August/September 2017                                                                                                     VOLUME 5, EDITION 4
Celebrate National Health Center Week Across the Country

Runner-up for the National Health Center Week Photo Contest
Kimi-Roux James NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers - Brooklyn_ NY

National Health Center Week will take place on August 13th - 19th. Across the US, Community Health Centers will hold events throughout this week focusing on topics such as health screenings, public housing, agricultural worker health and children's health. For a full list of Health Center Week themes, click  here. Health Centers are encouraged to hold health fairs and events during this week to support their community. Events do not have to coincide with the daily themes. If your health center has a public event or is looking to visit other events, visit the events page . Search by day, state or zip code.

Some events listed already include:
Aug. 15th: Lowell CHC Block Party - Lowell CHC, Lowell MA
Aug. 16th: National Health Center Week - Fenway Health, Boston MA
Aug. 16th: Healthcare for the Homeless Partner Day - Community Health Center Inc., Meriden CT


EVERYONE is Welcome to EBNHC - Even Dark Lords_
EVERYONE is Welcome to EBNHC (East Boston Neighborhood Health Center) - Even Dark Lords


To submit a photo or video from your health center, please click  here. The deadline for submission is August 31st. Please follow the link for more submission information.
East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Registration Information Available
 
 
Registration for the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum is now open. The conference will take place on October 12-14th in Atlanta Georgia at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel.

The East Coast Migrant Forum is an annual conference offering training and development opportunities for professionals in the agricultural worker health field. Session topics include Outreach, Policy and Research. For a draft 2017 conference program,  click here. Please check back closer to the conference date for a final program.

Scholarships are available for outreach workers and community health workers. All outreach workers are encouraged to apply. Registration can be done online.

Some deadlines to keep in mind:

Scholarship Application Deadline: August 25th
Early Bird Registration Deadline: September 8th
Hotel Booking for Group Rate: September 19th at 5pm ET
Online Registration Deadline: October 6th

For more information regarding the East Coast Migrant Stream Forum sessions, registration rates, hotel and scholarships,  click here.

Using 'Choose MyPlate' Tool for Healthy Eating


MyPlate is a bilingual online tool for building healthy eating habits for people of all ages. It creates an easy to follow guide, taking into consideration dietary needs, age and other factors, to help create a healthy diet. 

In addition to their online calorie and nutrition tracker, they offer information about how to read food labels, healthy recipes and portion sizes. 

Part of a healthy diet includes being active and fit. MyPlate also has information about physical activities and even gives estimates on how many calories certain activities burn. Tips provided are for all sorts of life styles and ages. Some suggestions include walking during a lunch break at work, walking the dog, pushing a baby in a stroller or playing with your child. 

MyPlate has tools for children as well, including growth charts and calorie level (with portion recommendations) for different age groups. These tools can be printed and tracked.

Health Centers can also utilize these resources, which are all offered for free. Dozens of infographics are available on various topics from being active, to portion size, and even to healthy recipe cards. To find these free infographics, click  here. For additional printables, available in PDF form, click  here. Most printable materials are available in Spanish and all are free to download.

For more information about MyPlate, visit  MyPlate.gov.

In This Issue
National Health Center Week Celebrations
East Coast Migrant Stream Forum Registration
Using 'Choose MyPlate' Tool for Healthy Eating
PRAPARE Tool
Farmworker Health Network
Outreach Resource Corner
Upcoming Events
National Health Observances
 
August

Aug 15: Public Housing Health Centers Day
Aug 16: Healthcare for the Homeless Day


September

PRAPARE: A New Protocol on Social Determinants of Health for Health Centers

By Claire Hutkins Seda, Writer, Migrant Clinicians Network, Managing Editor, Streamline



PRAPARE stands for the Protocol to Respond to and Assess Patient Assets, Risks and Experience. It is a tool created by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) to address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). 

Addressing SDOH can aid health centers to develop non-clinical methods such as enabling services to address causes of patients' health concerns which can reduce the total cost of care while improving patients' long-term outcomes.

The PRAPARE tool is a series of questions designed to identify SDOH. Some of the questions include:
"Are you worried about losing your housing?"
"What is your current work situation?"
"Has lack of transportation kept you from medical appointments, meetings, work or from getting things needed for daily living?"
NACHC has created a working document that can be found  here.

NACHC has also created the PRAPARE Implementation and Action Toolkit to help interested users to get started. This contains step by step guides to help understand the PRAPARE project, answer commonly asked questions and evaluate collected data.
To access the tool, click  here.

To read the full article by the Migrant Clinicians Network, click  here.

 

Where to Look for Resources: Farmworker Health Network

For key resources and farmworker health guides, please refer to the Farmworker Health Network (FHN). The FHN is a group of six National Cooperative Agreements in migrant health funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide technical assistance and training to migrant health centers. Click here for a comprehensive list of FHN agencies.  

Outreach Resource Corner  

 

Free resources available in both English and Spanish about skin cancer and proper sun care.

Locator for free/low cost and confidential HIV, STD and Hepatitis testing.
Upcoming Events 


(For a full list of events during this week, click here.)


Aug 22: CRVFHP Monthly Meeting

Oct 12-14: East Coast Migrant Stream Forum, Atlanta, GA
  • Training Stipend Deadline: Aug. 25th
  • Early Bird Registration Deadline: Sept. 8th
  • Online Registration Closes: Oct. 6th


   
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