“Are We Prepared for the Next Emergency?” Webinar Series
Part 1: Recording | Slides (Spanish) Part 2: Recording | Slides (English) Health Centers are likely to be the first point of contact for those seeking care for injuries, infectious diseases, and other emergency-related illnesses. As first-line responders, health centers are responsible for dealing with health emergency case management. The purpose of this webinar series is […]
Vaping: Talk to Youths about the Risks
Vaping: Talk to Youths about the Risks Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Recording | Slides Panelists: Thomas Carr, Youth Program Coordinator, South Boston Community Health Center Linda E. Doran, National Director, Policy, American Lung Association Dr. Jose Leon, Chief Medical Officer, National Center for Health in Public Housing Summary: Considerable progress has been made in reducing cigarette smoking […]
Using Information Systems and Technology to Enhance Diabetes Care
Patients and physicians require new tools to manage the growing burden of chronic illness. For providers responsible for the care of diabetic patients, developments in information management, real-time health education and feedback, and new approaches to self-monitoring and insulin delivery hold great promise to improve the quality and safety of diabetes care. In this call, […]
Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care
Using Technology to Improve Access to Health Care Wednesday, June 5, 2019 Recording | Slides Summary: Electronic communication, such as emails, patient portals or text messaging, can be a useful tool in the practice of medicine and can facilitate communication within a patient-physician relationship. Throughout healthcare, there has been a recent push for electronic communications to be used […]
Violence and Opioid Abuse in Public Housing Communities
Violence and Opioid Abuse in Public Housing Communities September 15, 2018 Slides During this presentation, NCHPH highlighted the problems, solutions and opioid overdose training related to public housing residents. An overview of the likelihood of opioid abuse and the long-term effects on children due to violent experiences was provided in addition to a detailed description […]