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Learn from Frontline Medical Respite Care Providers Responding to the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic in Our Third Town Hall WebinarThis Friday! | April 10 | 12-1 p.m. CT
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The third webinar in our Town Hall series will explore the role of medical respite care in community response to COVID-19. While respite programs are uniquely positioned to provide care for people without homes when they are sick, programs nationwide are working quickly to adjust their practices to meet the evolving needs of their communities.
Additionally, providers are working to expand the medical respite model beyond the four walls of their program and into hotel rooms, dorms, and convention centers. Respite providers from Seattle, WA, and Durham, NC, will speak to these challenges and the roles they’ve played in helping their cities build client-centered quarantine facilities. Please join us!
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Council Partnering with United Health Foundation to Support COVID-19 Response for People Without Homes
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The National HCH Council is proud to announce our partnership with United Health Foundation to support homeless service organizations working to contain the spread of novel coronavirus among people experiencing homelessness.
United Health Foundation is generously providing $2.5 million in funds to help meet both urgent, immediate needs at HCH programs and longer-term needs to expand capacity. We are extremely grateful for this opportunity to aid people without homes. Learn how this critical collaboration—alongside our partnership with Kaiser Permanente—is making a difference for people experiencing homelessness in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Issue Brief: COVID-19 & the HCH Community: Needed Actions from Public Health and Emergency Response Systems
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The COVID-19 pandemic requires an unprecedented infectious disease response from public health and emergency response systems, which must plan for the needs of people without homes across the U.S. Disproportionately older, often chronically ill, and rarely able to socially distance, this population is at very high risk. They must be prioritized in a public health response that extends beyond the capacities of HCH programs and homeless service organizations.
Complementing our earlier publication, this issue brief outlines the critical actions that public health authorities and emergency response systems must take to protect homeless populations from COVID-19, as well as some strategies being implemented and the federal guidance that is currently available to assist the effort.
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IMPaCT Webinar Explores the Role of CHWs as Social First Responders in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The effects of COVID-19 extend well beyond health alone, and vulnerable populations are likely to bear the heaviest burden. Community health workers (CHWs) can provide virtual social support during this crisis. Join a national conversation at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 30 facilitated by Dr. Shreya Kangovi on “Community Health Workers: Social First Responders in the COVID Pandemic.”
This discussion will examine the socioeconomic and public health fallout of COVID; why CHWs are uniquely positioned to help during this crisis; operational planning for launching or pivoting a CHW program; and best practices for working during COVID quarantines. Registration is required and space is limited.
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New COVID-19 Resources from the Field: Guidance from the CDC, CMS, and More
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The Council is releasing two new resources providing condensed information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help frontline staff respond to COVID-19 in people experiencing homelessness:
Other recently released national guidance from HUD, CDC, and other organizations includes:
Additionally, more research is emerging as the pandemic continues:
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The Vantage Point of HCH Technical Assistance During COVID-19
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In an average year, the National HCH Council provides technical assistance (educational resources, consultation, connections, encouragement, etc.) on at least 200 distinct topics ranging from safety in street outreach to categorizing shelter status in federal reports. In the last three weeks, just one topic has dominated our inquiries: COVID-19.
The Council and its members are uniquely positioned to respond to disease outbreaks in the homeless population because the crisis is occurring precisely where our mission resides—the nexus of health care and homelessness. We are ready to meet this crisis with the competency and values it demands. Read the full post.
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We’re Hiring: Become Our New Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Coordinator
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| The Council is hiring a new Behavioral Health Technical Assistance Coordinator to help lead an exciting new initiative through the Health Resources and Services Administration. This position will require familiarity with grant programs, careful attention to reporting, and collaboration with many internal and external partners.
Join the leading national voice at the nexus of homelessness and health. Please consider applying, share this opportunity with colleagues, or contact us with any questions.
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Council in Media Spotlight: COVID-19's Effects on People Without Homes—And What We Can Do
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As the HCH community responds to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, the NHCHC is continually engaging media to raise awareness of the deadly effects of the pandemic on people without homes. Recent stories drawing on Council expertise include:
The Council is always available to inform coverage of homelessness and health care. Find more recent coverage on our website or contact us for more information.
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| April 8, 2020 | Volume 2, Issue 15 | Archives
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