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Survey of School-Based Oral Health Programs Operated by Health Centers (2014). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This paper presents the results of a national online surveys of Health Centers that NNOHA conducted in June 2013 to obtain information about school-based oral health programs located in school-based health centers. More Details...
Cholinesterase (ChE) Testing Protocols and Algorithm for Healthcare Providers (2014). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: A clinician guide for monitoring cholinesterase levels for patients working with Class I and Class II organophosphates (OP) and N-methyl-carbamates. More Details...
Becoming a Leader in Migrant Health: Training Toolkit (2014). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This training toolkit was developed by NCFH to increase the recruitment, orientation and successful integration of agricultural workers and other health center consumers into health center boards. It is designed to help health centers build capacity among patients and community members to for board membership. This unique resource also includes a leadership development component based on the needs of agricultural workers and other special populations. The toolkit includes all content, instructions and materials needed to be able to conduct this training in your community. More Details...
Oral Health and Disease in People Living with HIV Disease (2013). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This Powerpoint presentation describes the latest trends in oral manifestations seen in association with medically complex patients, discusses how to recognize and manage the most common oral manifestations seen in association with medically complex patients, explains Dental Treatment Considerations for HIV+ patients, and describes post exposure protocols after an incident in the dental setting. More Details...
Innovative Outreach Practice Reports (2012). Resource Type: Publication. Description: HOP's Innovative Outreach Practices are a platform for organizations to showcase their outreach efforts, share their ideas and best practices, as well as mentor other organizations that seek both the inspiration and practical tools required to implement strategies, programs, and activities that have proven effective in the field. More Details...
Benefits of Oral HIV Testing in the Dental Chair: Promising Practice (2012). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This promising practice describes how the Columbia College of Dental Medicine in New York developed an iniative to conduct HIV testing in the dental clinic. More Details...
Adding Restorative Care to Health Center Mobile Dental Programs: Promising Practice (2012). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Community Health Center, Inc in CT has provided mobile dental services to school-aged children since 2002. One challenge for this program was that children were not completing restorative care recommended in the mobile dental program. This promising practices shares how this health center added restorative care to their mobile dental program. More Details...
Health Screenings in the Dental Office (2011). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This Powerpoint presentation describes the importance of screening in a dental clinic and includes data from the CDC National Diabetes Fact Sheet, discusses the first reports of HIV/AIDS, and reviews the CDC's basics of HIV including counseling and testing recommendations. It provides a detailed rationale for current prevention efforts. More Details...
Community Water Fluoridation 101 (2011). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Community water fluoridation is one of the only oral health interventions that benefits everyone regardless of age or income level. This webgpage describes NNOHA's support for community water fluoridation and provides resources on fluoridation. More Details...
The Role of Enabling Services in Patient-Centered Medical Homes (2010). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet highlights enabling services (ES) as a critical factor that should be included in the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model. It describes the important role health centers play in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) community and the challenges they face in providing care for populations with many nationalities and languages. It also includes recommendation for how health centers serving the PCMH model can incorporate these services and improve care. More Details...
Highlighting the Role of Enabling Services at Community Health Centers: Collecting Data to Support Service Expansion and Enhanced Funding: The Enabling Services Accountability Project (2010). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief, written collaboratively between AAPCHO and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), describes the importance of enabling services (ES), such as interpretation and eligibility assistance, and how better quantifying the provision of these services can demonstrate their value to private and public payers. More Details...
Enabling Services at Community Health Centers (2010). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report introduces the important role enabling services (ES) play in the delivery of high quality care for medically underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AA&NHPIs). It details the high utilization of such services and the impact they have on patients' health outcomes. It concludes with recommendations for establishing a nationally recognized standard for ES data collection and utilization, integrating ES into the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model, and funding to sustain and ensure quality services. More Details...
Communicating Effectively About Vaccines: New Communication Resources for Health Officials (2010). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Communicating effectively with parents about the importance of vaccines is a key issue for the public health community to address. In August 2009, ASTHO commissioned a survey of U.S. parents and guardians to gather information about effective messages and materials for state and territorial health officials to use to better address parental concerns and promote the benefits of vaccines. More Details...
Impact of Enabling Services Utilization on Health Outcomes: Enabling Services Accountability Project (2009). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This factsheet highlights the impact of enabling services (ES) on diabetes and childhood immunizations at four health centers, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center in Waianae, HI, Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York, NY, International Community Health Services in Seattle, WA, and Kalihi-Palama Health Center in Honolulu, HI. The results indicate that ES utilization is associated with better diabetes outcomes and child immunization. More Details...
An Examination of Enabling Services at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) 2004-2007: Enabling Services Accountability Project (2008). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of enabling services (ES) utilization at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) from 2004-2007. The information is useful for health centers in their efforts to better understand the contribution of enabling services to patient care as well as provide data to support advocacy efforts for ES reimbursement and funding.Overall, the documentation and examination of ES supports the national efforts to improve cultural and linguistic appropriate health care delivery and reduce and eliminate health disparities for underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) populations. More Details...
An Examination of Enabling Services at Kalihi-Palama Health Center (KPHC) 2004-2007: Enabling Services Accountability Project (2008). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of enabling services (ES) utilization at Kalihi-Palama Health Center (KPHC) from 2004-2000. The information is useful for health centers in their efforts to better understand the contribution of enabling services to patient care as well as provide data to support advocacy efforts for ES reimbursement and funding. Overall, the documentation and examination of ES supports the national efforts to improve cultural and linguistic appropriate health care delivery and reduce and eliminate health disparities for underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) populations. More Details...
An Examination of Enabling Services at International Community Health Services (ICHS) 2004-2007: Enabling Services Accountability Project (2008). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of enabling services (ES) utilization at International Community Health Services (ICHS) from 2004-2007. The information is useful for health centers in their efforts to better understand the contribution of enabling services to patient care as well as provide data to support advocacy efforts for ES reimbursement and funding. Overall, the documentation and examination of ES supports the national efforts to improve cultural and linguistic appropriate health care delivery and reduce and eliminate health disparities for underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) populations. More Details...
An Examination of Enabling Services at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) 2004-2007: Enabling Services Accountability Project (2008). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of enabling services (ES) utilization at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC) from 2004-2007. The information is useful for health centers in their efforts to better understand the contribution of enabling services to patient care as well as provide data to support advocacy efforts for ES reimbursement and funding. Overall, the documentation and examination of ES supports the national efforts to improve cultural and linguistic appropriate health care delivery and reduce and eliminate health disparities for underserved Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander (AA&NHPI) populations. More Details...
Evaluation Of Culturally Appropriate Community Health Education On Diabetes Outcomes (2008). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet provides the results of a study that examined the impact of health education utilization on HbA1c levels of diabetic patients at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC). The results showed that health education visits are associated with improved HbA1c levels, and thus are essential to patient health care. This demonstrates that culturally and linguistically appropriate health education services are integral components of health center care for underserved populations and serve as effective tools to reduce barriers to care and diabetes health disparities. More Details...
Environmental and Occupational Screening Questions for the Primary Care Setting: Preguntas para sondear en los lugares de atencion a la salud (2007). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Three concise and effective environmental/occupational health screening questions for the primary care provider. English/Spanish resource More Details...
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