Jul 1, 2013 | Advocacy, Case Management, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Culture & Language, Health Education, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources, Transportation
Community health centers strive to be responsive to the needs of their patients. By recognizing that behaviors and beliefs are often influenced by culture, language, and social interactions, health centers can better design and deliver services that meet the needs of individuals, families, and their communities. La Maestra Community Health Centers aim to be responsive to their patients’ needs by integrating a Medically Trained Cultural Liaison model…
May 1, 2013 | Case Management, Collaboration, Health Education, Resources
Many patients of community health centers have multiple needs in addition to their heath needs. Collaborations with social service agencies and other community-based organizations have been a great way for health centers to maximize on existing resources in the community and effectively mitigate the needs of their patients…
Jan 1, 2013 | Case Management, Patient Centered Medical Home, Resources
Author: Kristen Stoimenoff OVERVIEW: As key elements of the Affordable Care Act fall into place with the approach of 2014, Community Health Centers and other Health Center Program grantees will be required to balance significant opportunities with considerable...
Jan 1, 2013 | Advocacy, Case Management, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Health Education, Resources
When you access health care, what is your path? How would this path be different if you could not speak the language? What if you did not own a car or could not read public transportation signs? What if going to the doctor meant that you would lose a day of paid work? Accessing health care can be difficult. These challenges make it even more difficult…
Aug 1, 2012 | Case Management, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources
Individuals responding to HOP’s 2010 National Needs Assessment on Farmworker Health Outreach reported that case management is one of the top five activities performed by outreach workers. They also listed case management as one of the top three activities that...
Jul 1, 2012 | Advocacy, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Clinical Outreach, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Culture & Language, Health Education, Needs Assessment, Outreach and Enrollment, Patient Centered Medical Home, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources, Sustainability, Transportation
Since its inception in 2002, the Innovative Outreach Practices Report has become a hallmark of HOP’s information services to outreach programs nationwide. This report provides a platform for organizations to showcase their outreach efforts, share their ideas and...
May 29, 2012 | Advocacy, Behavioral Health, Case Management, Clinical Outreach, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Health Education, Outreach and Enrollment, Patient Centered Medical Home, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources, Sustainability
Outreach is a critical function of health centers serving underserved populations. In 2000, Health Outreach Partners (HOP) developed its Farmworker Outreach Program Guidelines based on 30 years of experience providing direct outreach services to migrant and seasonal...
Aug 1, 2011 | Case Management, Patient Centered Medical Home, Resources
Acknowledgments: Andie Martinez Patterson, MPP, Assistant Director of Policy, California Primary Care Association In the past several months, you have probably heard the term “Meaningful Use” in relation to health information technology. But...
Jun 1, 2011 | Case Management, Patient Centered Medical Home, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources
As a result of escalating medical care costs and national health care reform, community health centers are receiving well-deserved praise and attention for their cost-effective and high-caliber health services. Community health centers are particularly well suited to...
