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Key Elements of Integrated Care for Persons Experiencing Homelessness

This document is presented as A Guide for HCH Providers, but its reach is much broader, with implications for the entire health care system. Claire Goyer, the author, has succinctly conveyed the genius of the multi- faced HCH “model” as it has developed over a quarter-century. She examines the Key Elements in light of the […]

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Patient Centered Medical Home: Introduction to the Concept

  Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar includes a brief review of the patient-centered medical home concept and history; the reasoning behind one HCH’s plans to prioritize seeking PCMH recognition now; and a discussion of the early challenges and foreseeable hurdles to recognition for HCH programs. Presenters: Heidi Nelson, MHSA; CEO, Duffy Health Center; Hyannis, Massachusetts Joslyn Strupp

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Pain management | Innovations in Chronic Pain Management: New Models of Care

Homeless individuals disproportionately suffer from medical disorders. They have higher rates of diabetes, cancer, peripheral vascular disease, musculoskeletal problems, depression, and other disabilities that are often associated with both acute and chronic pain.1,2,3,4,5 These morbidities afflicting the homeless can be amplified by unstable housing, exposure to weather and temperature extremes, the prevalence of violence, psychiatric

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Pandemic Influenza Guidance for Homeless Shelters & Homeless Service Providers

Homeless shelters and other homeless service sites continue to play an important part in protecting the health of the people they serve. People using homeless services depend on providers to maintain healthy living environments and to take measures to decrease the risk of influenza transmission. Homeless persons may bear particular risk of contracting influenza because

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