Webinar Slides(PDF) Consumers have a unique role in Health Center governance and advocacy as their experiences can guide policies and practices at health centers and in the larger community. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council recommends HCH grantees create consumer advisory boards (CABs) as the vehicle for meaningfully engaging consumers in their governance […]
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National Health Center Week (August 11-17, 2014), celebrates the life-changing work of health centers and raises public awareness and support for health centers across the United States. On Wednesday of National Health Center Week (August 13), we observe Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Day. The National Consumer Advisory Board (NCAB) and the National Health
Webinar Slides(PDF) Needs Assessment Toolkit(PDF) Speakers: This webinar addresses the following questions about meeting HRSA requirements: What is sufficient evidence in assessing the needs of homeless in the service area? What kind of data is used for your Needs Assessment? How does one obtain this data and what resources are available to meet this requirement? What
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This webinar will provide a history of Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day and the organizing tools provided by the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Consumer Advisory Board, and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council as well as in-depth examples of how two communities plan and thoroughly carry out their events. Each year
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Webinar Slides(PDF) During this webinar, staff from Springwire and participating health care for the homeless grantees will demonstrate how Community Voice Mail and Resource Broadcasting are being implemented and share the successes and challenges of that process. The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and Springwire have been collaborating on a national pilot project
Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will answer questions that homeless consumers often have about the Affordable Care Act—specifically, what does it do for you? Attendees will learn about the major parts of the law that will directly affect them, make sure they are prepared to take advantage of these opportunities, and understand how they can make
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Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will identify the legal limitations and opportunities for HCH projects to conduct voter registration and other election activities, describe common barriers consumers face in registering to vote and ways to overcome them, describe different models for integrating voter registration into an HCH project, and recognize the importance of engaging consumers in
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Webinar Slides(PDF) Would you like to engage consumers in leadership decision-making at your HCH project? Are you considering developing a consumer advisory board? Hear from the Albuquerque HCH project about how its consumer advisory board and consumer board members have helped to maximize the ease of use and comfort of their facilities for all of
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