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#HCH2019 is Coming: Join Us in Working Together for Justice in Washington, D.C.
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| If you have not yet registered for our 2019 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium, now is the time to sign up, browse sessions, and begin planning your visit! Read full session descriptions to learn what’s in store at our four-day conference in D.C.’s Grand Hyatt Washington from May 22-25 and learn about our keynote speaker Catherine E. Lhamon, Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Whether you are a clinician, policy analyst, consumer, or administrator, #HCH2019 will offer you a chance to explore cutting-edge topics at the nexus of homelessness and health care, from trauma-informed care and medical respite to cutting-edge policy issues and street medicine. Learn more and register soon: reservations for our room block close on April 23rd.
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Conference & Training Updates
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| Enhance Your Conference Experience with Pre-Conference Institutes and Learning Labs Go beyond workshop sessions with the intensive full-day Pre-Conference Institutes and half-day Learning Labs at our 2019 National HCH Conference. Four in-depth PCIs will kick off #HCH2019 on Wednesday, May 22nd: equity in health care and housing, behavioral health integration, street medicine, and medical respite care. Closing out our Conference, half-day sessions on the morning of Saturday, May 25th, will explore anti-racism, adapted clinical guidelines on diabetes, Adverse Childhood Experiences screenings, and trauma-informed storytelling. Browse our offerings to learn how to make the most of your #HCH2019 experience in Washington, D.C.
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| Our Virtual Training Continues: Explore Her Health, Her Housing in CME-Accredited Webinars
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| Guide Explores Medical Nutrition Therapy and Diabetes
Learn how medical nutrition therapy can improve diabetes management for people without homes with our new Nutrition and Diabetes Guide. The publication highlights the role of registered dietitians in the treatment of diabetes, including case studies, resources on health literacy and food insecurity, healthy recipes, and more. Read strategies and personal experiences from registered dietitians and learn more about Medical Nutrition Therapy for people experiencing homelessness in our guide and accompanying webinar.
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| New Resource Examines the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Health Outcomes
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| Recent Webinars Explored Childhood Trauma and the Role of Registered Dietitians (RDNs) in Diabetes Care
Learn about the potentially lifelong effects of Adverse Child Experiences and options for screening and responding to them in our archived webinar with The Bassuk Center on Homelessness and Vulnerable Children and Youth and others. This peer-learning discussion offered practical strategies for addressing ACEs, complementing our recent fact sheet. Another session examined how Medical Nutrition Therapy can improve diabetes management for people experiencing homelessness. Registered dietitians from across the U.S. shared innovative approaches to nutrition care and other strategies in the webinar.
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| Take Action on Work Requirements in Medicaid and Food Stamps
The Council continues to stand up for human rights and push back against cumbersome and ineffective work requirements. Read about the hypocrisy of work requirements in a piece by our Senior Director of Policy, Barbara DiPietro, PhD, and learn how you can take action against proposals for work requirements in food stamps from our partners at the Food Research and Action Center and Medicaid with our comment letter on the Tennessee waiver in Mobilizer. The latest issue summarizes policy news relevant to the HCH community, such as the new Medicare For All bill, the Green New Deal, Title X changes, and more.
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| Access Health Center Tools and Resources
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| Recent Podcast with Council CEO Spotlighted Links Between Health and Homelessness
NHCHC CEO Bobby Watts featured in a new t3 “Changing the Conversation” podcast with host Jeff Olivet and the Center for Social Innovation. “Housing: A Prescription for Health” examines the links between health and homelessness, as well as the role of racism and the importance of communities in the struggle to end the homeless crisis. “If we do not address [people without homes’] health,” states Watts, “we will not be able to restore them to a place where they can maintain housing.” Listen to the podcast.
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| Homeless Health Risks and Links Between Health & Homelessness in Media Spotlight
The Council lent its perspective to recent news coverage of homeless health care issues in the Los Angeles Times, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Atlantic, and Thomson Reuters Foundation. Hypothermia deaths among Angelenos without homes were the subject of a February LA Times piece, and a story in The Atlantic explored epidemics of typhus and other diseases in Californians experiencing homelessness. Additionally, further support for housing as health care came into focus in JAMA’s “Hospitals Turn to Housing to Help Homeless Patients,” as well as the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s “Homing In on Health.” The Council is always happy to provide guidance on homelessness and health care to the media: learn more.
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| HCH Careers: View Recent Listings on the Council's Jobs Board
The Council hosts a variety of job postings from across the Health Care for the Homeless field on our Careers page. We invite Organizational Members to submit listings for our jobs board, which attracts nearly 6,500 views each year. Recent postings include a Chief Health Officer at Sulzbacher in Jacksonville, FL, and several open positions at Central City Concern in Portland, OR, including a Pharmacy Operations Manager, Pharmacy Technician, Recuperative Care Program Case Manager, Behavioral Health Specialist, and Alcohol and Drug Case Manager II. View further listings and learn how to submit your own, or contact Jennifer Dix, Communications Assistant, with any questions.
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