NHCHC Statement on the Appointment of Jeff Olivet to Lead the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness February 2, 2022 The National Health Care for the Homeless Council congratulates the Biden-Harris Administration on the appointment of Jeff Olivet as the new executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Beginning his career as an outreach […]
Primary audience: shelters, rescue missions, homelessness services nonprofits This month’s post serves more to acknowledge the prevalence of a topic than to provide concrete solutions since strategies are so heavily affected by state-specific regulations, so we especially welcome your input in the comments! That issue is the challenge of homeless shelters, rescue missions, or other
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Primary audience: Non-HCH health centers and potential health centers What does the HCH designation mean? This month we address one of the most frequently asked questions in NHCHC technical assistance: how to start a Health Care for the Homeless program. Find a more formal and detailed version of this blog here. First, Health Care for
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Primary audience: Any organization providing street outreach services Photo courtesy of The Night Ministry Street Team Difficult Behavior in HCH Environments Responding to violent incidents and escalated behavior in Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) environments was probably the most pressing topic prior to the pandemic, which necessarily siphoned everyone’s attention. The most resourced and
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), has awarded $2.3 million to 15 health centers in 12 states to support the Community Vaccine Ambassador Project. The Vaccine Ambassador Project will focus on increasing
Primary audience: HCH-only health center staff The 25% Rule Among the 300 health centers that receive Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) funding, 45 receive only that designation from HRSA, meaning people experiencing homelessness are their sole target population. But people who move in and out of homelessness, and many others may not technically meet
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Primary audience: Health center staff Definitions The differences in the definitions of homelessness and the varying ways we measure it can complicate health centers’ data-gathering in their service areas. (See the NHCHC’s new infographic on the definitions of homelessness). For example, John Doe Community Health Center (JDCHC) is a health center with Health Care for
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The Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Information for the HCH Community September 13, 2021 On Thursday, September 9, President Biden announced a six-pronged strategy intended to lead the country out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first prong of the strategy defined several vaccine mandates that apply to most workplaces. In addition to these health care
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