Primary audience: Non-HCH health centers and potential health centers What does the HCH designation mean? This month we address one of the most frequently asked questions in NHCHC technical assistance: how to start a Health Care for the Homeless program. Find a more formal and detailed version of this blog here. First, Health Care for […]
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Primary audience: Any organization providing street outreach services Photo courtesy of The Night Ministry Street Team Difficult Behavior in HCH Environments Responding to violent incidents and escalated behavior in Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) environments was probably the most pressing topic prior to the pandemic, which necessarily siphoned everyone’s attention. The most resourced and
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New Program Will Use “Vaccine Ambassadors” to Improve Vaccine Education and Access Among Vulnerable Populations November 10, 2021 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), has awarded $2.3 million to 15 health centers
Primary audience: HCH-only health center staff The 25% Rule Among the 300 health centers that receive Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) funding, 45 receive only that designation from HRSA, meaning people experiencing homelessness are their sole target population. But people who move in and out of homelessness, and many others may not technically meet
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Primary audience: Health center staff Definitions The differences in the definitions of homelessness and the varying ways we measure it can complicate health centers’ data-gathering in their service areas. (See the NHCHC’s new infographic on the definitions of homelessness). For example, John Doe Community Health Center (JDCHC) is a health center with Health Care for
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The Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Information for the HCH Community September 13, 2021 On Thursday, September 9, President Biden announced a six-pronged strategy intended to lead the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first prong of the strategy defined several vaccine mandates that apply to most workplaces. In addition to these health care
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Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for Staff in the HCH Community August 10, 2021 COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, driven primarily by the highly transmissible Delta virus variant. In response to low vaccination rates among staff working in health care settings, 60 major national health care organizations have called for vaccine mandates. Likewise, the
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National Eviction Moratorium Ends Next Week: Action Steps for the HCH Community July 22, 2021 The federal eviction moratorium, which expires on October 3, 2021, was implemented to prevent housing instability from contributing to the spread of COVID-19 and has been reinstated five times. The Biden administration does not plan to extend the federal moratorium
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