This Research Update from the National HCH Council provides a focused literature review on health and homelessness among women veterans in the United States. This topic is gaining increasing attention in research, public policy, and the media due to rising levels of deployment and an elevated risk of homelessness among women veterans. Download Research (PDF)
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation often exposes an organization’s strengths and weaknesses in leadership, communication, workflow, and staffing. This document outlines the key foundational elements identified by Health Care for the Homeless grantees for successful implementation of electronic health records. Download Research (PDF)
This issue of Healing Hands identifies models and strategies to address and end family homelessness as it reaches levels that have not been reported since the Great Depression. Download Research (PDF)
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Presented by National Health Care for the Homeless Council This case report explores the issues of obesity and food insecurity experienced by families living in shelters, as well as demonstrating the impact of a shelter-based obesity prevention program. Download Research (PDF)
Managing patients who have multiple chronic conditions presents many challenges to providers and requires a high level of integrated care to be successful. This resource from the HCH Clinicians’ Network provides a brief summary of the literature on the impact of multiple chronic conditions on the U.S. and highlights practices from four HCH grantees to
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There is a growing consensus that the US primary care system must be redesigned in fundamental ways to improve health and the patient experience while lowering costs (Knox et al., 2011). The current system’s skyrocketing costs are unsustainable and present a serious threat to our national fiscal integrity, as well as to individual’s and small
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Webinar Slides(PDF) This webinar is the third in a four-part series on the patient-centered medical home; recordings and presentations from previous webinars are available in our Webinar Archives. In this case study of Mary Howard, a nurse-managed health center, presenters will discuss the NCQA’s PCMH standards and how they relate to an HCH grantee, the role
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Updated in 2011, this document provides examples of policies, procedures and protocols from six homeless health care projects with practical information for creating a safer environment for consumers and staff in Health Care for the Homeless Projects. It is an expanded and enhanced version of the 1996 document Sample Safety Guidelines in Homeless Health Services.
