Racial Justice and Cultural Humility Training for Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: elearning. Description: Ground Work is a foundational, racial justice training for all health center roles. This 8-part series provides tools for health centers to work towards racial equity both in our health centers and in the world. More Details...

Health Center and Supportive Housing Capital Development Partnerships Case Study: Denver, CO (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the value of community health and housing collaborations aimed at improving housing stability and quality of life for vulnerable populations. Exploration of these health and housing partnerships is fueled by increased demands for affordable and supportive housing combined with the need for more effective service coordination. Partnerships that expand the community’s housing and service infrastructure—the physical space— also provide opportunities for health centers to enhance care coordination and participate in efforts to address housing as a significant driver for health outcomes. Learn more about the key steps and decisions the Denver Housing Authority and Denver Health and Hospital Authority made on their path to building new health and housing co-developments in their community. More Details...

Health Center and Supportive Housing Capital Development Partnerships Case Study: Atlanta, GA (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the value of community health and housing collaborations aimed at improving housing stability and quality of life for vulnerable populations. Increased demands for affordable and supportive housing combined with the need for more effective service coordination are fueling exploration of these health and housing collaborations. Read the case study to learn more about the key steps and decisions leading health centers and providers have made on their path to building new health and housing collaborations in their communities. More Details...

Getting Candid: The Importance of Trust in Youth Substance Prevention (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Trust is a crucial component for effective conversations with youth surrounding substance use. Collaborative conversations with trusted adults are more important than ever given youth are reporting elevated stress, lack of belonging, and mental health concerns. Join the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a webinar highlighting Getting Candid: The Importance of Trust in Youth Substance Use Prevention Initiative, the role of trust in conversations with youth substance use and identifying 3-4 substance-specific messages to utilize with youth. More Details...

Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Development: Methodologies for CHW Use in Addressing the SDOH in Vulnerable Populations (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi from NCHPH, Jason Amirhadji from HUD and our FQHC partners at Albion Community Health Centers discussed the frameworks, methodologies and promising practices that guide efficient, effective and person-centered care using CHWs. More Details...

Providing Community Education Around Nutrition and Diabetes by Incorporating MCN's Diabetes Comic Book (Spanish and English) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Focusing specifically on Nutrition, this webinar builds on the lessons learned from MCN's ECHO Diabetes Series and discusses the Diabetes Outreach Tool" My Health Is My Treasure" comic book. The tool is provided in English and Spanish and webinar is presented in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation into English. More Details...

Capital Planning for Addressing Rural Health Needs (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This is a webinar we presented on June 22, 2023, with Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association, to discuss the unique needs of rural health centers in planning for capital projects. More Details...

Gender-affirming Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse People Experiencing Homelessness (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will highlight unique challenges and best practices to improve gender-affirming care for TGD people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. Presenters will provide an overview of the spectrum of housing instability, address screening considerations and data collection for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), and offer specific resources to support housing stability, gender affirmation, and other social emotional support services. The session will include a didactic component and case presentations. More Details...

The Role of Community Health Workers in Breast Cancer Screening Equity: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: NCHPH and NNCC hosted a webinar (Spanish language) that explored the intersection between breast cancer interventions, social determinants of health, and the use of health promoters (promotoras) in care settings. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series (Activity Session) - June 6, 2023: Using the RTAT to Assess Organizational Capacity (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Improve educational training experiences at your health center by assessing your capacity and infrastructure to host health professions students. Join the upcoming hands-on interactive activity session to learn how to utilize the Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT). This tool was developed by HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAP) at Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) to understand organizational readiness to host health professions student training programs. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series - June 8, 2023: Re-engaging Patients in Dental Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has created several challenges for our country’s health care infrastructure, and the community health center workforce is no exception. Join us as we describe strategies to get patients back into dental care. Along with these strategies, participants will learn how to recognize challenges in dental practices, as well as how to engage the interdisciplinary care team through role redesign and integration to increase access to comprehensive care. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series - June 7, 2023: Integrating HIV Care into Training and Education for Team Members (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In order for health centers to provide compassionate and respectful HIV prevention, care, and treatment in comprehensive primary care settings, the clinical workforce must be knowledgeable, confident, and competent in their ability to do so. We’ll explore the need to integrate HIV care into training and education for the clinical care team, as well as educational models to train the next generation. Using Community Health Center Inc.’s Center for Key Populations Fellowship for Nurse Practitioners (NPs) as a framework for best practices, experts will discuss how to implement specialty care for key populations in your training programs. Additionally, participants will gain awareness of the importance of training the clinical workforce on key population competencies in HIV programs (e.g. HCV, MOUD, LGBTQI+ health, homelessness, and harm reduction). More Details...

¡Protéjase con la vacuna TD o Tdap!: Recurso para Trabajadores Agricolas (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: An educational resource that provides information to farmworkers on the benefits of receiving or updating the TD or Tdap vaccine. It also outlines the risks associated with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, provides recommendations on vaccination, and other available resources. Recurso educativo que proporciona información a los trabajadores agrícolas sobre los beneficios de recibir o actualizar la vacuna TD o Tdap. También describe los riesgos asociados al tétanos, la difteria y la tos ferina, ofrece recomendaciones sobre la vacunación y otros recursos disponibles. More Details...

Protect Yourself with the TD or Tdap Vaccine!: Resource for Farmworkers (2023). Resource Type: Patient Material. Description: An educational resource that provides information to farmworkers on the benefits of receiving or updating the TD or Tdap vaccine. It also outlines the risks associated with Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis, provides recommendations on vaccination, and other available resources. More Details...

Guide for Safe and Adequate Housing for Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This new guide provides information about Ag Worker housing across the U.S. and shares recommendations and strategies to promote safe and healthy living environments for this population. More Details...