|
|
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council will host a new learning collaborative in December and January that is aimed at strengthening knowledge on Social Determinants of Health and their impact on unhoused communities. Topics will include racial equity and SDOH; workforce and SDOH; enabling services and SDOH; and the importance of risk stratification.
The learning collaborative will comprise at least 10 health centers, with at least one representative from each site. We are seeking diverse teams, including registered nurses, peers, medical assistants, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, and others.
The deadline to apply is Monday, November 22. Session dates are December 2; December 16; January 6; and January 20.
| |
|
HHS Secretary Announces New Federal Overdose Prevention Strategy at HCH Baltimore
| |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced the department's new Overdose Prevention Strategy during a news conference today at Health Care for the Homeless Baltimore.
Prior to the announcement, Secretary Becerra and other officials toured the center with President and CEO Kevin Lindamood, and hosted a roundtable with stakeholders, including people recovering from addiction.
Pictured from left to right: Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott; Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, HHS Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and Administrator of SAMHSA; Regina LaBelle, Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Kevin Lindamood, President and CEO, Health Care for the Homeless Baltimore; Secretary Xavier Becerra, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Brian Frosh, Maryland Attorney General; Congressman David Trone (D-MD-06).
| |
|
Clinicians' Network Launches Community Conversations
| |
The HCH Clinicians’ Network is launching the Community Conversations series beginning in November. Centered around pressing issues affecting providers (defined broadly) who serve people experiencing homelessness, Community Conversations are not webinars: they are discussions informed by real-life cases, meant to improve the well-being of HCH providers through mutual support and problem-solving. To facilitate a safer space, the conversations will not be recorded.
The Clinicians’ Network has chosen three topics to inform groups who will meet once per quarter: 1) children and families; 2) harm reduction; and (3) ethical dilemmas in HCH work.
The first Community Conversation, on Wednesday, November 10, will explore the ethical challenges that arise when HCH clients form romantic attachments to their providers (mental health, medical, or other providers). These instances range from inappropriate remarks to stalking and violence, and numerous scenarios in between. How do we respond in a way that keeps us safe without damaging what may be clients’ only therapeutic relationship? Join us to explore these difficult questions.
| |
|
New Paper Highlights Health Centers Without HCH Designation
| |
Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) health centers have a distinct mandate to serve people experiencing homelessness, but all health centers are expected to provide services regardless of patients’ ability to pay.
Noting that not every city has an HCH health center, the Council has issued a new report, "Filling the HCH Gap: Case Studies of Non-HCH Health Centers Serving People Experiencing Homelessness," which highlights five non-HCH health centers that are providing excellent services for people without homes in their communities. It concludes with nine actions all health centers can take to improve services for unhoused patients, with numerous resources to support health center leaders.
| |
|
Video Celebrates the HCH Community
| |
|  |
Staff members from Health Care for the Homeless Baltimore wrote and performed an original song for this video, originally shown during the Council's 2021 Governing Membership Meeting earlier this month.
Click the "play" icon to view it now!
| |
| | |
|
Deadline Extended to November 14 for National HCH Conference & Policy Symposium Abstracts and Reviewers
| |
The Call for Abstracts is now open for the 2022 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium, which will take place May 10-13 in Seattle, WA. The 2022 theme is Toward Health and Belonging.
The Council welcomes abstracts to provide both introductory and advanced educational content at the conference for clinicians, patients, researchers, administrators, advocates, consumers, and policy makers working at the intersection of health care, homelessness, and housing. The deadline for abstract submissions and reviewer applications has been extended to November 14; Review Committee decisions will be communicated by December 23. Click the button below to learn more and submit an abstract.
| |
| | Council Voices in the News
| |
|
Support the Every Member Campaign!
| |
Donations to the annual Every Member Campaign help to support the work of the Council not covered by government grants, such as equity and advocacy. Every contribution, regardless of amount, is important. Every gift matters! Every dollar counts!
| |
NHCHC Corporate Affiliates
| |
 |
Health is at the core of everything we do. We are proud to lead healthcare innovations and community wellness.
| |  |
Providing high-quality, affordable health care services since 1945, improving the health of our members and the communities we serve.
| |
| | |
Follow us for the most up-to-date information on Council news and programs!
| |
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
| |
National Institute for Medical Respite Care
| |
| October 27, 2021 | Volume 4, Issue 10| Archives
Copyright © 2021 National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc.
| |
|
|
|
|
