A Public Health Approach to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Substance Use Disorders in Public Housing Rural Communities
This webinar will explore federal and local efforts to address this public health crisis in rural communities and the role of Health Center Programs to address the opioid epidemic and substance use disorders in rural communities.
Acting on Climate Change for a Healthier Future: The Role of Health Centers
The health community recognizes the climate crisis as an existential threat to humanity and human health, requiring immediate and effective action across all sectors. Health centers are the first point of contact intended to provide comprehensive and coordinated health services and contribute to both climate change adaptation and mitigation via preventive health measures and integrated health services. This webinar series, presented by NNCC and the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), explored health hazard exposures and their impacts on the health of vulnerable populations.
Addressing Health Disparities for LGBTQIA+ People and People with HIV in Public Housing
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and The National Center for Health in Public Housing held a webinar on addressing health disparities for LGBTQIA+ people and people with HIV in public housing. In the first session, Dr. Sean Cahill, Director of Health Policy Research at The Fenway Institute and Jose Leon, Chief Medical Officer at National Center for Health in Public Housing, discussed the prevalence of health disparities in public housing that the LGBTQIA+ community faces and provided insight on how health centers can address these disparities.
Bridging the Gap: Behavioral Health and Oral Health in Public Housing
Oral health and behavioral health are intimately connected, which can impact health outcomes. Individuals with behavioral health concerns are more likely to have poor oral health. Poor oral health can also result in behavioral health impacts. Individuals in public housing are at risk of experiencing both poor behavioral and oral health outcomes. Dental providers have a unique opportunity during dental appointments to assess behavioral health status and link patients to behavioral health care. In partnership with the National Center for Health in Public Housing, this webinar reviewed behavioral health data and resources from a recent survey of residents of public housing. The webinar will also highlighted how a health center dental program located in public housing integrates behavioral health screening and referral into oral health care.
Considerations for Serving Residents of Public Housing During Emergencies and Disasters
In addition to addressing the effects of emergencies and disasters on public housing residents, this webinar by NCHPH and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) also highlights promising practices that have been taken to address the issue.
Enhancing Healthcare Access for Special Populations Through Telehealth and Home Visitation Services
Hosted by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and the National Center for Health in Public Housing, this 2-part webinar series discussed promising practices in home visitation and telehealth as ways to support improved access to comprehensive primary care for communities with high levels of disability, and isolation, lack of adequate transportation, and other social drivers of health that contribute to health inequities, particularly residents of public housing.
In the first session, we examined how home visitation can be integrated into the provider panel to expand access for aging and disabled patients residing in public housing. In the second session we addressed the benefits of telehealth, recent changes to utilization, and how to implement telehealth services to expand access in health centers.
Environmental Determinants of Health: Fostering Environmental Health Programs in Public Housing Primary Care
A healthy environment is vital to ensure healthy communities and promote well-being for all at all ages. Environmental threats can occur naturally or because of social conditions and ways people live. Addressing Environmental Determinants of Health directly improves the health of populations. Indirectly, it also improves productivity and increases the enjoyment of consumption of goods and services unrelated to health. This webinar will show how chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD are exacerbated by environmental factors in low-income communities and will provide promising practices and discuss the first national, place-based tool designed to measure cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of environmental justice & health equity.
EnVision Centers, PHAs, and FQHCs–Opportunities for Collaboration to Improve Resident Health
In this webinar, background information is provided on the intersection of health centers and public housing agencies in the effort to improve health and wellness of residents. This webinar also focuses on EnVision Centers and how community health centers can collaborate nationally with EnVision Center partners in order to achieve the health and wellness goal of the health and wellness pillar within the EnVision Centers.
Evidence-Based Tobacco Cessation Programs: Ten Successful Steps for a Successful Quit
In this webinar, participants learned the ten essential steps anyone wanting to quit smoking should take to ensure success. We also discussed how to help patients implement these steps as they prepare for and engage in their quitting journey.
Housing and HIV: Bridging the Gap Between HIV and Housing in Special and Vulnerable Populations
This webinar by NCHPH, Corporation for Supportive Housing, and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center featured a discussion on the drivers of health for individuals at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C. Panelist providers shared lessons from the field on addressing social drivers of health (SDOH) needs with special emphasis on housing as an intervention and the importance of cross sector partnerships.
Impacts of Housing Instability on the Health of Vulnerable Populations
Research increasingly shows the deep impact that housing instability has on the physical and mental health of our patients. Scholarship has indicated the primary role that promoting housing stability has on improving outcomes in vulnerable communities and the unique strategies that institutions and providers can use to network individuals to housing opportunities as well as to wholistically support the unhoused, HUD-assisted families and residents of public housing.
In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi MD, MPH, the NCHPH team and colleagues presented a unique perspective to supporting these vulnerable populations. Through the lens of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) we engaged with case studies, promising practices and the latest research and clinical recommendations to provide a wholistic perspective of how providers and institutions can promote the health and wellbeing of the unhoused, HUD-assisted families and residents of public housing.
Among the interventions covered were how institutions can utilize Community Health Workers (CHWs), inter-organizational partnerships and trauma-informed care to improve their quality of care.
Lead Screening and Housing Partnerships: Leveraging Resources to Improve Population Health
Lead poisoning is a serious and debilitating condition that impacts some of the most vulnerable members of our communities. Because of this, there has been a resurgence of government and non-government interest in and support for lead screening and housing remediation initiatives that can benefit health centers, housing agencies, public health entities and their constituents. In this session, Dr. Kevin Lombardi, the NCHPH team, and our government/non-government partners discussed the funding opportunities and partnership frameworks that are available to address this issue in both the health and housing domains.
Leveraging Telehealth for use in Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation
Recent studies have indicated that telehealth can serve as a critical tool in providing nicotine and tobacco-use cessation counseling. However, organizations often struggle to promote, market and provide these resources in an efficient manner. Fortunately, there are frameworks, research and protocols available that can help us to leverage and promote our telehealth resources while maximally supporting our patients and taking full advantage of staff resources.
In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi and the NCHPH research and clinical quality team provided a comprehensive overview for utilizing telehealth to provide and promote tobacco and nicotine cessation counseling. Covered material included deploying and utilizing telehealth resources, marketing and promotion of telehealth resources and frameworks for the use of CHW to provide and promote telehealth services.
Lived Experiences: Health Disparities For LGBTQIA+ People and People with HIV In Public Housing
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and The National Center for Health in Public Housing held a webinar on addressing health disparities for LGBTQIA+ people and people with HIV in public housing. In this session, a panel of community members will share their lived experiences in public housing and the challenges they faced in receiving health care.
Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation
Motivational Interviewing, in combination with other behavior change support interventions and strategies, can have a beneficial impact on the reduction of tobacco use. In this webinar, the National Center for Health in Public Housing and The National Health Care for the Homeless Council focused on tobacco screening and cessation promising practices. We discussed the use of motivational interviewing as a type of counseling that can be used to help individuals stop smoking.
NCHPH Tips Campaign Pilot Project Kick Off Call
This is a joint call with all Pilot participants to go over the basic components of the project, walk through the CDC Tips Campaign website and identify the specific resources you would like to include at your site, discuss the evaluation measures, as well as answer any questions.
Nurturing Mothers: A Webinar Series on Breastfeeding Support and Maternal Mental Health
This two-part webinar series was developed and conducted in partnership with the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC), aimed at addressing the critical postpartum gap in care and maternal mental health. There is a focus on equipping healthcare professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to support maternal mental health, breastfeeding and improve outcomes for maternal and child health, particularly in communities of color. By attending this series, healthcare professionals were equipped to play a pivotal role in bridging the gap in postpartum care and promoting maternal mental health equity in their communities.
Participants gained actionable insights into leveraging telehealth technologies to support evidence-based care and improve mothers’ and infants’ outcomes.
Partnership for the Future: Health Centers and Maternal Child Health Home Visiting Opportunities
In this three-part webinar series hosted by the National Nurse-led Care Consortium (NNCC) and the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), viewers can expect to learn about improving maternal and child health equity with home visiting program partnerships and health centers. This series explores opportunities for health centers to develop partnerships with home visiting programs shown to improve maternal and child health outcomes, promote health equity, and reduce health disparities.
The first session covered trends in the current landscape of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) funded programs and where existing and future partnerships with health centers are possible. In session two, participants heard about community health centers’ return on investment (ROI) and increased patient health outcomes after home visiting integration. And the third session showcased strategies for creating action and sustainability plans to implement a home visiting partnership for interested health centers.
Poverty, Housing and Stigma: The Profound Effects of the Social Determinants of Health on Addiction Management
In the coming years, FQHCs and PHPCs are expected to take an increasing share of the country’s addiction management caseload. This is particularly true of health centers serving disadvantaged populations.
In this webinar, the National Center for Health in Public Housing team presented an epidemiological perspective of addiction management with a focus on the impact that housing, poverty, and historical marginalization has had on the lived experience of residents of public housing and other marginalized groups.
Additionally, through the lens of the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), we examined the models, practices, and care interventions which can assist FQHCs and PHPCs in supporting addiction management programs and promoting the staff and patient experience at their organization.
Preventing Chronic Diseases: Eliminating Obstacles to Healthy Living
Chronic diseases impact one of every two adults and account for 86% of our nation’s healthcare spending. These conditions also have a disproportionate impact on traditionally marginalized communities including racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQIA+ community members, recipients of HUD funding and Residents of Public Housing. Fortunately, many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type-two diabetes mellitus are preventable and patients can now live long and healthy lives when provided with the appropriate supports.
In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi MD, MPH and the NCHPH Research and Clinical Quality teams presented a comprehensive overview of the latest clinical, programmatic and social guidance for chronic disease prevention, treatment and support. Covered chronic diseases included cardiovascular disease, type-two diabetes mellitus, COPD and conditions of chronic pain with consideration also given to HIV and Rheumatological conditions.
Promoting CDC Tips from Former Smokers to Public Housing Residents
The National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) is working with the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health (CDC OSH) and their national tobacco education campaign contractors at the PlowShare Group to increase access to smoking cessation counseling in patients served at Health Centers. NCHPH is recruiting 3-5 Health Centers located in or immediately accessible to public housing developments to participate in a pilot project that promotes the use of the CDC Tips campaign materials. Tips From Former Smokers® (Tips®), launched in 2012, features individuals living with the serious health effects of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure. During 2012–2015, the CDC’s Tips® campaign was associated with over half a million sustained quits among U.S. adult smokers, and over 9 million quit attempts. Participants in the pilot project will receive free technical assistance and coaching on how to make the most of these materials.
SC Tobacco Quitline Health Systems Change Program
This webinar focuses on tobacco quitlines and discusses ways to encourage providers to place an emphasis on smoking cessation.
Screening for Broadband Access and Digital Health Literacy in Public Housing Patients
In the 21st century, broadband internet is vitally important for education, employment, health, and connection to others. During the COVID-19 pandemic, its critical role in helping Americans conduct transactions of daily life has become even more apparent. Yet many low-income Americans, especially those served by HUD’s public housing program, have less access to broadband internet, devices, and the training to use them. NCHPH hosted a webinar describing the importance of screening digital health literacy and broadband access; listed potential screening tools; and highlighted a health center that is screening for these issues and can provide promising practices for other health centers.
Screening for Colorectal Cancer: A Patient Centered Approach to Improving Marketing and Promotion
Screening is an essential tool in the prevention of colorectal cancer. Nearly 2 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with colorectal cancer per year, a significant proportion of these cases could be prevented or diagnosed sooner in screening was more widely utilized by the public.
In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi and the NCHPH team took a practical, epidemiological view of the promotion and marketing of colorectal screening services. The session included a review of validated promising practices, screening tools and marketing procedures that have been shown to increase rates of colorectal screening in populations of FQHC patients.
Special attention was given to the cultural, linguistic and social conditions that increase screening use in patients from traditionally medically underserved communities and the clinical and workforce management processes that lead to more patient-centered care. The session format included case studies and discussion portions designed to illicit a meaningful, enjoyable and collective interdisciplinary learning experience.
Secondary Traumatic Stress Identification, Mitigation and Improving Work Satisfaction for HC Staff During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This webinar educates staff on the concept of traumatic stress. It identifies terms, risk factors, and symptoms associated with compassion fatigue/secondary traumatic stress and burnout. The concept of self-care is introduced, and participants learn about building skills that can mitigate traumatic stress responses and improve work satisfaction and resilience.
Smoke Free Public Housing Webinar
The National Center for Health in Public Housing and two PHPC Health Centers recently presented a webinar on smoke-free public housing hosted by HRSA. The purpose of the webinar was to provide information on how PHPCs and PHAs can work together to support smoke-free policy implementation and improve health outcomes within their communities. This webinar highlighted innovation and promising practices from Health Centers in Alabama and New York and identified helpful smoking cessation resources for PHPCs.
Smoke-Free Public Housing Tobacco Cessation ECHO
This webinar discusses ten ways to quit using tobacco.
Stories from the Field: How Health Centers are Addressing Health Disparities for LGBTQIA+ People and People with HIV in Public Housing
In this webinar by NCHPH and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, we featured health centers who have developed best practices for addressing this challenge and shared lessons learned from the field.
The Oral Health Impact: Tobacco, Marijuana, and Vaping in Patients in Public Housing
This webinar was presented in partnership with the National Network for Oral Health Access. Tobacco, marijuana and vaping have long-term effects on health, including oral health. Tobacco use is an ongoing challenge for patients who live in public housing. With emerging issues like marijuana and e-cigarettes, health centers who serve patients in public housing need to learn how to address these issues to improve health outcomes. This webinar reviewed data of tobacco use in public housing and the oral health effects of tobacco use. During the presentation, Zufall Health Center discussed their programs to reduce smoking and vaping within their patient population.
Tobacco Cessation Champions Presentation
This webinar discusses the Tobacco Cessation Champions program.
Tobacco Cessation for Homeless Individuals and Public Housing Residents: A Brief Review
This webinar presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) and National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) focused on introducing clinicians, health educators and CHWs to the rationale for doing smoking cessation with public housing and homeless individuals served by health center programs. This webinar also provided information on the seven FDA approved cessation medications as well as proven behavioral counseling techniques to help individuals stay quit permanently.
Tobacco Cessation: From Evidence to Practice
This webinar presented by NHCHC and NCHPH focused on the epidemiology of tobacco use behaviors, tobacco-related inequities, and culturally-relevant tobacco use interventions and ways to integrate them into practice.