Using a Cultural Lens to Deliver Health Services: The Medically Trained Cultural Liaison Model
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…
Medical-Legal Partnerships: Developing and Expanding Outreach Services to Address Legal Needs of Underserved Populations
Outreach programs at Community Health Centers (CHCs) provide enabling services such as health education, case management, eligibility assistance, interpretation, and transportation to underserved populations to facilitate access to health care. Even so, the...Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in Hawai’i
For many low-income and immigrant communities in Hawai’i, getting cut off from food stamps, struggling to pay rent, or trying to access health care services–often without the availability of interpreters–can significantly impact their health and well-being…
Integrating a Legal Resource Calendar with Health Outreach
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…
Outreach in an Anti-Immigrant Climate
Resource updated March 2018 The anti-immigrant climate in many communities creates a serious challenge for health centers as well as social service and education programs. Some immigrants are not going in for care or services. Others come in once a problem is extreme....Including Outreach Workers and Community Health Workers in Health Center Emergency Preparedness and Management
Health centers have an important role in emergency preparedness. Outreach workers and Community Health Workers are essential to health center emergency preparedness and management, especially for underserved populations. By involving outreach workers,...The Health Benefits of Health Insurance
Having health insurance impacts our health in positive ways. People who have health insurance are more likely to access care when they need it, have better health outcomes, and be free of major medical debt. Not having health insurance is a key barrier to...Connecting Underserved Populations to Health Insurance
Introduction For many people without health insurance, the cost of obtaining health care services is a significant deterrent to seeking care. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion in many states will create an opportunity for previously uninsured,...Got Coverage? Health Care For All Phone-a-thon to Increase Enrollment
In 2011, Massachusetts estimated 32,000 children, 2% of all children in the state, were uninsured. A large number of Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking immigrants live in Massachusetts. So many of the uninsured children’s parents faced language barriers or held fears regarding how enrolling in public health insurance would affect immigrations status…