Jun 30, 2015 | Advocacy, Collaboration, Needs Assessment, Resources
HOP Needs Assessments, 2014-2017 Over a three-year time period (2014-2017), HOP is assessing the outreach-related training and technical assistance needs of health centers. The summary reports below include findings and recommendations from year one and year two of...
Jun 11, 2015 | Collaboration, Program Planning & Evaluation, Webinar
Training Webinar June 11, 2015 This webinar served as an introduction for participants to the role and purpose of health center consumer boards, including membership parameters. The panelists also discussed strategies for recruiting potential consumer board members....
Feb 10, 2015 | Behavioral Health, Collaboration, Health Education, Resources
Many low-income pregnant women and children face undernutrition because they do not have regular access to healthy foods. As a result, children can develop vitamin and mineral deficiencies that impact their physical and mental development. Multivitamins, including prenatal vitamins for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and their infants and daily multivitamins for children under five, can supplement existing food resources to improve the health…
May 13, 2014 | Advocacy, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Resources
Eating nutritious food and maintaining a healthy diet are important parts of a person’s overall health and well-being. Evidence shows that poor nutrition and an unhealthy diet are leading risk factors for various chronic health conditions, including heart disease,...
Mar 18, 2014 | Collaboration, Health Education, Outreach and Enrollment, Resources
Open enrollment into the new health insurance marketplace under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) began on October 1st, 2013, signaling one of the biggest changes in decades to our health care system. The Marketplace will increase the quality,...
Mar 1, 2014 | Collaboration, Resources
Transportation is a key barrier to accessing health care for many underserved populations. In order to facilitate better access for individuals struggling to receive quality health care, health and social service providers need to be prepared to provide supportive...
Mar 1, 2014 | Collaboration, Resources, Sustainability, Transportation
Community-Based Organization: Seniors First | Auburn, CA Contact: Amy Bakker, Transportation Coordinator | www.seniorsfirst.org Many senior residents of Placer County, California have reduced transportation options due to financial or physical limitations....
Mar 1, 2014 | Collaboration, Resources, Transportation
Community-Based Organization: Helping Our Women (HOW) | Provincetown, MA Contact: Nancy Lynch, Executive Director | www.helpingourwomen.org The Outer Cape Cod area in Massachusetts consists of a series of four small towns located in a remote, rural, and medically...
Mar 1, 2014 | Advocacy, Collaboration, Resources
Our nation’s farmworkers endure unsafe living and working conditions. Yet they are often reluctant to seek out help due to fear of employer retaliation, lack of health insurance, or documentation status. FJ and HOP developed this resource to encourage health and...
Jan 1, 2014 | Collaboration, Health Education, Outreach and Enrollment, Resources
Community Health Center: Piedmont Health Services, Inc. | Prospect Hill, North Carolina Contact: Patricia Morales, Migrant Health Program Coordinator Every year HOP presents the Sister Cecilia B. Abhold Award to three organizations demonstrating excellence in health...
