In honor of National Health Center Week 2024, NCHPH has listed some resources below correlated to each focus day. To learn more about National Health Center Week focus days, click here.
Sunday, August 4, 2024: Public Health in Housing Day
Featured Resources:
Introduction to NCHPH 2024 Fact Sheet
This fact sheet highlights the latest public housing resident statistics and characteristics, based on data from the 2023 HRSA Uniform Data System (UDS).
Public Health in Housing Day Promotional Video
In honor of National Health Center Week 2024, this video explains the perspective of health centers on how health centers collaborate with public health agencies to provide quality care and why it is important for health centers to recognize health in public housing.
Monday August 5, 2024: Healthcare for the Homeless Day
Featured Resource:
Tobacco Cessation for Homeless Individuals and Public Housing Residents: A Brief Review
This webinar presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) and National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) focused on introducing clinicians, health educators and CHWs to the rationale for doing smoking cessation with public housing and homeless individuals served by health center programs. This webinar also provided information on the seven FDA approved cessation medications as well as proven behavioral counseling techniques to help individuals stay quit permanently.
Tuesday, August 6, 2024: Agricultural Worker Health Center Day
Featured Article:
Amicus Press Release
This article by Farmworker Justice explains how the Department of Labor (DOL) published the final rule “Improving Protections For Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States,” which enhances regulations for the H-2A visa program to better protect farmworkers.
Wednesday, August 7, 2024: Patient Appreciation Day
Featured Article:
Community Days- Berks Community Health Center
We at NCHPH are proud to recognize Berks Community Health Center in Pennsylvania for their recent Community Day event! This fantastic event brought together patients, families, and staff for a day of health education, fun activities, and community building. Their dedication to providing exceptional care and fostering strong community ties truly embodies the spirit of Patient Appreciation Day.
Thursday, August 8, 2024: Stakeholder Appreciation Day
Featured Resource:
Public Housing and Partnerships: A Resource Toolkit
Community partnerships and collaborations are integral to providing the security, stability and support that facilitate successful health center management and performance. When appropriately utilized, community partnerships can facilitate inter-agency sharing of resources, knowledge and workload in a manner which eases administrative burden, improves staff retention/satisfaction and maximizes the quality of services provided to our patients and the communities we serve. In this learning collaborative with NCHPH and NNCC, we utilized Healthy Together: A Toolkit for Health Center Collaborations with HUD-Assisted Housing and Community-Based Organizations to take a pragmatic approach to forming, maintaining and evaluating successful community partnerships.
Friday, August 9, 2024: Health Center Staff Appreciation Day
Featured Resource:
Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Development: Methodologies for CHW Use in Addressing the SDOH in Vulnerable Populations
Evidence increasingly emphasizes the importance of the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in supporting the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in vulnerable populations. This is particularly true for health and housing partnerships and their associated supports. In this webinar, Dr. Kevin Lombardi from NCHPH, Jason Amirhadji from HUD and our FQHC partners at Albion Community Health Centers discussed the frameworks, methodologies and promising practices that guide efficient, effective and person-centered care using CHWs.
Saturday, August 10, 2024: Children’s Health Day
Featured Resource:
Screening for Safe Infant Sleep Habits in Public Housing
Sleep-related injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in infants, this is disproportionately true for traditionally marginalized groups, including residents of public housing. In this webinar, we reviewed the current epidemiological landscape of sleep-related injuries, emerging trends and screening tools that can be utilized to improve early intervention. We also presented an overview of key interventions and resources that can be used to improve outcomes in achieving safe sleep habits.