Using the Promotora (Community Health Worker) Model to Engage, Empower, and Organize Patients for Positive Community Outcomes
Organization: Clínica Monseñor Oscar A. Romero | Los Angeles, CA | Community Health Center Program – 330(e) | www.clinicaromero.com Contact: Ana Grande, Community Organizing Director,...Creating a Culture of Inclusion to Improve Patient Care and Staff Capacity
Organization: Mountain Park Health Center | Phoenix, AZ| Community Health Center Program-330(e)|www.mphc-az.org Contact: Essen Otu, Senior Director of Diversity & Community Affairs, eotu@mphc-az.org...Developing an Agency-Wide Culture of Service Excellence in Healthcare
Organization: Mobile County Health Department, Family Oriented Primary Health Care Clinic, Inc. | Mobile, AL | Community Health Center Program – 330, Residents of Public Housing – 330(i), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker – 330(g) Contact: Susan Stiegler,...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…
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 
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…
Documenting Enabling Services to Improve Workflow and Show Success
White House Clinics was founded in 1973 in this white dwelling house in McKee, Kentucky by Dr. Phil Curd. Dr. Curd had recently finished a stintwith the PeaceCorps and moved to Kentucky to provide health care to residents of Jackson County, Kentucky. In 2014, White House Clinics now has 8 locations, serving over 30,000 patients in 2014…