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Attention!
New Orientation Call for New PHPC Grantees
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Monday
November 28, 2011
2pmET - 3pmET
1-940-287-4000
Participant Code:
9905621
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Public Housing Focuses on Public Health
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Vegetable gardens are among local projects that target obesity and encourage exercise.
To read the full story, click here.
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Upcoming Events
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November Is...
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National Native American Heritage Month, 2011
Presidential Proclamation
Behavioral Health
Diabetes in Native Americans
Domestic violence: Prevention and treatment programs for Native Americans
Health Disparities
HIV/AIDs
Injuries
Native American Populations
National Runaway Prevention Month
The National Runaway Switchboard (NRS) and the National Network for Youth (NN4Y), announce the TENTH ANNIVERSARY of National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM) for November. The goals of the 2011 campaign, Making the Connection are twofold:
1) to raise awareness of the issues facing runaway youth; and,
2) to educate the public about solutions and the role they can play in preventing youth from running.
Community Action Toolkit and a list of other ways to get involved, tips on engaging the media and sample templates to help prepare a campaign
Runaway Prevention Curriculum
Promotional Materials
National Family Caregivers Month
This month honors the millions of family members, neighbors and friends who provide care for their loved ones during times of need. Each day, caregivers take on the ultimate responsibility of providing care to a family member or friend with a long-term, chronic or disabling condition.
The Administration on Aging (AoA) has long recognized these sacrifices. Through the Older Americans Act, AoA administers programs and services designed to support older adults and their caregivers. Included among them is the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), which assists family and informal caregivers by providing them relief from their daily tasks and access to services, counseling and training and other supports.
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The mission of the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) is to strengthen the capacity of federally funded Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) health centers and other health center grantees by providing training and a range of technical assistance.
NCHPH, a project of North American Management, receives funding through a cooperative agreement grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration.
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NCHPH Primary Health Care Center (PHPC) Receives HRSA Spotlight:
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West End Medical Centers' Breast Cancer Prevention Program
In recognition of
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, HRSA's Health
Quality Improvement (QI) website featured one of the National Center for Health in Public Housing's (NCHPH) Primary Health Care Centers (PHPCs), the West End Medical Centers, Inc (WEMC). WEMC operates two successful, innovative, and expanding breast cancer prevention programs that focus on quality improvement activities for the saf
ety net population they serve, many of which pertain to the following areas:
- Conducting patient outreach and education events;
- Use of Patient Navigators to help breast cancer patients;
- Expanding age demographics of patients;
- Use of both UDS and internal quality measures for improving quality.
WEMC's breast cancer prevention program aims to reduce this disease's impact among the underserved community within the greater Atlanta area. Breast cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among women. In 2010, it is estimated that 207,090 women were diagnosed with breast cancer, and that 39,840 women died from this disease . Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), like WEMC, play an important role in breast cancer prevention within the safety net community, and breast cancer screening is a mandatory Uniformed Data System (UDS) measure. To read more about WEMC's successful program, click here.
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HRSA Integrates Social Media, Enhancing Access to Care
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently launched a new "Find a Health Center" app for smart phones to help you and your community members find nearby federally-funded health centers and the services they provide.
HRSA issues 2011 report on the health status, health behaviors and use of health care by U.S. women
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Women's Health USA 2011, the tenth edition of an annual data book identifying priorities, trends and disparities in women's health, is now available.
The 2011 edition highlights several new topics, including secondhand tobacco smoke exposure, Alzheimer's disease, preconception health, unintended pregnancy, oral health care utilization and barriers to health care. For the first time, the special population section of the report features data on the health of lesbian and bisexual women, as well as Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women. Data on American Indian and Alaska Native women are also featured.
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Grantee Corner
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NCHPH Announces Several New PHPCs
NCHPH would like to welcome the following new PHPCs to our network. NCHPH looks forward to continued collaborative efforts with PHPCS in creating and sustaining innovative strategies that provide public housing residents with increased access to care and health-related services.
St. John's Clinic Starts Community Network for Better Health Concepcion Alfaro's husband lost a foot. Juana Franco was losing her eyesight. As was Arturo Marroquin. Each lives in South Los Angeles, battles diabetes, and sought treatment at the St. John's Well Child & Family Center. They are also part of St. John's recently formed Right to Health Committee, made up of current and former patients in the community. "If communities can get together and use their voice and really hold people accountable, I think we can possibly see some changes," said Nomsa Khalfani, Chief Policy & Support Services Officer at St. Johns. Founded in 1964, St. John's is a nonprofit network of federally qualified health centers with multiple clinics in Los Angeles. For the full story, click here. |
Cultural Awareness Corner
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A Patient-Centered Guide to Implementing Language Access Services in Healthcare Organizations
With growing concerns about racial, ethnic, and language disparities in health and health care and the need for healthcare systems to accommodate increasingly diverse patient populations, language access services (LAS) have become more and more a matter of national importance.
The Office of Minority Health has sponsored the development of A Patient-Centered Guide to Implementing Language Access Services in Healthcare Organizations guide to help healthcare organizations implement effective LAS to meet the needs of their limited English proficient (LEP) patients, thereby increasing their access to health care.
LAS are especially relevant to racial and ethnic disparities in health care. A report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on racial and ethnic disparities in health care documented through substantial research that minorities, as compared to their White American counterparts, receive lower quality of care across a wide range of medical conditions, resulting in poorer health outcomes and lower health statuses. The research conducted by the IOM showed that language barriers can cause poor, abbreviated, or erroneous communication, poor decision making on the part of both providers and patients, or ethical compromises. The implementation of appropriate LAS in healthcare settings can serve to:
- Increase access to care
- Improve quality of care, health outcomes, and health status
- Increase patient satisfaction
- Enhance or ensure appropriate resource utilization
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A Special Thanks to all of those who participated in the Health Care for Residents of Public Housing Regional Training Meeting in Austin Texas!
 
On November 8, 2011, the National Center for Health in Public Housing convened a regional training meeting in Austin, TX. This meeting produced a number of great educational/training opportunities, a forum for networking and exchanging ideas and many important and exciting outcomes.
There is a great need for comprehensive primary health care to residents of public housing in Region VI. Many of the health centers that came to the conferences were located near or at public housing sites and were able to share their experiences, practices and interests in learning more about the special needs of residents.
Topics that were of major interest to participants created heightened discussions were, Gaps in Primary Care for Residents, Emergency Preparedness, Patient Centered Medical Homes, Embedding Services - Health Promotion Programs in Housing and Cultural Competence for Quality Healthcare.
We will continue these discussions at our National Conference which will be held May 1-3 at The Westin Alexandria located at 400 Courthouse Square Alexandria, VA 22314.
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Advocacy and Policy
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H.R. 762: Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2011
To transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty by revitalizing distressed housing, to reform public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one for one replacement and tenant protections, to provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve public housing units, and to create a pilot program to train public housing residents to provide home-based health services.
White House Announces Health Care Jobs Initiatives for Veterans at Community Health Centers
The departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Labor, and Veterans Affairs will work to connect 8,000 veterans to job openings at community health centers over the next three years, the White House announced last month. As part of the Community Health Center Veterans Hiring Challenge, HHS will ask health centers to start reporting on the number of veterans they employ. In addition, the Health Resources and Services Administration will give priority when awarding physician assistant training grants to colleges and universities that train veterans as physician assistants. The agency also will identify programs that offer expedited curricula and enhanced recruiting, retention, and mentoring services for veterans and encourage others to replicate them. During the week of Veterans Day, HRSA will begin helping more than 21 institutions with active veteran programs share best practices with accredited physician assistants programs.
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Research
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Study Finds Prevalence of Diabetes Has Doubled Over Previous 30 Years
National, regional, and global trends in fasting plasma glucose and diabetes prevalence since 1980: systematic analysis of health examination surveys and epidemiological studies with 370 country-years and 2·7 million participants Danaei et al., The Lancet, v. 378, Issue 9785 (July), p. 31-40, 2011
American Indian Health
Community-Based HIV Testing among American Indians in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 2008-2009. Friend, T.; Reilly, B.; Giberson, S.; Redd, J. The IHS Primary Care Provider, v. 36, #4 (April), p. 65-67, 2011
"Friending" Sexual Health: Harnessing Media Technologies to Reach Native Youth.
Stephens, D.; Leston, J.; Craig-Rushing, S. The IHS Primary Care Provider, v. 36, #4 (April), p. 76, 2011 (Articles; Newsletter Article)
Getting into Trouble: Perspectives on Stress and Suicide Prevention among Pacific Northwest Indian Youth.
Strickland, C. J.; Cooper, M. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, v. 22, #3 (July), p. 240-247, 2011 (Articles; Journal Article) 30736
Implementation of a Mandatory Employee Influenza Vaccination Program in a Rural Tribal Health Care Facility.
Farrell, D.; Kraft, M.; Oski, J. The IHS Primary Care Provider, v. 36, #6 (June), p. 117-121, 2011 (Articles; Newsletter Article) 31114
Innovation in Indian Healthcare: Using Health Information Technology to Achieve Health Equity for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations.
Carroll, M.; Cullen, T.; Ferguson, S.; Hogge, N.; Horton, M.; Kokesh, J. Perspectives in Health Information Management, v.8, (January), 1d, 2011
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