Policy and Advocacy

Health Reform and Justice-Involved Populations: Opportunities for the HCH Community

Webinar Slides This webinar will highlight the potential for using the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion to engage justice agencies in stronger partnerships that will enroll patients into health insurance programs, share data with other providers, and facilitate better coordinated care for those entering and leaving detention. In states where health reform is aggressively implemented, […]

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Medicaid’s Home and Community-Based Services Program: An Orientation for Homeless Health Care Providers

Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will provide an overview of the Federal Home and Community-based Services program, describe opportunities for homeless health care providers to improve access to their states’ HCBS programs, and share examples of two states that have improved access to their HCBS programs for people who are experiencing homelessness. The Medicaid expansion in 2014

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Health Reform & Homeless Populations: What Does the Law Do for You?

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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You Don’t Need a Home to Vote: Election Activities for HCH Projects Webinar

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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How to Partner With Your Local Housing Authority

Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar will focus on the barriers that public housing residents share with homeless individuals and the benefits of partnering with your local housing authority to surmount them. Alex Lehr O’Connell will also discuss HRSA’s Public Housing Primary Care Program. Speakers: Alex Lehr O’Connell, MPH, CPH; Manager, Technical Assistance and Consultation, Community Health Partners

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Organizing Homeless Persons Memorial Day Events

Webinar Slides(PPT) This webinar will introduce Homeless Persons Memorial Day (December 21), which honors all those who have passed away without housing. Presenters will describe past events and discuss ideas for how communities can plan their own memorials. Speakers: Joseph Benson, Community Outreach Worker, Health Care for the Homeless – Houston Valarie Dowell, Community Health Worker,

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Planning for HCH Day Activities

This webinar offers tips and strategies for planning HCH Day events during Health Center Week in August. While activities for HCH Day 2011 are discussed, this material can apply to HCH Day event possibilities for any given year. Presenters: Amy Grassette, Chair, National Consumer Advisory Board Chair Katy Valesky, MSSW; Consumer Advocate, National Healthcare for

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Strategies for Local and National Advocacy

Webinar Slides(PPT) This webinar contains information to help participants learn strategies for engaging in advocacy at the local level and in Washington, D.C., without adding significant burdens to the limited time and resources available to health care for the homeless grantees. Conscious economic and policy decisions over the last 30 years have contributed tremendously to contemporary

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