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The Path Forward on Social Determinants of Health: Housing (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The first of five webinars in the Weitzman Institute\'s Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on the intersection of stable housing and health outcomes with presenters Tim Shaw; Associate Director of Policy, Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute, David Rich; Executive Director of Supportive Housing Works, and Jason Shaplen; Chief Strategy and New Ventures Officer, Community Health Center, Inc. More Details...

Recruiting, Training, and Retaining LGBTQIA-Proficient Clinical Providers (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Fenway Institute highlights resources and best practices that strengthen a CHC’s ability to recruit, train, and retain LGBTQI+-Proficient Clinical Providers and workforce staff. More Details...

Leveraging Data to Develop Workforce Strategic Plans (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The STAR² Center describes health center recruitment and retention data profile dashboards created for each health center organization. A California community health center also shares how they leveraged the data profiles to enhance their recruitment and retention efforts and build a strategic workforce plan. More Details...

Coding & Documentation:: 2021 Evaluation & Management (E/M) Changes for Community Health Reporting Face-to-Face & Virtual E/M Visits (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The first in a two-part series, this webinar addresses the updated 2021 E/M guideline for office and outpatient encounters. Topics include when to use the updated definition of Medical Decision Making for coding and billing, as well as CPT/HCPS-ll codes. More Details...

Are Community Health Center Patients Interested in Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (SMBP) – And Can They Do It? (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) helps diagnose and manage hypertension from outside the clinic, which has implications for patient empowerment and outcomes, continuity of care, and resilience in care communities catering to vulnerable populations. More Details...

Ready, Set, Prep Program (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: CPCA partnered with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Region 9 Prevention through Active Community Engagement (PACE) Director to record a webcast that provides 2021 updates on the Ready, Set, PrEP nationwide program and offers various bilingual resources that speak to accessing PrEP medications at no cost. More Details...

Breaking the Cycle of Integenerational Diabetes Webinar: Webinar highlights strategies to address diabetes impacting multi-generational families (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar highlights health center programs that reach into underserved communities to address diabetes care across generations More Details...

Patients-to-Policy Learning Collaborative Part I: An introduction to Health, Housing and the Role of MLPs (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This four-part learning collaborative explores the ways medical-legal partnerships can leverage the patient-centered legal services to implement clinic- and policy-level solutions to address the housing crisis. Participants received information through a blend of brief didactic presentations followed by peer-to-peer learning. This learning collaborative is specifically for health centers and their legal partners, but individuals from other health systems that collaborate with health centers are welcome to attend. More Details...

Guía Educativa del Centro de Salud (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Hay cinco áreas claves para abordar: Visión y Misión; Directiva; Administración y Operaciones; Finanzas; Legal.Cada área tiene su propio Capítulo en la Guía y es una pieza independiente. La Guía está diseñada paraser utilizada por parte o en su totalidad, para satisfacer las necesidades de las partes interesadas. Otrosrecursos relacionados con la información proporcionada en la Guía se encuentran a través de enlaces en el texto de la Guía. More Details...

Using SMBP to Diagnose and Manage Hypertension (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Out-of-office BP measurements are recommended to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension. Recent research estimates that up to 30% of patients with non-hypertensive in-office blood pressure readings have elevated blood pressures when measured outside of the office (Masked Hypertension). In addition, up to 35% of people with elevated office blood pressures may have normal blood pressures when measured outside of the office (White-Coat Hypertension). SMBP helps prevent these misclassifications and helps ensure patients are diagnosed more accurately. More Details...

US Blood Pressure Validated Device Listing (2021). Resource Type: Website. Description: Uncontrolled high blood pressure (“BP”) is the leading risk factor for death and disability. The accurate measurement of BP is essential for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. One important aspect of accurate measurement is whether the BP measurement device has been validated for clinical accuracy. This website lists blood pressure measurement devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy as determined through an independent review process. More Details...

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes - 2021 (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This annually updated evidence-based guide provides a comprehensive approach to the prevention, screening, management, and patient health literacy and self-management of diabetes. Sections address special populations that include children, elders, pregnant women, the food insecure, migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, and those with comorbid health conditions. Facilitating behavior change to reduce diabetes risk, complement sections focused on Prediabetes and the delay in progression of diabetes. More Details...

SMBP CPT Coding (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) refers to blood pressure (BP) measurements obtained outside of a physician’s practice, usually at home. When combined with clinical support (e.g., one-on-one counseling, web-based or telephonic support tools, education), SMBP can enhance the quality and accessibility of care for people with high blood pressure and improve blood pressure control. SMBP can be used to assess BP control and to make a diagnosis of hypertension. SMBP allows patients to actively participate in the management of their BP and has been shown to improve adherence to antihypertensive medications. More Details...

School-Based Telehealth Playbook (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit guides health centers through the design, implementation, and operation of a telehealth program that meets the needs of children and adolescents. This playbook includes essential components for school-based telehealth start-up, key considerations from health centers across the country, and amendable resources for every planning stage. While this playbook speaks to health centers, the resources, guides, and tips are useful for most health systems. More Details...

Prediabetes Risk Test (2021). Resource Type: Other. Description: This 8-question risk test can be taken online or on paper and uses an individual’s demographics, family, and medical history to assess their risk of developing diabetes. For those identified as being high-risk, information on the National Diabetes Prevention Program are included to encourage enrollment in a life-style change program to prevent or delay diabetes. More Details...

National Diabetes Statistics Report - 2020 (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This periodically updated report provides national data on the prevalence of diabetes within the United States. Assessed data includes the incidence of prediabetes, risk for diabetes complications, and the coexisting conditions and complications frequently experienced by those diagnosed with diabetes. More Details...

Medical Respite/ Recuperative Care Organizational Self-Assessment (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A medical respite program should strive to meet each of the Standards’ criteria to ensure quality care. Medical Respite/Recuperative Care Organizational Self-Assessment was developed to allow programs to self-assess their fidelity to the Standards. With this tool, programs can identify aspects of their practice that align with the Standards, and also to inform strategic planning and goal setting for the growth of the program. The Organizational Self-Assessment tool identifies specific criteria to meet each of the Standards, and provides programs with a way to determine if they meet specific criteria, and if not, barriers or limitations to doing so. More Details...

Integrating Eye Care Services into Primary Care (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Eye disorders and vision loss are among the costliest, yet most preventable, conditions in the United States, costing $168 billion in direct medical costs in 2019. It is estimated a full 96% of vision impairment and loss is avoidable. Without significant planning and intervention, research suggest national expenditures could rise to as much as $717 billion by the year 2050, due in large part to the aging of the U.S. population. More Details...

Homeless Persons Mortality Toolkit (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Homelessness is deadly. People without homes are more vulnerable to virtually every illness and injury and die, on average, 30 years earlier than housed people. As part of health centers' required periodic needs assessment, cause of death for people experiencing homelessness must be measured: this toolkit shows you how. More Details...

Agricultural Workers and Mental Health Factsheet (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This factsheet includes a collection of recent facts and figures pertaining to the mental health of agricultural workers. In addition, it provides recommendations and adfvice for healthcare and service providers who work with this population. More Details...