About the RCPN Virtual Symposium: Outcomes and data collection in medical respite can be a valuable resource to help programs in quality improvement and demonstrating the the impact of their program to their communities. However, because of the robust services and supports programs provide, identifying and tracking these outcomes can feel overwhelming. Once data tracking […]
Join us as we remember those who have died and we strengthen our resolve to work for a world where no life is lived or lost in homelessness. We state clearly, together with others in scores of communities across our nation, that no person should die for lack of housing. Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day 2025
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Hear from programs who are working to make buprenorphine more accessible to their patients. After presenting on core components of their program, the webinar features a panel discussion to answer questions on how programs have evolved and how communities can begin and expand their work to respond to opioid use within their communities. Webinar Presenters:
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Health literacy is defined as an individual’s ability to find, understand, and use health-related information and services in making health-related decisions and putting the information into practice. Persons experiencing homelessness are at a greater risk for poor health literacy, severely affecting disease burden, risk for hospitalizations, health complications, and effectiveness of health management. However, medical
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In response to the new UDS data requirements, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council offers this webinar recording on dementia screening and documentation at Community Health Centers. The webinar provides an overview of best practices in dementia screening and strategies to respond to positive screening results. The webinar also provides guidance for health
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Motivational Interviewing is defined as “a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with particular attention to the language of change. It is designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.” Motivational Interviewing (MI) can be
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The dire circumstances of homelessness, combined with experiences of stigma and discrimination, often lead to the exclusion of unhoused individuals from health research. Over a two-year period, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program engaged consumers and their care teams in capacity building activities to enhance our ability to partner with stakeholders in conducting patient-centered
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025 3-4pm ET/2-3pm CT Description: Join us for a webinar to discuss the ways in which health centers and medical respite programs can assist participants with obtaining SSI/SSDI benefits using the principles and techniques of the SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) model. The webinar will feature staff from the SAMHSA
