Through this workshop, attendees will learn more about how PEACH (Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless) has cultivated the Health Navigator role into 5 key areas including access, care coordination, social determinants of health, advocacy, and counselling. Further, the workshop will focus on how the role has been sustainably funded, supported, and evaluated. Through […]
Telehealth has the potential for increasing access to healthcare services and improve health outcomes. The lack of phone or internet access should not be a barrier for this type of access. Telehealth technologies should be imbedded into free and charitable clinics that are providing services to these individuals. This type of access can expand services
Telehealth in a Street Homeless Clinic: Improving Care and Access Read More >>
Through a unique collaborative effort, a major but hidden barrier to positive healthcare and housing outcomes is being successfully addressed in Arizona. Eleven percent of adult Americans lack any form of government-issued photo identification. Lack of identification can have a negative impact on healthcare outcomes disproportionately affecting populations such as people of color, transgender people,
To date, Health Care for the Homeless-Houston’s SOAR program has a 66% approval for clients receiving SSI/SSDI benefits. This has allowed for growth of the program and developing the current program that has helped many clients not only with SSI/SSDI benefits but also with housing, attaining food and social/emotional support. Speakers: Norma S Tejada-Foster, RN,
The Nurse Call Line (NCL) is a 24/7 telephone-based triage service intended to connect New York City shelter residents with appropriate health care. The study team conducted a qualitative assessment of the NCL to ascertain perceptions, experiences, and interactions with the program, as well as barriers and facilitators to use and implementation. This presentation will
The need for housing prioritization results from a lack of affordable housing. Existing tools have been applied universally and have resulted in further inequity. This toolkit is intended to help communities create a process that centers equity and community-specific needs.
On Wednesday, November 8, as a part of a collaborative project for the Bureau of Primary Health Care’s National Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement, the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO), MHP Salud, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), and Health Outreach Partners (HOP) facilitated a webinar on enabling
Speakers: Marc O Griofa: City of Las Vegas; Brian DeGrafenreid: Old Pueblo Community Services; Marketa Jansky: Advanced Practice Practitioner-Family Nurse Practitioner, El Rio Community Health Center; Joshua Decker: El Rio Health; Deirdra Goeth, Lead Outreach Navigator, OPCS; Kim Hunter: BHC, El Rio Health; Dana Arnold: Navigator II, OPCS; Will Nieves, Navigator II, Old Pueblo Community
Oral Presentation 17: Approaches to Street Outreach Read More >>
