Fact Sheet Provides Overview of Heart Disease, Diabetes
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New Guide Gives Providers Resources for Diabetes Management
Diabetes can be a challenging diagnosis for an individual to manage, often requiring increased engagement with health care providers and the health care system, along with behavioral and lifestyle changes. People experiencing homelessness and housing instability are two times more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than the general population. Diabetes-management activities become much more
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Browse HCH2023 Replays and Access Presentation Resources
Hundreds of HCH professionals and people with lived experience of homelessness convened in Baltimore in May to share research, best practices, wisdom, and more at #HCH2023. The theme of the 2023 national conference was “Toward Justice: Leading with Lived Expertise.” Now you can access the presentation materials, videos, and information from many of the conference
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2024 NHCHC Annual Conference Calls for Abstracts and Reviewers Now Open
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is now accepting abstracts for the 2024 NHCHC conference, slated for May 13-16 in Phoenix at the Arizona Grand Resort and Spa. This year’s conference theme is “Toward Access and EquaLity: Embracing an Equitable Approach to Health Care.” We’re excited to continue fostering collaboration and action planning around the critical pillars of
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Resources for Combating Deadly Heat-Related Illnesses
Post updated July 10, 2024 Extreme heat is a growing public health threat. And the risk of a heat-related death is two to three hundred times higher for people living unsheltered than for the population at large, according to David Hondula, director of Phoenix’s first-in-the-nation Office of Heat Response and Mitigation. In 2022, homeless deaths
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The July Issue of Mobilizer is Out Now!
The July edition of the National HCH Council’s monthly policy action alert newsletter is live! Here’s what’s in it: Want to receive Mobilizer in your inbox each month? Sign up here!
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Boost Your Health Care for the Homeless IQ in Our Free HCH 101 Online Course
The Council is proud to announce that our updated Health Care for the Homeless 101 curriculum is now live on our Learning Management System! Through engagement with this 11 module interactive course learners will: Each module is designed to take approximately 45 minutes to complete, creating an 8.5-hour learning experience. Learners can earn a Certificate of Completion upon earning a score of
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Join the National HCH Council as a Member
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is a membership organization working to improve health care for people experiencing homelessness through training and technical assistance; researching and sharing best practices; advocating for real solutions to end homelessness; and uplifting voices of people experiencing homelessness. Our members include individuals and Health Care for the Homeless
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