 Webinar Slides(PDF) Outreach is both a key component of the health care for the homeless model of care and a program requirement for 330(h) funded health centers. This webinar will review the National Outreach Guidelines for Special Populations which was developed in concert with input from several agencies working with a wide spectrum of […]
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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) This workshop will discuss the issue of childhood lead poisoning, particularly as it relates to homeless families, program successes and challenges, and how the program can be implemented nationwide. Homeless children are at a particularly high risk for lead poisoning. A recent study shows homeless children in Philadelphia suffer from twice the rate of
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Webinar Slides(PDF) With the arrival of the winter season, many communities are developing and activating emergency cold weather sheltering plans for people who are experiencing homelessness. This webinar, co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Health Care for the Homeless
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Webinar Slides(PDF) An overview of the concepts of motivational interviewing from a practitioner specializing in dual-diagnosis, this webinar will also include practical application of motivational interviewing in outreach to persons experiencing homelessness. Speakers: Kevin Kelley, LFMT; Clinical Director, Homeless Health Care Los Angeles; Los Angeles John Petroskas, BA, JD; Outreach Worker, Catholic Charities; Minneapolis Files
The outreach model of health care delivery was designed from its beginning to bridge care to the hardest to reach, most marginalized homeless populations. From its humble origins, the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) model of outreach has been a work-in-progress. First, care was often delivered from the back of vans with supplies stored
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