Webinar Slides(PDF) The National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium offers an excellent opportunity for attendees to meet with their congressional representatives. This webinar will provide information on scheduling meetings, communicating with other conference attendees from their state who are interested in attending the meetings, and the suggested policy issues to be […]
Sarah Knopf-Amelung, National Health Care for the Homeless Council The National Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Council has released a final report on its multiphase veterans’ needs assessment. While most research on veterans experiencing homelessness is focused on those accessing care in the Veterans Administration (VA) setting, this study examines the subset of the
Health and Homelessness among Veterans: A Needs Assessment of HCH Grantees Read More >>
Patrina Twilley, National Health Care for the Homeless Council Many health centers recognize the benefit of having medical residents serve patients and learn at their sites, and thus, consider their organizations “Teaching Health Centers (THC).” However, many of these health centers are not accredited and do not receive additional funding for providing these educational opportunities.
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History, financing, and requirements of the health care for the homeless program. Use to educate community and government leaders about our program. Download Research (PDF)
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Webinar Slides(PDF) Over 22,000 veterans were served by health care for the homeless grantees in 2011. Veterans are consistently over-represented in the homeless population, and although these numbers are decreasing thanks to federal efforts to end veteran homelessness, circumstances may change with the return of additional service members from the current conflict. Many veterans are
Joining Forces: Improving Care for Veterans through HCH-VA Collaborations Read More >>
Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will provide an introduction to transitional care and highlight a new care transition model developed by Oregon Health and Sciences University that targets low-income and uninsured patients, including those who are experiencing homelessness. Transitional care models aim to improve health care delivery, increase patient self-management skills, and reduce health care costs by
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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) This webinar will highlight the collaboration between the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council through focus groups with HCH administrators and frontline workers. A key goal of the Affordable Care Act is to reduce the number of uninsured through new coverage options for
