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Environmental Determinants of Health: Fostering Environmental Health Programs in Public Housing Primary Care

Environmental Determinants of Health: Fostering Environmental Health Programs in Public Housing Primary Care September 27, 2022 Slides | Recording  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 […]

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National Center For Health In Public Housing’s Smoking Cessation Protocol: A Guide To Conducting Groups

National Center For Health In Public Housing’s Smoking Cessation Protocol: A Guide To Conducting Groups March 2022 View Publication This guide provides readers with all necessary information and supplemental materials that are needed to conduct a comprehensive smoking cessation program either in a group setting, or with individual patients.

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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 […]

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Emerging Issues Learning Collaboratives

Addressing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer ScreeningColorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, despite the availability of high-quality screening options. Multiple barriers to CRC screening have been identified, including cost for the uninsured, younger age, racial or ethnic minorities, recent immigration to the United States (non-English speakers), fear or […]

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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. Acting on […]