Housing is Health: La Maestra Community Health Centers
Year Developed: 44537
Resource Type: Podcasts.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Sponsored by: National Nurse-Led Care Consortium
Developed by: National Nurse-Led Consortium (NNCC) (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: In this podcast episode leadership from La Maestra Community Health Centers in San DIego highlight how they support various housing needs ranging from programs for people living in public housing, experiencing homelessness and human trafficking, to counseling for renters and residents receiving public assistance.
Resource Details: Zara Marselian is La Maestra’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Javier Rodriguez is the Chief Medical Officer at La Maestra. La Maestra is a Public Housing and Special Populations Federally Qualified Health Center that has 18 primary care sites operated by more than 600 staff and many volunteers. Each year, La Maestra provides services to more than 45,000 people, specializing in care for mainly immigrants, refugees, low-income individuals and the homeless.
Resource Topic: Promising/Best Practices
Resource Subtopic: Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Programs and Services, , Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Impact/Outcomes, , Operational Feasibility, Implementation Feasibility.
Keywords: Access to Care, Housing, Migrants, Persons Experiencing Homelessness, Residents of Public Housing.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.