Special Populations - Starter Kit

Millions of individuals and families throughout the United States rely upon health centers as their primary source of health care, particularly those whom are uninsured, underinsured, and medically underserved. There are now more than 1,300 health centers operating in over 9,000 sites across the country. Among these, certain health centers receive specific funding to focus efforts on reaching and caring for special populations: individuals and families experiencing homelessness, agricultural workers and their dependents, and residents of public housing.

Resources

REPORT: Understanding Health Concerns and Barriers to Accessing Care Among Underserved Populations

HOP's 2012-2013 National Needs Assessment explores the health concerns and challenges faced among underserved populations, specifically those designated as special populations. This excerpt from the report presents the findings on special populations and discusses the role that health outreach programs play in removing barriers to accessing care.

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WEBINAR: Resources for Special Populations Point of Contact Personnel

Sponsored by the National Center for Health in Public Housing, this webinar offers an introductory overview of Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act and the special populations defined within this legislation. The webinar highlights resources for health centers funded to serve special populations.

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BULLETIN: Obligations of Community Health Centers to Provide Outreach to Special Populations

Developed by the National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., this publication reviews the requirements for outreach activities outlined in Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Experts in the field offer suggestions for addressing challenges faced by health centers providing outreach to special populations.

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Population-Specific Resources

Agricultural Workers

 

Fact Sheet: Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Demographics ⁴

Guidelines: Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Identification, Registration and Reporting ⁵

Data: The National Agricultural Workers Survey ⁶

Report: Regional Migrant Health Profile ⁷

Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness

Fact Sheet: The Healthcare for the Homeless Program ⁸

Report: The State of Homelessness in America (2016) ⁹

Report: Medicaid for Chronically Homeless Individuals ¹⁰

Outreach Case Study: Patient-Centered Mobile Health Care ¹¹

Residents of Public Housing

 

Fact Sheet: Demographic Facts About Residents Living in Public Housing ¹²

Data: HUD Residents Characteristics Report ¹³

Webinar: Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) 101 with a Focus on Outreach ¹⁴

Bulletin: The Public Housing Primary Care Program ¹⁵

National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs)

National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs) are organizations that provide training and technical assistance to health center program grantees. NCAs offer program consultations, trainings, webinars, newsletters, fact sheets, reports, and other relevant resources. Some NCAs offer expertise on topics and issues that pertain directly to a specific population. To learn more about the population-focused NCAs, please visit their websites.

Agricultural Workers

• Farmworker Justice ¹⁶


• Health Outreach Partners ¹⁷


• MHP Salud ¹⁸


• Migrant Clinicians Network ¹⁹


• National Association of Community Health Centers ²⁰


• National Center for Farmworker Health ²¹

Individuals and Families Experiencing Homelessness

• National Healthcare for the Homeless Council ²²

Asian American, Native Hawaiians, and Other Pacific Islanders

• Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations ²³

Residents of Public Housing

• Community Health Partners for Sustainability ²⁴


• National Center for Health in Public Housing ²⁵

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) 

• National LGBT Health Education Center ²⁶

1. https://outreach-partners.org/2013/11/01/understan ding-health-concerns-and-barriers-to-accessing-car e-among-underserved-populations/
2. http://www.nchph.org/training-and-technical-assist ance/webinars/resources-for-special-population-poi nt-of-contact-personnel/
3. http://aachc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/obliga tion-to-provide-outreach-to-special-pops.pdf
4. http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/naws_ ncfh_factsheet_demographics_final_revised.pdf
5. http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/msaw_ id_2016_9-22.pdf
6. https://www.doleta.gov/agworker/naws.cfm
7. http://www.ncfh.org/uploads/3/8/6/8/38685499/ncfh_ regional_mh_analysis_final_5.16.pdf
8. http://www.nhchc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/hc h-fact-sheet-2013.pdf
9. http://www.endhomelessness.org/page/-/files/2016%2 0State%20Of%20Homelessness.pdf
10. https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf-report/medicaid-and-perma nent-supportive-housing-chronically-homeless-indiv iduals-emerging-practices-field
11. https://outreach-partners.org/2013/09/01/using-pat ient-centered-mobile-health-care-to-serve-chronica lly-homeless-individuals/
12. http://www.nchph.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/De mographics-Fact-Sheet-2016.pdf
13. https://pic.hud.gov/pic/RCRPublic/rcrmain.asp
14. http://www.nchph.org/training-and-technical-assist ance/webinars/public-housing-primary-care-phpc-101 -with-a-focus-on-outreach/
15. http://www.nchph.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/NC HPH-PHPC1.pdf
16. https://www.farmworkerjustice.org/
17. https://outreach-partners.org/
18. http://mhpsalud.org/
19. http://www.migrantclinician.org/
20. http://www.nachc.com/
21. http://www.ncfh.org/
22. https://www.nhchc.org/
23. http://www.aapcho.org/
24. http://www.chpfs.org/chpfs/index.php
25. http://www.nchph.org/
26. http://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/
27. https://outreach-partners.org/obv-toolkit/