Look for Upcoming NAM Webinars This Month
Date: September 24-25, 2012
This conference will highlight the importance of robust health and healthcare data for evaluating the status of understudied and underserved populations.
Registration Deadline: August 31, 2012
This year, USCA will work to highlight the changes in our movement that have brought us closer than ever to ending the epidemic, and ways that we can move forward as a community to make this dream a reality.
Date: Oct 10-12, 2012
Registration Deadline:
September 12, 2012
This meeting will gather public health and legal experts from across the country to learn about and discuss today's critical challenges in public health law. Top experts will lead insightful sessions on a range of emerging issues from a variety of perspectives.
Date: October 14-16, 2012
Registration Deadline: September 29, 2012
This year's SOS is more than a conference. It is the place to find technical assistance for your state through learning collaboratives. It is a time to connect with others in your field of expertise and develop strategies to work together.
4th Annual Health Literacy Research Conference
Date: October 22-23, 2012
Registration Deadline: Sept 22, 2012
The Health Literacy Annual Research Conference is an interdisciplinary meeting for investigators dedicated to health literacy research. It is an opportunity to advance the field of health literacy, a method to raise the quality of our research, and a venue for professional development.
140th Annual Meeting and Exposition: Prevention and Wellness Across the Life Span
Date: October 27-31, 2012
Registration Deadline: Sept 20,2012
APHA's meeting program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health. APHA has a world of public health in store for you!
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September 16-22 is...
Like any business, agriculture can be financially set back by safety violations, injuries, illnesses and deaths. NECAS offers safety education and proactive programs to help prevent incidents that affect your agribusiness safety and welfare. Source: National Education Center for Agricultural Safety |
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September 27 is...
We have a responsibility. We changed the world in the eighties, insisting on treatment and research when Washington didn't want to hear us. Today we have the medical and behavioral prevention tools we need to make new HIV infections a thing of the past. We insisted then. We can do it again.
Source: National Association of People with AIDS
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September 27
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RAINN's prevention and education efforts include working with the entertainment industry, the media, colleges and local communities to help raise awareness about issues related to sexual assault.
Source: RAINN
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September 29 is...
World Heart Day
"One World, One Home, One Heart" This year in continuation from our 2011 World Heart Day theme of home heart health we will make 2012 the year of CVD prevention amongwomen and children. How are you planning to mark World Heart Day this year?
Source: World Heart Federation
For More September Health Observances
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| September 2012 | Vol 4 Issue 2 |
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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Workforce Diversity
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Creating a diverse workforce may include reserve and veteran military personnel.
CHC: Effective Approaches for Veteran Hiring
- Establish relationships with local veteran's offices
- Connect with nearby bases
- Identify your veteran workforce
- Ask patients
- Connect to retired military/veteran organizations
- Consider paid media to target military personnel
- Consider an employment policy giving veterans preference status
To learn more click here.
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers
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Community Health Vote
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Please encourage your patients to get involved in this year's election by  registering to vote and going to the polls election day!
The Campaign for America's Health Centers was launched because the Health Centers program faces real threats to its future as a result of actions already taken by and proposals being considered in Congress. This Campaign will provide a way for every health center, every patient and every community...to ACT NOW to preserve, strengthen and expand America's Health Centers. To learn more click here. To view the community health vote toolkit click here.
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HRSA Updates
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Health care law gives women control over their care, offers free preventive services to 47 million women
Forty-seven million women are getting greater control over their health care and access to eight new prevention-related health care services without paying more out of their own pocket beginning Aug. 1, 2012, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today. To read more click here.
Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Community Health Center Week
There are 8,500 health center sites across the country, treating more than 20 million people each year. They are the cornerstones of stronger communities. They also boost local economies, adding more than 25,000 jobs in the last three years. To read more click here.
Obama administration issues new rules to cut red tape for doctors and hospitals, saving up to $9 billion
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today the release of a new rule that will cut red tape for doctors, hospitals, and health plans. In combination with a previously issued regulation, the rule will save up to $9 billion over the next ten years. The regulation adopts operating rules for making health care claim payments electronically and describing adjustments to claim payments. To read more click here.
Remarks from Assistant Secretary for Health Dr. Howard Koh at the XIX International AIDS Conference
In particular, I am so pleased to review the development and
implementation of the first-ever comprehensive U.S National HIV/AIDS
Strategy, which addresses many of the domestic challenges already
reviewed at this conference. This strategy also incorporates lessons learned from our many domestic and global partners. To read more click here.
SAMHSA awards up to $12 million in grants to benefit people experiencing homelessness
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today that it is awarding eight new grants totaling up to $12 million over the next three years to public service agencies across the country working to prevent or reduce chronic homelessness in their communities. To read more click here.
Source: HHS
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Connecting Kids To Coverage
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In 2010, Secretary Sebelius indicated that an estimated five million children were eligible for CHIP but were not enrolled, therefore health centers should inform patients of benefit eligibility.
10 Things Community Health Centers Can Do
Millions of children in the United States are uninsured, yet nearly two-thirds are eligible for health coverage under Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). To close this coverage gap, outreach and enrollment efforts are needed.
Community health centers are in a good position to find and enroll eligible children, as most children getting care from community health centers are likely to qualify for Medicaid or CHIP. Health centers are reimbursed for the care they provide to enrolled patients. These funds can help health centers maintain quality care and enrich the health services they offer. To read more click here.
Source: InsureKidsNow.gov
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Grantee Corner
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One of our grantees recently emailed a touching story about a homeless woman who is in need of help. Ms. X also known as "the lady with the cat" had been stopping by the Abbottsford- Falls health center periodically but refused medical services. Although the staff did not provide services at the time, they were more than willing to provide Ms. X with food for her and her cat, as well as clothing. As the staff continued to earn her trust she finally became a patient. Through that relationship, the health center has worked diligently to secure housing for Ms. X and her cat. Ms. X is no longer homeless, but she still is in need of many things we take for granted, such as food, kitchenware, blankets, sheets, towels, pants (size 8-10), tops (small to medium), toiletries (toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, washcloths, deodorant, lotion), shoes, socks, pajamas, slippers, undergarments, cat food, cat litter OR whatever items you feel one would need when transitioning to a new home. The center requests that you please send or drop off these items at the health center. The packages can be addressed (or given) to Germaine Headen, Ricky Wyche, Rosemary Crisfulla, or the director, Donna L. Torrisi. The health center thanks you in advance.
Family Practice & Counseling Network
4700 Wissahickon Ave
Building D, Suite 118
Philadelphia, PA 19144
phone: 267.597.3601
NAM appreciates the hard work and dedication to the community as you provide more than just health services and looks forward to celebrating other health centers for their efforts.
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Outreach and Community Involvement
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Health Center Highlight: Community Outreach
For National Health Center Week, the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center sponsored community events to promote health, and provide health services. Jordan offered healthy snacks and raffles for back-to-school backpacks at each of the health centers (Jordan, Woodward and Brown Square). The Brown Square Health Center assembled a health fair with local health and human service partners and offered free health screenings to patients throughout the day. The health centers will begin a series of grand openings, celebrating the newly created medical and dental suites in three local public housing facilities. Jordan will host grand opening events to celebrate these new services on August 17 at Andrews Terrace, September 14 at Kennedy Tower, and October 19 at Glenwood Garden. For more information about the health center click here.
Community involvement is important to sustain the health of your 
population. An important stakeholder group is the food suppliers surrounding your community health centers and neighborhoods. These suppliers even include your local convenience store.
Green for Greens: Finding Public Financing for Healthy Food Retail
Bringing healthy food to "food deserts" requires tenacity, ingenuity, and a significant investment of capital. The good news is that there's a substantial amount of public financing available for projects that make healthy food more available to low-income people. Federal, state, and local governments offer a range of funding programs that support economic development in these communities. To read more click here.
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Health Communication
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Health communication and social marketing may have differences, but they share a common goal: creating social change by changing people's attitudes, external structures, and modifying or eliminating certain behaviors.
To learn more about health communication click here.
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Toolkits
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RAINN Media Toolkit
Media attention is crucial to promoting the importance of getting help. Here are some tips to help you contact local media to pitch stories regarding sexual assault and, if you choose - using your story to talk about the importance of getting help. To read more click here.
Source: RAINN
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Research
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Prevalence and Risk of Homelessness Among US Veterans
Understanding the prevalence of and risk for homelessness among veterans is a prerequisite to preventing and ending homelessness among this population. Homeless veterans are at higher risk for chronic disease; understanding the dynamics of homelessness among veterans can contribute to our understanding of their health needs. To read more click here.
Exploring the relationships between housing, neighborhoods and mental wellbeing for residents of deprived areas
Housing-led regeneration has been shown to have limited effects on mental health. Considering housing and neighbourhoods as a psychosocial environment, regeneration may have greater impact on positive mental wellbeing than mental ill-health. This study examined the relationship between the positive mental wellbeing of residents living in deprived areas and their perceptions of their housing and neighborhoods. To read more click here.
The Return on Investment of a Medicaid Tobacco Cessation Program in Massachusetts
A high proportion of low-income people insured by the Medicaid program smoke. Earlier research concerning a comprehensive tobacco cessation program implemented by the state of Massachusetts indicated that it was successful in reducing smoking prevalence and those who received tobacco cessation benefits had lower rates of in-patient admissions for cardiovascular conditions, including acute myocardial infarction, coronary atherosclerosis and non-specific chest pain. This study estimates the costs of the tobacco cessation benefit and the short-term Medicaid savings attributable to the aversion of inpatient hospitalization for cardiovascular conditions. To learn more click here.
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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.
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