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Make your plans now to attend the 2022 Health Care for the Homeless Conference and Policy Symposium, May 10-13 in Seattle! This year's conference embraces the theme “Toward Health and Belonging.” Everyone deserves a chance to live a life of complete mental, physical, and social well-being. Our theme acknowledges there is a continuum of progression, and we need to move toward addressing these challenges and embrace new opportunities to improve the health and belonging of everyone in our society.
You may register for any combination of the following:
- Pre-Conference Institutes, May 10 – A full-day focus on one of three topics: Medical Respite; Gender-Affirming Care; or Addressing Burnout.
- Main Conference, May 11-12 – Two days of concurrent breakout sessions, keynote addresses, poster presentations, access to exhibitors, and networking opportunities.
- Learning Labs, May 13 – A half-day focus on one of five topics: Safety and Security; Behavioral Health; Anti-Racism; Chronic Disease Management; or Supporting Survivors of Interpersonal Violence.
Detailed information on conference sessions will be coming soon. To register now or learn more about pricing and lodging, click the button below.
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New Issue Brief Spotlights Medical Respite Care/ Continuum of Care Collaboration
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The Council recently partnered with The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response to publish “Expanding Options for Health Care Within Homelessness Services: CoC Partnerships with Medical Respite Care Programs,” an issue brief illustrating how medical respite care (MRC) programs and Continuums of Care (CoC) can effectively partner to improve systems of care and better meet the health care needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.
The brief describes existing service gaps, perspectives from MRC and CoC program staff, and action steps that can be taken to improve collaborations, and spotlights the CoC-MRC partnership in Yakima, Washington. While all communities are unique in their own way, CoC staff, homelessness services providers, and MRC program staff, as well as hospital systems and Medicaid payers, should use this document as a guide for improving health and housing outcomes.
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Organizational Members: Share Your Profile and Images with Us!
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Show us your world! The Council is seeking images and information about your organization, clients, and staff that we can use throughout 2022. We are looking for photos that highlight the diversity of our members and those they serve, and may use them in publications and on our website. (For examples of how we used member photos in 2021, see our 2020-2021 Annual Report and Better Together digital magazine.)
If your organization has not already done so, please complete the form that was emailed to your organizational representative and attach the requested images. If you did not receive the request or need it to be re-sent, please contact NHCHC Communications Manager Terri Woodmore.
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Welcome Recent Staff Additions!
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The National Health Care for the Homeless Council continues to grow and has added four new staff members in recent weeks to help us better serve our members:
Kimberly Chiarmonte is Senior Project Manager for the Vaccine Ambassadors Project and coordinates peer ambassadors at HCH health centers to build trust and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.
Chelsea Hardin-Hensley is Project Manager for the Vaccine Ambassador Project, and also supports the Council's work with the Corporation for Supportive Housing.
Kate Gleason Bachman is Clinical and Quality Improvement Nurse Manager. In collaboration with the Council's teams and committees, she identifies emerging topics in primary care that impact people experiencing homelessness and serves as a resource on clinical quality issues and services.
Christa Signor is Program Manager for the National Institute for Medical Respite Care (NIMRC) and works closely with the Director of Medical Respite on projects of NIMRC and the Respite Care Providers' Network (RCPN).
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| Learn About Council Benefits Partner, Nonstop Wellness
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Join NHCHC partner Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services, Inc. for an upcoming 15-minute webinar scheduled for Thursday, January 20,at 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. CT / 11 a.m. MT / 10am PT / 9 a.m. AT / 8 a.m. HAT to learn about Nonstop’s partially self-funded health benefits program (Nonstop Wellness), designed for employers with more than 50 employees enrolled in benefits. In addition to reducing or eliminating employees’ out-of-pocket costs, Nonstop Wellness also potentially reduces the cost of premiums to employers by an average of 8-10%.
To attend this webinar on how to provide your employees equitable benefits for less, register here.
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