Needs Assessment in Action Profiles: Innovative Approaches to Identifying the Needs of Underserved Communities
A community health needs assessment is a major undertaking for any health center. Many have expressed a desire to learn about effective strategies utilized by their peers. In response, HOP presents Needs Assessment in Action Profiles: Innovative Approaches to...Taking Collective Action to Support Health Access: A Collaboration Toolkit for Community Health Organizations
Health Outreach Partners (HOP) proudly presents its collaboration toolkit titled “Taking Collective Action to Support Health Access: A Collaboration Toolkit for Community Health Organizations.” The purpose of the toolkit is to provide the user with...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…
What is Outreach – Starter Kit
Outreach plays a critical role in facilitating access to primary care, case management, health education, and social services to underserved populations. Outreach is about people and trusting relationships with the communities that we serve. In the National Outreach...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 
National Needs Assessment
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...Outreach Reference Manual
HOP’s Outreach Reference Manual is a comprehensive reference for outreach programs to improve program effectiveness and sustainability. Tackling such topics as cultural competency, health education, recruitment and retention, needs assessment, planning, and...Incorporating Community Health Workers into Palliative Care Teams
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. The goal is to improve the quality of life for both patients and their families by giving patients relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness or diagnosis. Palliative care is a partnership between the patient, their family, and the palliative care team…
Creating Partnerships to Provide Prenatal Care and Free Multivitamins to Low-Income Women
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…