A Public Health Approach to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Substance Use Disorders in Public Housing Rural CommunitiesThis 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 […]
Category: Emerging Issues
Emerging Issues Publications
Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies in Public Housing Primary Care SettingsMost cervical cancers are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) that can be preventable with HPV vaccines. The following issue brief provides findings from an NCHPH learning collaborative with Public Housing Primary Care grantees and other health centers located in or immediately accessible to public housing to […]
Emerging Issues
Webinars: A Public Health Approach to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic and Substance Use Disorders in Public Housing Rural CommunitiesThis 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. Bridging […]
Promoting CDC TIPS® Campaign Materials to Public Housing Residents March 2019 View Publication Currently, around 34% of public housing residents smoke compared to 22% of the general adult population. Given the new smoke–free requirement at all public housing developments, NCHPH anticipates that many public housing residents will attempt to quit smoking and/or seek smoking cessation […]
Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies in Public Housing Primary Care Settings May 2018 View Publication Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women and one of the most preventable and treatable cancers worldwide. In 2014, approximately 12,578 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in the U.S. and 4,115 women died from the disease. This […]