Syllabus: Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals Serving Residents of Public Housing
About This Learning Collaborative: Behavioral health services form a crucial part in providing quality health care services, particularly to populations of diverse cultural backgrounds living in public housing. Behavioral health services that adhere to cultural competency have shown to engender more positive health outcomes such as better adherence to medications and treatments, building trust between […]
Syllabus: Supporting Implementation of Smoking Cessation Programs in Public Housing Primary Care Settings Learning Collaborative 2021
About This Learning Collaborative: According to “Health Picture of HUD-Assisted Adults,” a publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), over 33% of those receiving assistance from HUD are current smokers. On December 5, 2016, HUD announced an initiative to ban smoking on public housing […]
Supporting Implementation of Smoking Cessation Programs in Public Housing Primary Care Settings Learning Collaborative 2021
Supporting Implementation of Smoking Cessation Programs in Public Housing Primary Care Settings Learning Collaborative 2021 Session #1: Wednesday, September 8th, 2021 1pm-2pm ET Session #2: Wednesday, September 15th, 2021 1pm-2pm ET Session #3: Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021 1pm-2pm ET Session #4: Wednesday, September 29th, 2021 1pm-2pm ET This learning collaborative discussed group and individual strategies […]
PHPC Response to COVID-19
In December 2019, doctors at Wuhan Central Hospital, the capital of China’s Hubei Province, were battling an unknown disease. A clinician, Li Wenliang, a 34-year-old Manchurian with an excellent academic record and a 2011 ophthalmologist graduate, was one of the first to alert his colleagues to this new ailment although at that time he had […]
Motivational Interviewing in Patients with Diabetes
Motivational Interviewing in Patients with Diabetes This short video illustrates a clinical scenario using the correct process of motivational interviewing. In this video, a clinician discusses obesity management with their patient, providing a non-judgmental approach to diabetes self-management while also learning more about the patient’s lifestyle habits and providing solutions to manage a healthy lifestyle. […]