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Using Geriatric Principles to Care for Aging Patients Living with HIV (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: As the United States population ages and the survival rate of individuals living with HIV increases, there is a need to incorporate geriatric principles and assessments into the health center workflow when providing care for aging patients living with HIV. This webinar will provide recommendations on the optimal environment of care as well as how to assess a patient’s function and quality of life. More Details...

Colon Cancer Screening: Health Center Programs and Screening Recommendations (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Medically disadvantaged communities, notably residents of public housing and the HUD-assisted, are less likely than the general U.S. population to perform their colorectal cancer screening within recommended guidelines and more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer. More Details...

Mental Health Awareness Issue Brief: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their Impact on Mental Health (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs) have a lifelong impact on the health and wellbeing of patients. The impact of ACEs on patient care is significant. By prioritizing trauma informed/culturally competent care (TIC), social services and clinical staff can help to improve the impact of medical and behavioral health services. More Details...

Communicating with and about People with Disabilities (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: According to the CDC, about 1 in 4, or 61 million U.S. adults report having some form of disability. Communication with people with disabilities is part of the human experience, but sometimes people use words or phrases that are insensitive and do not promote understanding, dignity, and respect for people with disabilities. More Details...

Using Data to Promote Health Equity (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report provides practical guidance for Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) centers by conducting a comprehensive examination of financial and operational benchmark trends, empowering HCH to leverage their data resources to effectively address health equity concerns. More Details...

Dairy Worker Fact Sheet (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH reviewed peer-reviewed literature and white pages to provide a brief fact sheet on U.S. Dairy workers. Dairy workers health is affected disproportionally because of Occupational risks and systemic factors. This fact sheet goes into data found by studies of Dairy workers surrounding the topic of their health. More Details...

Tobacco Use Among MSAW: Environmental Scan Findings Report (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This environmental scan provides information about tobacco use and cessation among agricultural workers. Information was collected from a national poll of MSAW organizations and from agricultural worker focus groups. More Details...

"Data Disaggregation: Principles, Promising Practices, and Lessons Learned To Advance Health Equity" Report (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report outlines the data disaggregation principles, promising practices, and lessons learned based on an environmental scan and feedback from health center stakeholders in Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI)-serving health centers. More Details...

Oral Health Disparities and Challenges in Individuals with Special Needs (2024). Resource Type: Podcast. Description: In this podcast episode, we introduce the unique challenges faced by people with disabilities in public housing and how La Maestra Community Health Centers, located in San Diego, California, is addressing these needs. We dive into the concept of Special Needs Dentistry, highlighting its importance and the array of oral health and prevention services provided. More Details...

The State of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Health at Community Health Centers Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Part 1: This session included recommendations to increase access to care, improve health outcomes, and promote health equity for Asian American (AA), Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NH/PI) patients. Presenters shared findings from AAPCHO's upcoming report, 'The Health of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Served at Health Centers: An Analysis of the 2022 Uniform Data System.'; Part 2: Stories transform data into narratives that can inspire change. In Part 2 of the 'The State of AA and NH/PI Health at Community Health Centers'; webinar series, speakers expanded on the findings of AAPCHO's UDS data analysis to focus on contextualizing the data with case studies from AA&NHPI-serving health centers. Hear from AA&NHPI-serving health centers to learn about their communities, best practices for improving health outcomes, and strategies for addressing health disparities. More Details...

The Health Of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Served at Health Centers: An Analysis of the 2022 Uniform Data System Report (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report was developed by Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations using the 2022 Uniform Data System data from health centers to examine the current state of health center performance and provides recommendations for how health centers can improve. More Details...

Health Centers Serving Veterans: Improving Identification of Military Veteran Patient Characteristic (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on key aspects of identifying miltary veteran status, including a discussion of why the wording of screening questions matters and how to apply more accurate patient counts to needs assessment and service delivery to military veterans. In addition, the webinar presents evidence-based, recommended screening techniques. More Details...

On the Horizon: UDS+ and Race, Ethnicity, and Language Collection: Roundtable Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Community Health Care Association of New York State and Sun River Health, a health center in New York, joined the HITEQ Center for a discussion on UDS+ and the collection of granular race, ethnicity, and language (REaL) data. Sun River Health shared their experience collecting REaL data, including how they\'ve updated and optimized systems, tracked their data, and addressed challenges. More Details...

Nurturing Mothers: A Two-Part Webinar Series on Breastfeeding Support and Maternal Mental Health (2024). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: In Part Two of this series, experts from Affinia Healthcare led a discussion on delivering sensitive and supportive care and fostering a nurturing environment for breastfeeding mothers. Affinia Healthcare shared their approaches to lactation and breastfeeding education, emphasizing their impact on maternal mental health during the perinatal period. Attendees gained practical guidance on developing and implementing effective breastfeeding support initiatives tailored to the needs of diverse communities, focusing on addressing disparities in breastfeeding rates among populations of color. We also discussed emerging Maternal and Infant health concerns and HRSA’s response and recommendations. More Details...

Nurturing Mothers: A Two-Part Webinar Series on Breastfeeding Support and Maternal Mental Health (2024). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: In Part One of this series, experts from HRSA’s Division of Healthy Starts and Perinatal Services led a discussion touching on the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline and related resources for health center staff and patients. We also heard from Milwaukee’s Choice Neighborhood Initiative and their community-based program, Best Babies Zone, which works to ensure that babies born survive and thrive with the help of their engaged and healthy community. More Details...

Financial and Operational Benchmarking Trends and Techniques (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Webinar providing an aggregate financial and operational profile of health centers nationally and a framework for identifying financial strengths and challenges for health center performance improvement and reviews the key target benchmarks that support long-term financial sustainability.​ More Details...

Engaging Partners and Technology to Support Care of Justice-Involved Patients: Virtual Webinar (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this session, participants learned from Harris Health (Texas) and Community Medical Centers Inc. (California) to hear about their expanded services for behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment for justice-involved community members. Attendees learned from these two healthcare providers that have made a commitment to offering care to justice -involved patients, and their journeys to build positive partnerships improving access to service. More Details...

Federally Qualified Health Centers Financial and Operational Performance Analysis 2019-2022 (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report, prepared with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, provides an aggregate financial and operational profile of Federally Qualified Health Centers nationally. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series 2023-2024 - Data-Driven Health Equity: Strategies for Collecting Patient Data in Health Centers Webinar (March 7, 2024) (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join our upcoming webinar as we dive into key strategies for using identity data in population health management. Expert faculty will highlight the importance of gathering data to address health disparities, with a focus on utilizing Electronic Health Records (EHR) for both internal and patient-focused justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) purposes. Participants will gain confidence in advancing health equity with strategies to collect and use demographic data for developing and monitoring health equity plans. More Details...

Advancing the use of SDOH Data to Support Value Based Care: National Training for Health Centers (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Is your health center interested in learning about how collection of social needs data can support your performance in providing value based care? This one-hour webinar, presented by Washington Association for Community Health, CHAS Health, and the HITEQ Center taught about best practices in SDOH screening and how health centers have used SDOH data for patient care, population health, and value based care. Participants had the opportunity to ask questions and share the specific challenges they face regarding SDOH screening and use of data. All health center staff, particularly those involved in screening clients for social needs, connecting them to resources and using data to inform care, were welcome to attend. More Details...