COVID-19 Resources — Special and Vulnerable Populations

Assessing Bilingual Staff Competency Tool (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is proud to release our Bilingual Staff Competency tool which provides steps with tips and guidance for assessing the bilingual competency of health center staff to minimize language barriers in healthcare settings. 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...

The Role of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Ill or Injured H-2A Workers (English version) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice presents this 90-minute webinar in which presenters will discuss the role of medical-legal partnerships to support injured or ill H-2A workers and share challenges and practical strategies to initiate or strengthen medical-legal partnerships. Also featured will be Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega from Quincy Community Health Center in Washington state who will present on her partnership with Northwest Justice Project, a legal services organization; she will share the history of their partnership and their joint efforts to conduct outreach, advocacy, and support to H-2A workers in their communities. Presented on 7/11/2023. More Details...

The Role of Medical-Legal Partnerships to Support Ill or Injured H-2A Workers (English version) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice presents this 90-minute webinar in which presenters will discuss the role of medical-legal partnerships to support injured or ill H-2A workers and share challenges and practical strategies to initiate or strengthen medical-legal partnerships. Also featured will be Mary Jo Ybarra-Vega from Quincy Community Health Center in Washington state who will present on her partnership with Northwest Justice Project, a legal services organization; she will share the history of their partnership and their joint efforts to conduct outreach, advocacy, and support to H-2A workers in their communities. Presented on 7/11/2023. More Details...

Self-Management: Road Map Towards Blood Pressure Control (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar hosted by NCFH that presents the Self-Management: Road Map Towards Blood Pressure Control webinar facilitated by Tim Nikolai and Kassandra Hunt. More Details...

Preparedness in Action: Practical Exercises for Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)presents this 60-minute webinar which will familiarize attendees with practical and efficient tools for meeting and exceeding emergency preparedness (EP) rules, specifically on exercises. The presenter will cover EP exercise basics, tips for communicating their value to increase staff buy-in, and tools for health centers to implement exercises more easily, before hearing from a health center panel on common challenges they face in this area, and lessons learned along the way. Presented on 5/24/2023. More Details...

Preparedness in Action: Practical Exercises for Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)presents this 60-minute webinar which will familiarize attendees with practical and efficient tools for meeting and exceeding emergency preparedness (EP) rules, specifically on exercises. The presenter will cover EP exercise basics, tips for communicating their value to increase staff buy-in, and tools for health centers to implement exercises more easily, before hearing from a health center panel on common challenges they face in this area, and lessons learned along the way. Presented on 5/24/2023. More Details...

Policies and Strategies to Care for Ill or Injured H-2A Workers in the U.S. and at Home (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Alexis Guild and Amy Liebman The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice and Migrant Clinicians Network presents this webinar in which presenters will share policies and strategies for outreach staff to ensure injured and ill H-2A workers receive the care they need in the U.S. and in their home countries. Presented on 7/25/2023. More Details...

Policies and Strategies to Care for Ill or Injured H-2A Workers in the U.S. and at Home (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Presented by Alexis Guild and Amy Liebman The National Center for Farmworker Health in collaboration with Farmworker Justice and Migrant Clinicians Network presents this webinar in which presenters will share policies and strategies for outreach staff to ensure injured and ill H-2A workers receive the care they need in the U.S. and in their home countries. Presented on 7/25/2023. More Details...

Mobilizing an Emergency Preparedness Response for Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar features  Health Center Partners of Southern California focused on facilitating an emergency preparedness response for agricultural workers. The webinar will also feature a new resource, Mobilizing an Emergency Response for Agricultural Workers, that describes how to mobilize an emergency response for MSAWs through three key steps: 1) identify and locate MSAW populations during emergencies, 2) develop a communication strategy, and 3) collaborate with community partners for outreach and resources. Come learn ways to better prepare, plan for, and respond to national emergencies that impact agricultural worker populations. Presented on 10/19/2023. More Details...

Mobilizing an Emergency Preparedness Response for Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar features  Health Center Partners of Southern California focused on facilitating an emergency preparedness response for agricultural workers. The webinar will also feature a new resource, Mobilizing an Emergency Response for Agricultural Workers, that describes how to mobilize an emergency response for MSAWs through three key steps: 1) identify and locate MSAW populations during emergencies, 2) develop a communication strategy, and 3) collaborate with community partners for outreach and resources. Come learn ways to better prepare, plan for, and respond to national emergencies that impact agricultural worker populations. Presented on 10/19/2023. More Details...

Key Strategies for Change Management in Community and Migrant Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with Finger Lakes Community Health Center provide an overview of change management, what it is, and how best to support staff through change within health centers. Presenters also provide strategies for leading organizational change on a large or small scale based on six categories of effective change management (Governance and Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication and Training, Monitoring and Evaluating, and Workflow Analysis and Design) and share resources and promising practices for implementation by featuring the work of Finger Lakes Community Health Center who's had success in implementing change management strategies at their health center. Presented on 3/22/2023. More Details...

Key Strategies for Change Management in Community and Migrant Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with Finger Lakes Community Health Center provide an overview of change management, what it is, and how best to support staff through change within health centers. Presenters also provide strategies for leading organizational change on a large or small scale based on six categories of effective change management (Governance and Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication and Training, Monitoring and Evaluating, and Workflow Analysis and Design) and share resources and promising practices for implementation by featuring the work of Finger Lakes Community Health Center who's had success in implementing change management strategies at their health center. Presented on 3/22/2023. More Details...

Introducción a las ITS para trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a trabajadores agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Únase a NCFH y al Dr. Leandro Mena, Director de la División de Prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), para aprender sobre la carga creciente de las ITS y cómo afectan a las poblaciones de inmigrantes y latinos en los EE.UU. La participación está abierta a cualquier persona y todos son bienvenidos; esta capacitación está diseñada para promotores de salud comunitarios (CHWs), y trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a los trabajadores agrícolas. Presentado el 06/10/23. More Details...

Introducción a las ITS para trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a trabajadores agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Únase a NCFH y al Dr. Leandro Mena, Director de la División de Prevención de enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS) de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés), para aprender sobre la carga creciente de las ITS y cómo afectan a las poblaciones de inmigrantes y latinos en los EE.UU. La participación está abierta a cualquier persona y todos son bienvenidos; esta capacitación está diseñada para promotores de salud comunitarios (CHWs), y trabajadores de alcance comunitario que sirven a los trabajadores agrícolas. Presentado el 06/10/23. More Details...

Implementing Food Rx Programs to Improve Health Outcomes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Food Prescription (Rx) programs offer innovative solutions to addressing social drivers of health (SDOH), including food insecurity, that impact people with chronic conditions through a model that builds partnerships between the local food system, the healthcare system, and the patient population. This presentation will familiarize attendees with Food Rx programs, the NCFH Food Rx Replication Guide, and demonstrate how to use this resource to create their very own personalized Food Rx programs to improve health outcomes at the fundamental level in partnership with local organizations. Presented on 12/05/2023. More Details...

Implementing Food Rx Programs to Improve Health Outcomes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Food Prescription (Rx) programs offer innovative solutions to addressing social drivers of health (SDOH), including food insecurity, that impact people with chronic conditions through a model that builds partnerships between the local food system, the healthcare system, and the patient population. This presentation will familiarize attendees with Food Rx programs, the NCFH Food Rx Replication Guide, and demonstrate how to use this resource to create their very own personalized Food Rx programs to improve health outcomes at the fundamental level in partnership with local organizations. Presented on 12/05/2023. More Details...

Implementing Evidence Based Programs for Diabetes Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As World Diabetes Day approaches, the statistic of one in nine people having diabetes by 2030 is another reason to raise awareness about the importance of diabetes health screenings to detect complications early and receive timely chronic disease care. This webinar will provide an overview of the importance of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) programs and National Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPP), the process and requirements for accreditation, as well as the benefits of implementing such programs for both health centers and patients, to offer the best evidence-based care. Presented on 11/14/2023. More Details...

Implementing Evidence Based Programs for Diabetes Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As World Diabetes Day approaches, the statistic of one in nine people having diabetes by 2030 is another reason to raise awareness about the importance of diabetes health screenings to detect complications early and receive timely chronic disease care. This webinar will provide an overview of the importance of Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) programs and National Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPP), the process and requirements for accreditation, as well as the benefits of implementing such programs for both health centers and patients, to offer the best evidence-based care. Presented on 11/14/2023. More Details...

Highlighting Community Partnerships with South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Highlighting Community Partnerships: How South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (SCAgWHP) Increases Access to Care for Agricultural Workers through Collaboration. The National Center for Farmworker Health and the Ag Worker Access Campaign Task Force present this 60-minute webinar which will highlight the South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program’s (SCAgWHP) efforts to establish strategic community and regional partnerships to increase access to care for migratory and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) families in South Carolina, including how they identify, establish, and maintain community partnerships as well as challenges faced, and lessons learned. Participants will access resources to support their efforts to establish community partnerships. Presented on 6/15/2023. More Details...

Highlighting Community Partnerships with South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Highlighting Community Partnerships: How South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program (SCAgWHP) Increases Access to Care for Agricultural Workers through Collaboration. The National Center for Farmworker Health and the Ag Worker Access Campaign Task Force present this 60-minute webinar which will highlight the South Carolina Agricultural Worker Health Program’s (SCAgWHP) efforts to establish strategic community and regional partnerships to increase access to care for migratory and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) families in South Carolina, including how they identify, establish, and maintain community partnerships as well as challenges faced, and lessons learned. Participants will access resources to support their efforts to establish community partnerships. Presented on 6/15/2023. More Details...

Health Centers and Patient Violence Prevention (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Thee National Center for Farmworker Health and Health Partners on IPV + Exploitationwill define and explore the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV), and human trafficking (HT) and exploitation, and how these factors impact patient health. Presenters also describe the “CUES” (Confidentiality, Universal Education, Empowerment, and Support), an evidence-based intervention and how it can be implemented at a health center along with strategies for partnering with domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) advocacy programs that can be helpful in responding to IPV and HT amongst patient populations, including agricultural workers. Presented on 1/18/2023 in English with Spanish subtitles. More Details...

Health Centers and Patient Violence Prevention (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Thee National Center for Farmworker Health and Health Partners on IPV + Exploitationwill define and explore the intersection of intimate partner violence (IPV), and human trafficking (HT) and exploitation, and how these factors impact patient health. Presenters also describe the “CUES” (Confidentiality, Universal Education, Empowerment, and Support), an evidence-based intervention and how it can be implemented at a health center along with strategies for partnering with domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) advocacy programs that can be helpful in responding to IPV and HT amongst patient populations, including agricultural workers. Presented on 1/18/2023 in English with Spanish subtitles. More Details...

Enhancing Language Access: Assessing Bilingual Health Center Staff Competency (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) will address the critical need for health centers to properly assess the language competency and qualifications of their staff, as well as highlight the significance of having adequate bilingual staff, to address language barriers for diverse patient populations. By the end of this webinar, health center staff will recognize the importance of minimizing language barriers in healthcare and access tools to assess language competency, including NCFH’s upcoming tool, Assessing Bilingual Staff Competency Tool, to improve overall care and patient health outcomes. Presented on 12/13/2023. More Details...

Enhancing Language Access: Assessing Bilingual Health Center Staff Competency (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) will address the critical need for health centers to properly assess the language competency and qualifications of their staff, as well as highlight the significance of having adequate bilingual staff, to address language barriers for diverse patient populations. By the end of this webinar, health center staff will recognize the importance of minimizing language barriers in healthcare and access tools to assess language competency, including NCFH’s upcoming tool, Assessing Bilingual Staff Competency Tool, to improve overall care and patient health outcomes. Presented on 12/13/2023. More Details...

Building Trust to Achieve Better Outcomes in Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) invites you to join us in this 60-minute webinar on diabetes, a chronic condition that requires patients to self-manage their disease, from monitoring their blood sugar to changing their eating patterns to taking medications as prescribed. Building a trusting, collaborative, and person-centered approach to diabetes care with your health center can increase engagement, retention, and self-efficacy to help people with diabetes stay engaged with your diabetes services AND stay healthier, and this webinar will showcase examples of successful and sustainable programs with positive outcomes including short videos and community collaborations. Presented on 2/8/2023. More Details...

Building Trust to Achieve Better Outcomes in Diabetes Self-Management, Education, and Care (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) in collaboration with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) invites you to join us in this 60-minute webinar on diabetes, a chronic condition that requires patients to self-manage their disease, from monitoring their blood sugar to changing their eating patterns to taking medications as prescribed. Building a trusting, collaborative, and person-centered approach to diabetes care with your health center can increase engagement, retention, and self-efficacy to help people with diabetes stay engaged with your diabetes services AND stay healthier, and this webinar will showcase examples of successful and sustainable programs with positive outcomes including short videos and community collaborations. Presented on 2/8/2023. More Details...

Best Practices for Phone and Virtual Interpretation in Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar is provided in conjunction with a newly created best practices resource in response to the demand for more language access services in health centers especially for Limited English Proficient (LEP) patients. This project is HRSA-funded. Presented on 11/30/2023 More Details...

A Model for State Agency Collaboration: Farmworker Outreach in Michigan (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health presents this 60-minute webinar highlighting the farmworker outreach that is conducted in collaborative fashion by three different government agencies in the state of Michigan: The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The panelists will explain how communication and strategic planning are conducted between different government agencies, the challenges that exist, and how other states might be able to implement a similar model. Presented in English on 09/05/2023. More Details...

A Model for State Agency Collaboration: Farmworker Outreach in Michigan (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The National Center for Farmworker Health presents this 60-minute webinar highlighting the farmworker outreach that is conducted in collaborative fashion by three different government agencies in the state of Michigan: The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The panelists will explain how communication and strategic planning are conducted between different government agencies, the challenges that exist, and how other states might be able to implement a similar model. Presented in English on 09/05/2023. More Details...

Assessing Patient Satisfaction with Telehealth at Community Health Centers: A Policy Brief (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This brief describes findings from a national assessment of health center patients’ experiences with telehealth and the policy implications of these findings. The assessment focused on three key aspects of telehealth utilization, including 1) ease of use, 2) interaction with the clinician, and 3) overall comfort/satisfaction. More Details...

Our Aging Community:: Creating a Welcoming and Safe Environment for Their Primary Care (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This three-page technical assistance guide, created with support from the National Association of Community Health Centers, provides recommendations for facility enhancements to better serve an aging patient population. Also included is a short description of the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). (Released 2021) More Details...

Barriers to Accessing Higher Levels of Care: Implications for Medical Respite Programs (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief describes the different levels of care within the health care service continuum a person may need following acute care hospitalization and highlights the admission barriers commonly encountered by people experiencing homelessness. It also illustrates the role of medical respite care programs within this continuum, and outlines action steps that communities can take to improve access to higher levels of care for people experiencing homelessness. More Details...

Understanding Health Centers that Employ CHWs (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report analyzes and compares 2020 USDS data with a smaller assessment conducted with Health Centers that employ Community Health Workers (CHWs). This comparative analysis includes the presence of minority and special populations and the types of chronic diseases that are treated to understand the role community composition plays in determining the presence of CHWs within Health Centers. More Details...

Coordinating HCV and HIV Treatment in Primary Care (44470). Resource Type: Publication. Description: HCV and HIV are overlapping epidemics with serious clinical implications for people with HCV and HIV. Health centers are poised to prevent and treat these viral infections by understanding the implications of comorbidity and by creating a welcoming environment for those at risk for or currently diagnosed with one or both diseases. This publication provides context for the epidemics and outlines recommendations for health centers to best address them. More Details...

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder for People Experiencing Homelessness (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet presents an analysis of national health center data on buprenorphine-based Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services provided at Health Care for the Homeless health centers in calendar year 2020, underscoring that while more health centers are providing MAT, regions with the highest overdose rates lack sufficient access to buprenorphine. More Details...

Housing Insecurity and Health Centers: The Case for Screening and Beyond (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Housing insecurity was on the rise across the country even before the pandemic, which destabilized so many lives. If health centers are serious about the Social Determinants of Health, they should prioritize housing as a profoundly influential SDOH, regardless of HCH designation. This webinar featured two leaders whose health centers do NOT have HCH funding but provide quality services for people experiencing homelessness all the same. We discussed data on homelessness across the country, what UDS shows on screening for housing insecurity among non-HCH health centers, strategies for screening inclusively, and the breadth of the HRSA definition of homelessness. We concluded by highlighting a new HRSA-funded publication that goes deeper on all of these issues. More Details...

Questions for staff to address current organizational tensions: A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read resource used for strategic planning around reducing workplace stress. More Details...

Preguntas para que el personal empiece a dialogar sobre situaciones actuales que produce tensión (Questions for staff to address current organizational tensions): A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource in Spanish for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read Spanish resource for strategic planning regarding staff stress reduction. More Details...

Healthy Sleeping Tips: A Witness to Witness (W2W) Program resource for those in high stress jobs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: A one page easy to read healthy sleeping tips handout. More Details...

Filling the HCH Gap: Case Studies of Non-HCH Health Centers Serving People Experiencing Homelessness (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This publication highlights five health centers that do not have Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) designation but provide excellent services to people experiencing homelessness regardless. More Details...

Approaches to Financing Medical Respite/Recuperative Care Programs (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Also known as recuperative care, medical respite care is short-term care for individuals experiencing homelessness who are too frail to recover from illness or injury on the streets or in shelters but not sick enough to remain in the hospital. This white paper describes trends and opportunities for funding medical respite programs and services and offers methods to expand and scale programs through innovative financing mechanisms and increased flexibility in payment policy. The paper outlines various approaches to finance medical respite programs, offering providers, state and federal Medicaid leadership, policymakers, and managed care organizations (MCOs) specific partnership options to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients with long-term health and housing needs. More Details...

How Health Center Care Teams Can Address Health and Housing for Patients Involved With the Justice System  (44400). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief aims to describe the cyclical relationship between those systems and housing insecurity (including homelessness). It also provides an overview of both the civil and criminal justice systems in the United States. Based on this foundation, the brief outlines potential workflow considerations for health centers working to reduce health disparities for patients and families. More Details...

Where Does Homelessness Happen?: Understanding the Definitions of Homelessness (2021). Resource Type: Other. Description: This infographic succinctly depicts the various shelter arrangements that constitute the breadth of homelessness, distinguishing major differences between federal definitions, with considerations for screening. More Details...

Webinar: Laying the Foundation for Lawyers on the Health Center Team Part I: SDOH Needs and Legal Staffing (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As part of our work as an HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP), the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership published a toolkit that provides the health center community with information and resources on how to integrate patient-centered lawyers as part of the health care team. Learnings from the toolkit were unpacked in a 5-part webinar series. More Details...

Isolation & Loneliness: The Digital Transformation in Social Determinants of Health (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The third webinar in the Weitzman Institute\'s Path Forward \"The Digital Transformation in Social Determinants of Health\" fall series focusing on addressing isolation and loneliness as an important public health issue. The content expert for the webinar is Gretchen Alkema, PhD; Vice President of Policy and Communications, The SCAN Foundation. Presenters for the webinar includes: Andrew Parker, Founder & CEO of Papa; Cindy Jordan, Founder & CEO & Christina Myren; Chief Operating Officer of Pyx Health; and Ashwin Patel, Co-Founder & CEO of InquisitHealth. More Details...

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) & Diabetes Prevention Programs Among Public Housing Residents: Infographic (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This infographic provides examples of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) contributing to the prevalence of diabetes among public housing residents with corresponding examples of diabetes prevention promising practices provided by Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) grantees. More Details...

Using AI, Data, and Tech to Move from Screening to Solving for Social Needs: The Digital Transformation in Social Determinants of Health (2020). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The first of five webinars in the Weitzman Institute\'s Path Forward \"The Digital Transformation in Social Determinants of Health\" fall series focusing on addressing why SDoH matters and innovations in using AI, data, and tech to move from screening to solving for social needs. Panelists for this session include: Dr. Paul Grundy, MD, MPH, FACOEM, FACPM; Chief Transformation Officer, Innovaccer, Margaret Flinter, PhD, APRN, FNP-c, FAAN, FAANP, Senior Vice President and Clinical Director, Community Health Center, Inc., April Joy Damian, PhD, MSc, CHPM, PMP; Associate Director, Weitzman Institute, Nancy Lopez, PhD, Director & Co-founder, Institute for the Study of “Race” & Social Justice, University of New Mexico, and David Kulick, MPH, Co-founder, Adaptation Health More Details...

The Path Forward: Collaboration & Resources (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The fourth of five webinars in the Weitzman Institute\'s Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on forging partnerships and collaboration among a wide spectrum of stakeholders to address the adverse social determinants of health with presenters Taylor Justice; Co-Founder & President, Unite Us, Sue Birch; Director, Washington State Health Care Authority, and Laura Sankey; Principal, Inspired Perspectives, and Nationally Recognized SDOH Expert. More Details...

The Path Forward Series Finale (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The final webinar in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series wraps up by highlighting all of the webinars in the series, examining the role of community centers in addressing social determinants of health (SDOH), and ending with a call of action with presenters Margaret Flinter, PHD, APRN; Senior VP and Clinical Director, CHC, Inc., Trishan Panch, MD, MPH; Co-Founder, Wellframe, Co-Director – Applied AI for Healthcare, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, President Elect – Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Alumni Association, and Yvette Highsmith-Francis, MBM; Vice President, Eastern Region, CHC, Inc. More Details...

Performance Benchmarking Toolkit for Rural Health Centers: Tracking Data to Improve Financial Performance (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This toolkit provides guidance in applying data analysis tools to help rural health centers more effectively track performance, understand key drivers, and incorporate operational insights for financial sustainability. This resource was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration. (Released 2021) More Details...

The Path Forward on Social Determinants of Health: Environment (Heat) (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The third of five webinars in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on the intersection of health and environment, particularly heat, with presenters Jeremy Hess; Professor, Global Health, Medicine (Emergency Medicine), Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, Dr. Vivek Shandas; Professor, Nohad A. Toulan School or Urban Studies and Planning – Portland State University; Founder and Director – Sustaining Urban Places Research Lab, and Dr. David Hondula; Senior Sustainability Scientist, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation; Associate Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University; Faculty Affiliate, Epidemiology and Data Services, Maricopa County Department of Public Health. More Details...

The Path Forward on Social Determinants of Health: Safety: Advancing Community and Personal Safety (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The second of five webinars in the Path Forward \"Moving from Screening to Solving for Social Needs\" series focusing on community and personal safety with presenters Tracy Nordstrom; Placemaker and Principal, Verve, Dr. Mariela Alfonzo; Founder& CEO, State of Place, Frode Kjersem; CEO, bSafe USA. More Details...

Evolution of the National Consumer Advisory Board: A Case Study in Consumer Leadership (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Consumer involvement in governance is a unique feature of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) programs and other federally supported Health Centers. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council acknowledged in its founding principles that “all people have the right to participate in the decisions affecting their lives,” and the development and growth of the National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB) helps us live up to that principle. This new NCAB History case study serves as a testament to the work of those who helped NCAB flourish, and shares lessons learned for other consumer-led groups. More Details...

So You Want to Start a Health Care for the Homeless Program (2021). Resource Type: Other. Description: This two-page quick guide answers the common question: How do I become an HCH grantee? It addresses both existing health center grantees and non-health-center prospective applicants. More Details...

Cultural and Self-Humility - Populations at Risk for HepB (44259). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar speakers from the Nationalities Services Center, whose mission focuses on welcoming immigrants and refugees and connecting them to services in Philadelphia, PA, discuss cultural and self-humility as it relates to providing health care and social services to people coming from different cultural identities. The presenters will also review trauma-informed practice and barriers that different populations face in accessing health care, as well as resources to address those barriers. More Details...

Harm Reduction: Healing Hands (2020). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This edition of Healing Hands from the Health Care for the Homeless Clinicians' Network explores how harm reduction principles apply to various clinical settings and explains why the philosophy is so critically important. More Details...