Presented by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation: The federal poverty guidelines are issued each year by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These guidelines are one version of the poverty thresholds that are used administratively to HUD determine eligibility for various programs, including health centers. Download Research (PDF)
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One Life, Too Many. Another Year, Too Long. On the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, people in our communities will die without a home. This event will memorialize and honor the lives lost to homelessness. It will energize us to fight with hope and with fierce determination to
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From Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This toolkit offers tools and guidance to facilitate the implementation of the evidence-based practice of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT). Download Research (PDF)
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The Standards for Shelter-Based Care were originally drafted as part of the Chicago Homelessness and Health Response Group for Equity (CHHRGE) in 2020. Throughout 2023, leaders within Chicago’s Shelter-Based Care Teams—Heartland Alliance Health and Lawndale Christian Health Center—worked with the Chicago Department of Public Health and Illinois Public Health Institute to update. Download Research (PDF)
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The need for housing prioritization results from a lack of affordable housing. Existing tools have been applied universally and have resulted in further inequity. This toolkit is intended to help communities create a process that centers equity and community-specific needs. Download the fact sheet, Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and Belonging,
This course will provide an overview of the concepts of trauma and trauma informed care for patients who are interacting with Vaccine Ambassadors seeking to help with vaccine hesitancy for the COVID-19 vaccination. Learn the fundamentals of trauma, trauma-informed principles, and secondary trauma and how to identify and utilize these skills within the Vaccine Ambassador
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This course provides an introduction to integrated care approaches in homeless health care and is directed at clinicians and service providers. The course will define integrated care and review specific programmatic and communication strategies to build integrated care practices from the individual level up to broader systemic change. Finally, the course will provide examples of
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Case managers, community health workers (CHWs), and peers are often the primary staff responsible for care coordination and implementation of care plans in medical respite. Beyond this, they build relationships and safety for medical respite care clients. This course provides an overview of each role within the medical respite program and recommended best and promising
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