Consent, Dementia, and Surrogate Decision-Making: Ethical Challenges in the Context of Homeless Health Care
Presented at the 2016 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference by Laura Kaplan-Weisman, Mark Fox, Ric and Munoz View Slides (PDF)
Presented at the 2016 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference by Laura Kaplan-Weisman, Mark Fox, Ric and Munoz View Slides (PDF)
PowerPoint Slides(PDF) Each year, every community health center program is required to submit data for HRSA’s Uniform Data System (UDS). Technology can help in the process, but with several IT vendors promising fast and easy solutions, it can be an overwhelming decision as well as a frustrating process once we realize that there is no one-size-fits-all product. The tweaking
We All Do IT: UDS and Reporting Software Read More >>
Heroin and prescription drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels, spurred in part by the large number of opioids prescribed for pain. In 2012, 259 million prescriptions were written for opioids in the U.S., enough to supply every American adult with their own bottle of pills. An estimated 4.5 million people were non-medical users of prescription
Medication-Assisted Treatment: Buprenorphine in the HCH Community Read More >>
The recent multi state outbreaks of measles and global outbreaks of the zika and ebola virus underscore the need for comprehensive and effective community emergency response plans. In response to these and past outbreaks, government agencies, local and state health departments, and other entities have developed and implemented prevention and outbreak response procedures to reduce
Prevention & Response to Infectious Diseases Within the Homeless Population(2016) Read More >>
Prevention and response procedures to infectious disease outbreaks often do not address the unique circumstances of persons experiencing homelessness. This fact sheet highlights infectious diseases within this population, addresses challenges in the event of an outbreak, and provides strategies and tools that can be used to prevent and respond to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
Prevention & Response to Infectious Diseases Within the Homeless Population Read More >>
Published by Justice in Aging Download Research (PDF)
How to Prevent Homelessness Among Older Adults Read More >>
This issue of In Focus will provide: an overview of case management; its positive outcomes; the role these services play in enhancing health and housing interventions; the importance of care coordination as an aspect of case management; as well as discuss the implications for practice, policy, and future research. Download Research (PDF)
In Focus: Vital Role of Case Management for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Read More >>
Presentation at the NHCHC Regional Training in Denver, CO Download Slides (PDF)
Improving Outcomes through Cultural Humility Read More >>