Nov 5, 2020 | Case Management, Community Outreach, Health Education
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...
May 13, 2014 | Outreach and Enrollment, Program Planning & Evaluation, Resources, Sustainability
Health outreach is an important, valuable strategy for reaching and providing services to underserved populations. Health Outreach Partners (HOP) has always believed that outreach can help health centers meet both their mission to provide high quality comprehensive...
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...
Nov 1, 2013 | Community Outreach, Resources
Findings from HOP’s 2012-13 National Needs Assessment ‘Underserved populations’ is a broad term that is used to describe groups of people that face social, economic, and cultural barriers to accessing health care and social services. Community health centers (CHCs)...
Jul 1, 2013 | Community Outreach, Resources
The commitment to providing cultural competent services is a commendable intention to respect and respond to the unique characteristics of vulnerable and underserved communities. These efforts are critical components of building accessible and appropriate services for...
May 1, 2013 | Advocacy, Collaboration, Resources
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...
Mar 2, 2013 | Outreach and Enrollment, Resources
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...
Mar 1, 2013 | Outreach and Enrollment, Resources
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,...
