The Creating Care and Discharge Plans for People Experiencing Homelessness who are Hospitalized Toolkit was created by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council in partnership with CommonSpirit Health. This tool kit was developed thanks to the invaluable input of providers on the ground, in both hospital and community-based settings, who work daily to […]
CommonSpirit Health, USC Street Medicine, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) hosted a 90-minute webinar discussing the unique and complex needs of individuals experiencing homelessness during and post hospitalization. This webinar provides concrete ways for hospital teams and community providers to support unhoused individuals during hospitalization. Participants also learn how to
Are you interested in learning more about how your Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) health center can address positive social need screens? Join the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the HITEQ Center on this webinar and learn how to support timely social needs referrals and care planning and operationalize social needs
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This webinar highlights how health center data analysis can be a powerful tool to assess and enhance health equity in the services provided to patients. A robust data analysis plan enables health centers to identify and address inequities within their organization and service offerings. Health centers vary widely in their use of Electronic Health Record
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An online curriculum developed by the University of Michigan that consists of didactic content divided into modules (complete with pre-and post-testing) as well as a low-risk game in which providers can interact with a “patient” in order to drive home the importance of assessing psychosocial factors, working with patients who are under-insured, and inclusion of
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Introduction During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Care for the Homeless health centers collaborated with homeless shelters to mitigate COVID-19 transmission. This experience revealed that health centers and shelters can successfully collaborate to create a continuum of care that is better equipped to increase access to care and improve health outcomes for patients/residents,
