Our Februaryย Mobilizerย examines potential changes to–and calls to maintain and improve–the Affordable Care Act, as well as new developments and executive orders from the Trump administration. Find critical information and articles on these topics, read our latest Medicaid Stories, and learn how youย can take actionย to reach Congressional members on breakย in our latestย Mobilizer.
Registration has opened for our National HCH Conference & Policy Symposium! HCH2017 promises to be our largest Conference ever, with up to 1,300 attendees expected. Save your seat now: register today to learn and network with colleagues from across the U.S. during four days of intensive sessions from June 21-24 in Washington, D.C.
HCH2017 brings several โfirstsโ for an HCH Conference, including a discounted registration for staff and board members of our Organizational Members (more detail below), our newย Lozier Scholarshipย in honor of our founding Executive Director, and, by popular demand, opening and closing plenaries!
Whether youโre interested in implicit bias or wound care, substance use disorder treatment or health IT-enabled quality improvement, we hope youโllย join us in Washington D.C. as examine the future of HCH, โWorking Together for Access.โ
What We’re Excited About for #HCH2017:
Two full days of workshopsfeaturing nearly 90 workshops from more than 200 speakers.
Six Pre-Conference Institutes ranging from health care reform to medical respite care, and more!
Seven Learning Labs on topics such as implicit bias as a health care barrier, end-of-life care, and more!
Consumer subsidiesย to cover registration, lodging, meals, and some travel expenses. Apply now.
Please join us for the National HCH Council’s first-everย Virtual Training! Our free,ย webinar-based event will kick offย on March 6 with a TED-style talk on trauma from Matt Bennett, Chief Innovation Officer of the Coldspring Center for Social & Health Innovation. A month of online learning will follow, with eight in-depth, CME-accredited webinars in health care and homelessness on March 8, 15, 22, and 29.
Join us every Wednesday in March for intensive sessions in homeless health care, including a four-part trauma workshop track presented by experts from the American Institutes for Research and School-Based Health Alliance, as well as standalone sessions on health care reform and Medicaid, colorectal cancer screening, and more!
The Councilโs latest Healing Hands examines Best Practices and Considerations for Wound Care.ย People experiencing homelessness often have wounds resulting from injuries, burns, frostbite, and chronic medical conditions such as diabetes. These wounds can be challenging to treatโ particularly when the patient has inadequate access to health care, housing, and other resources critical to healing. This new issue emphasizes the holistic nature of wound care and provides perspectives from health centers, medical respite facilities, and outreach teams. Also discussed is the role of community partnerships in facilitating wound care for people without homes.
Healing Hands is designed by homeless health care professionals for homeless health care professionals, particularly clinicians and support staff, across the U.S. This publication is designed to help learners understand and apply information about effective delivery of health care to patients without homes.ย CME credits are available for reading the issue and successfully completing the post-test.