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Long COVID and LGBTQIA+ Mental Health (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar will focus on the mental health impacts for LGBTQIA+ people who are coping with Long COVID (Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome, or PACS). More Details...

Conquering Diabetes Therapeutic Inertia: Patient Engagement Strategies: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Early blood sugar (blood glucose) management leads to better health outcomes for people with type 2 diabetes. But therapeutic inertia—or delays in advancing treatment—can keep people from reaching their A1C goals. Having the right conversations during health center visits can help patients overcome this inertia and get patients’ A1C where it needs to be. More Details...

Using Trauma-Informed Yoga as a Tool (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with Exhale to Inhale, presents the Trauma-Informed Yoga Workshop and Practice. Exhale to Inhale is a non-profit organization that offers essential wellness practices to communities affected by violence and provides trauma-informed training and education to help create trauma-informed spaces, During this webinar, participants will learn about trauma symptoms, how trauma-informed yoga can be used as a modality to support and empower survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and ways trauma-informed yoga can also be used for self-care. Presented on 5/18/2023. More Details...

Using Trauma-Informed Yoga as a Tool (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with Exhale to Inhale, presents the Trauma-Informed Yoga Workshop and Practice. Exhale to Inhale is a non-profit organization that offers essential wellness practices to communities affected by violence and provides trauma-informed training and education to help create trauma-informed spaces, During this webinar, participants will learn about trauma symptoms, how trauma-informed yoga can be used as a modality to support and empower survivors of sexual and domestic violence, and ways trauma-informed yoga can also be used for self-care. Presented on 5/18/2023. More Details...

Healthcare Transition for Youth with Disabilities (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: When youth with disabilities age out of pediatric care provision, they often experience healthcare disruptions. Knowledge gaps for both families and providers persist, but increased healthcare transition activities can make a difference in healthcare and quality of life outcomes for youth with disabilities. It is important to understand healthcare transition frameworks and implementation strategies. 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...

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...

Healing Hands: Intersections of Homelessness and Human Trafficking in the United States (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The latest issue of Healing Hands, the publication curated by and for our HCH Clinicians’ Network, is designed to deepen clinicians’ and other health care providers’ understanding of the intersections between homelessness and human trafficking in the U.S. More Details...

A Framework for Medical Respite Care (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Medical respite care is defined as acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets or in shelter, but who are not ill enough to be in a hospital. While programs vary in size and structure, they all share the same fundamental elements: short-term residential care that allows people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to rest, recover, and heal in a safe environment while accessing medical care and other supportive services. Medical respite care (also referred to as recuperative care) has grown substantially since its inception in the 1980’s, as more communities are recognizing the need for programs that address gaps in affordable housing and health care. As the field grows, so does the need for resources for programs and providers to ensure the clients* who access medical respite services are receiving safe and quality care. More Details...

Impacto del COVID-19 En Los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH has updated the COVID-19 Impact on Agricultural Workers fact sheet. It has new data and statistics surrounding cases and vaccine implementation among the group. More Details...

Traditional Food, Culture, and Diabetes in the United States: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Members of ethnic and racial populations living in the United States experience unique challenges in preventing or managing their diabetes, including language barriers, cultural beliefs, and traditional foods, particularly among first generation immigrants.  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...

Utilizing Community Health Workers for SDOH Screening and Housing Navigation (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) is essential to screening and addressing for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) such as housing. More Details...

Community-Centered Approaches to Racial and Social Justice: Change from the Outside In With CCHH (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This was a two-part webinar series in partnership with the Prevention Institute, with part one exploring the CCHH model and part two diving into operationalizing a community-centered approach. This was our Second session in the series. More Details...

Strengthening Partnerships with Community Mental Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health Centers are more likely to serve persons with complex health and social needs than most primary care providers. Health Centers have been leaders nationally in the health equity movement, ensuring access to quality primary and integrated care for low-income communities. Learn more on why health centers partner with community mental health providers. More Details...

HIV/AIDS & U.S. Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH has produced an updated HIV/AIDS & U.S. Agricultural Workers fact sheet. Updates include more recent statistics from CDC and recent peer- reviewed literature on HIV studies among agricultural workers. It is available on the NCFH website to view and download at the link below. 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...

Public Housing and Partnerships: A Resource Toolkit: NCHPH Learning Collaborative (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Community partnerships and collaborations are integral to providing the security, stability and support that facilitate successful health center management and performance. When appropriately utilized, community partnerships can facilitate inter-agency sharing of resources, knowledge and workload in a manner which eases administrative burden, improves staff retention/satisfaction and maximizes the quality of services provided to our patients and the communities we serve. More Details...

Hepatitis C Virtual Symposium: Primary Care-Based Treatment for People Experiencing Homelessness (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Symposium featured speakers from primary care and health care for the homeless settings, national experts on hepatitis C, and a panel of people with lived expertise discussing their own treatment experiences. The symposium provided immediately applicable clinical information on conducting pre-treatment assessments, common barriers to treatment, addressing complex clinical scenarios, models of care delivery, and lessons learned from provider and patient experiences. Breakout sessions addressed getting started with hepatitis treatment, strategies for successful treatment completion, treating hepatitis C in people with advanced liver disease, and addressing common insurance and policy barriers. Along with the Symposium, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and Swope Health will be releasing a Hepatitis C Treatment Guide to support primary care teams. The symposium was intended for all team members involved in the provision of primary care services to people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs, including respite, outreach, and mobile health teams. More Details...