Article Series: Diabetes Across the Lifespan
Health Outreach Partners and MHP Salud have collaborated on quarterly Technical Assistance (TA) articles aimed at diabetes prevention strategies for families, with a focus on both adults and children. These articles are based on field-tested strategies using Community...Outreach & Value-Based Care: Impacting Health Care Delivery and Cost through Integrated Community Health Outreach Programs
Robust, community-driven outreach models are critical for ensuring access to and utilization of health care services by underserved populations. However, under a traditional structure of payment for health services, many outreach activities and other enabling services...Advancing Health Care Through Care Coordination: A Discussion with Community Health Centers
Peer-to-Peer Webinar Thursday, March 9, 2017 Between 2000 and 2030, the number of Americans with one or more chronic conditions will rise 37 percent, an increase of 46 million people. As the number of chronically ill and medically underserved populations increase,...Clinical Performance Improvement
Coffee Break Webinar Health Outreach Partners presents “Leveraging Outreach to Support Clinical Performance Improvement”. In this webinar, we first review what constitutes clinical performance improvement for health centers. Then, we provide several...Reaching People Experiencing Homelessness Through Street Medical Outreach
In Denver, Colorado, the homeless population is highly visible; many live on Denver’s streets, under bridges, and in alleys. For most, accessing health care and social support services is difficult and focusing on daily survival takes precedent. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (the Coalition) proactively engages patients to link them to information and social support services, as well as provides medical care…
Using a Harm Reduction Approach and Mobile Outreach to Promote Health Among Those Engaged in Street-Based Sex Work and Drug Use
Harm reduction is an evidence-based, public health approach that uses practical strategies to reduce the harmful consequences associated with certain high-risk behaviors[1]. For example, a harm reduction approach to drug use could involve counseling someone about the risks involved or giving them sterile syringes. With the aim of “meeting people where they’re at 
Leveraging Outreach to Support the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model
The Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model emphasizes meeting the needs of the whole person through team-based coordinated care and continually improving quality and safety. A growing number of health centers are seeking formal PCMH recognition, accreditation, or...Making Medication Accessible Through the Patient Assistant Program
Five years ago, MHSI established a Patient Assistance Program (PAP) so farmworkers have access to medication that would otherwise be unaffordable. Through the PAP, MHSI works with 14 different pharmaceutical companies to provide farmworkers with medications at little to no cost. As of November 2013, there were 51 patients enrolled in the program with 40-45 patients actively participating…
Tracking and Evaluating Outreach to Improve Performance
Tracking and evaluating outreach programs enables organizations to measure success, identify areas for improvement, and maintain accountability to funders, staff, clients, and the community. CareSouth Carolina utilizes tracking and performance improvement methods to strengthen and sustain its outreach efforts…