National Center for Health in Public Housing
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In This Issue
North American Management's Grantees in Puerto Rico: Health and the Aging Report
HRSA Updates
Funding Opportunities
Cultural Awareness Corner
Rural, Tribal, and Small Town Sustainability
Care Coordination Through Community HUB
A Message Regarding the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program
Advocacy and Policy
Research
Upcoming Events

NHSC Scholar Orientation and Placement Conference

  

Registration due: June 26, 2012

Date: July 19-21, 2012

Location: Grapevine, Texas

 

Registration is now open for sites interested in attending the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 2012 Scholar Orientation and Placement Conference.  We anticipate over 100 NHSC scholars will be in attendance, so please encourage sites to take advantage of the opportunity to interview, recruit, and network with scholars currently in the placement cycle.  Representatives from Primary Care Organizations and Primary Care Associations may also attend to recruit on behalf of sites that are not able to attend.

 

Source: HRSA

 

May is...
 

Hepatitis Awareness Month

 
 

 

Source: HRSA, BPHC

 

Source: Lupus Foundation of America

Source: CDC & Million Hearts

May 6-12 was...
 
 
Source: HRSA
May 14th was...
 
 
Source: HHS, Office on Women's Health
 

 

 

 

Resources include clinical guidelines, patient education materials, self-management tools, policy briefs, asthma reports, clinical toolkits, videos, interactive websites, mobile technology and asthma information, and smoking and tobacco cessation materials. Many are available in both English and Spanish.

 

Source: Association of Clinicians for the Underserved

Mental Health Toolkits:

 

DoMorefor1in4 Mental Health Toolkit

Healing Trauma's Invisible Wounds Toolkit (for military community)

  

Source: Mental Health America  

Useful Links:
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Issue: #6 May/2012

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.

 

  

"Raising the Bar in Health Care for Residents of Public Housing"

 

2012 National Training Conference Wrap Up:

 

Over 200 people attended the National Center for Health in Public Housing's (NCHPH) National Training Conference from May 1st-3rd, 2012 at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, VA.  The goal of the Conference was to provide training and facilitate networking opportunities to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) grantees.  Audience members were also comprised of other organizations seeking to collaborate and enhance their knowledge of PHPCs.

 

Representation from approximately 26 PHPC grantees and 11 Housing Authorities throughout the United States and associated territories, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, were present at the conference.  Plenary Session Key Note Speakers included:

 

 

Marcia Brand,PhD,  Deputy Administrator of HRSA

Captain Henry Lopez, Jr., Director of the Office of Special Population Health in HRSA's Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)

U.S. Representative Donna Edwards, Maryland's 4th Congressional District

Marcia Thomas-Brown, MHSA, LNHA, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved (NHIT)

James W. Hunt, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers

Kathleen O'Leary, MSW, Acting Chief of the Women's Program of the National Institute of Mental Health

William P. Sawyer, MD, Infection Prevention Specialist at Henry the Hand Foundation

 

Over the 3-day period, the conference also offered 27 workshops led by experts in their fields.  A wide range of topics affecting public housing residents were covered such as ending LGBT health disparities, oral health care for the underserved, fall prevention among seniors, and addressing secondhand smoke exposure. 

 

The following exhibitors were also present and we thank them for their support and participation:

  • Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)
  • CommonWealth Purchasing Group
  • Community Health Partners for Sustainability
  • Danya International
  • The Congressional  Glaucoma Caucus
  • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Healthy Homes
  • The National Institutes for Training
  • North American Management, Housing and Community Revitalization Group
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals

NCHPH wants to thank everyone involved for making the conference such a success and we look forward to the next annual event in 2013.  NCHPH encourages all conference participants to remain in touch and contact us if we can be of any assistance as we collectively work towards eliminating health disparities among public housing residents and underserved populations.

 

To view the powerpoint presentations, click here

 

 

From Left to Right, Opening Plenary speakers include Dr. Astril Webb (Director of NAM's Health and Family Services Division), Marcia Brand, PhD (HRSA's Deputy Administrator), Congresswoman Donna Edwards (Maryland's 4th Congressional District), James W. Hunt, Jr. (President and CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers), Captain Henry Lopez (HRSA's Director of the Office of Special Populations Health), and Moderator David Vincent (NAM consultant).

 

 

From Left to Right, Captain Henry Lopez (HRSA's Director of the Office of Special Populations Health) and Dr. William P. Sawyer (Infection Prevention Specialist at Henry the Hand Foundation)

 

 

 

H. Jack Geiger Awards: La Maestra Community Health Center in San Diego, CA receives Geiger Award for outstanding leadership in Program Management; From Left to Right, David Vincent (North American Management consultant), Captain Henry Lopez (HRSA's Director of the Office of Special Populations Health), Zara Marselian (President and CEO of La Maestra), Alexei Ochola (Secretary of the Board of La Maestra),  Alejandriana Areizaga (Chief Operating Officer of La Maestra), James W. Hunt, Jr. (President and CEO of Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers), and Dr. Astril Webb (Director of NAM's Health and Family Services Division).

Grantee Corner

2012 H. Jack Geiger Award Recipients:

Selected Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) Grantees

 

The National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2nd Annual H. Jack Geiger Awards.  These awards were presented at the "2012 Health Care for Residents of Public Housing Conference" to the following Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) programs in recognition of their excellence in certain leadership skills.

 

 

Houston Area Community Services

Performance Improvement

 


 

 

The Floating Hospital

Program Development and Analysis

 

 

 

 

 

La Maestra Community Health Center

Program Management

 

HRSA Updates

Health care law helps community health centers build, renovate facilities, serve more patients

 

According to a new report released on May 1st, the Affordable Care Act health law has supported 190 construction and renovation projects at health centers and the creation of 67 new health center sites across the country, and will support more than 485 new health center construction and renovation projects and the creation of 245 new community health center sites over the next two years.  To read more,  click here.

 

Source: HRSA 

 

Statement by Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration on Facebook's Organ Donor Initiative

 

"Getting the word out about the importance of organ donation is a top priority for all of us at the Department of Health and Human Services, so we appreciate Facebook's support and the potential to expand our outreach to the Facebook community...Currently, more than 114,000 Americans are on the national waiting lists for organ transplants.  In fact, each day in America, an average of 78 people receive an organ transplant, but another 18 on the waiting list die - nearly 7,000 people annually -- because too few organs are available. " Click here to learn more about the initiative.

 

HHS announces $10.4 million to enhance rural health care

 

Rural health providers across the nation will receive more than $10.4 million to provide direct health care services to their communities.  The funding recently announced by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be used to meet a broad range of health care needs in rural areas, from health promotion and disease prevention to expanding oral and mental health services.  To read more and view the list of recipients, click here. 

Funding Opportunities

HRSA-12-171 HIV Early Intervention Services (EIS) Program New Geographic Service Areas  

Application Deadline: May 25, 2012

 

HRSA-12-177 HIV Care Grant Program Part B AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Emergency Relief 

Application Deadline: June 1, 2012

Program Details

 

Roadmaps to Health Community Grants

Application Deadline: May 8, 2012

Program Details

 

HRSA-12-181 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants - financed by 2012 Prevention and Public Health Funds (PPHF-2012)

Application Deadline: May 15, 2012

Program Details

Cultural Awareness Corner

Just Released: Aprende a Vivir: A Diabetes-focused Spanish Videonovela

  

 

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Aprende a Vivir (Learn to Live), a videonovela to help Spanish-speaking diabetes patients compare their treatment options and find one that is best for them. Learn more
View first two episodes on Healthcare 411 (en Espaņol)

Read AHRQ's 2011 National Healthcare Disparities Report 

Rural, Tribal, and Small Town Sustainability


Rural communities across America are working to strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life and build on assets such as traditional main streets, agricultural and working lands, and natural resources. Smaller communities, tribal governments and rural regions are developing new models of sustainability.  To visit HUD's Sustainable Communities Resource Center, click here.

 

Source: HUD

Care Coordination Through Community HUB


The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)has released a new resource titled: Connecting Those at Risk to Care: The Quick Start Guide to Developing Community Care Coordination Pathways to help community-based organizations improve coordination of health care services for patients with the greatest need and health risks. The guide is part of AHRQ's Health Care Innovations Exchange and provides guidance on creating tools and resources to develop a community HUB.

 

Source: AHRQ

A Message Regarding the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program

 


HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield, together with the heads of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), recently co-signed a letter to encourage eligible professionals and hospitals in the safety net community to take advantage of the incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program. 

 

Source: HRSA

Advocacy and Policy

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: Up for Reauthorization

  

The Ryan White Program is the largest federal program specifically dedicated to providing HIV care and treatment.  It funds heavily impacted metropolitan areas, states, and local community-based organizations to provide life-saving medical care, medications, and support services to more than half a million people each year:  the uninsured and underinsured, racial and ethnic minorities, people of all ages.

 

Currently authorized by the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, the program will be up for reauthorization by the U.S. Congress in 2013.  To inform that reauthorization, HRSA encourages stakeholders, including grantees, advocacy organizations, State and local administrators, and other members of the Ryan White and HIV/AIDS communities to provide comments on all aspects of the program.

 

Source: HRSA

 

Resources on Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries: Medicare & Medicaid

 

About 9 million people in the United States are covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, including low-income seniors and younger people with disabilities. These dual eligible beneficiaries have complex and often costly health care needs, and have been the focus of many recent initiatives and proposals to improve the coordination of their care aimed at both raising the quality of their care while reducing its costs. These  resources examine the dual eligible population, their health care needs and spending, and ongoing efforts to coordinate care across the two programs.

 

Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation 

 

Introduction of Minority Health Equity Bill

 

U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 (S. 2474) with Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) to improve the health of underserved minority communities.  The bill is supported by nearly 200 organizations that work to overcome the health disparities that disproportionately affect minority groups.  To learn more about the bill, click here.

 

Source: Senator Akaka and Inouye's Offices

Research

 Autoimmune Pancreatitis in an Asian-dominant American Population      

  

Asian Americans and Obesity in California: A Protective Effect of Biculturalism

  

Many Asthmatic Kids Harmed by Secondhand Smoke

 

High Salt Intake Linked to Higher Stroke Risk





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This publication was made possible by grant number U30CS09734 from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Primary Health Care and its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of HRSA.