Finding Healthy Food: The Effects of ‘Food Deserts’ on Public Housing Residents Living with Diabetes December 2021 View Publication This blog post by NCHPH highlights the adverse effects of food deserts, and describes how food deserts can impact diabetic residents living in public housing communities.
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Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations May 2022 View Toolkit PDF | View Interactive Toolkit This toolkit by NCHPH and NNCC provides information and resources for health center staff to partner and collaborate more effectively with their local housing authorities and with other providers serving residents […]
Impact of COVID-19 On Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) Health Center Patients and Operations March 2022 View Publication This publication by NCHPH highlights findings from a survey distributed to public housing residents assessing the effects that COVID-19 has had on Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) patients and health center operations.
Getting regular exercise can be a challenge, but there are many positive benefits, particularly for people with diabetes. Physical inactivity is associated with the development of 40 chronic diseases, including Type 2 Diabetes.1 However, exercise can be difficult for people living in public housing because some public housing developments are in crime-ridden areas or areas […]
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.