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This guide is intended to support new and existing community health center program grantees in the State of California to successfully navigate through their unique and complex environment, particularly in regards to financial and operational processes at both the state and federal levels. Offered for free on the California Primary Care Association Store.

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"HITEQ developed a series of eLearning modules for new staff that focus on Health IT and the Triple Aim, but provide a good deal of health center context as well:"

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MCN webinar It’s your right to know! Helping Community Health Workers Promote Chemical Safety on the Job

DATE: May 24, 2017, 1 pm (ET)

SPEAKERS: Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES

 

 

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To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing this webinar, you must:

  • Complete the Participant Evaluation associated with this webinar
  • Send an email with your first and last name stating which webinar you completed to contedu@migrantclinician.org

 

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​José Navarro was excited for his new career after landing a job in the poultry industry. After five years on the job, 37 year-old Navarro began coughing up blood. He died soon after when his lungs and kidneys failed. His death triggered a federal investigation raising questions about the health risks associated with the use of toxic chemicals in poultry plants.

Millions of workers are exposed to chemicals everyday on the job. All workers have the right to know about the chemicals they work with and community health workers can be an important source of information and support for workers. This workshop will teach community health workers how to explain what happens when someone is exposed to chemicals and how workers can best protect themselves

 

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize how workers become exposed to chemicals and illnesses
  2. Describe basic safety practices when working around chemicals
  3. Understand the role of community health workers in identifying and preventing work related illnesses and hazards

 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement number U30CS09742, Technical Assistance to Community and Migrant Health Centers and Homeless for $1,094,709.00 with 0% of the total NCA project financed with non-federal sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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This 1-page worksheet is an important tool for site to utilize during the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle to test the impact and utility of changes being implemented.

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For the first time, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released an e-book version of its Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. The e-book is compatible with many readers, including Kindle, Nook, iBook, and Kobo. The new “Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2014” is a comprehensive resource that can help primary care clinicians and patients decide together which preventive services are right for a patient’s needs. It includes all active Task Force evidence-based recommendations since 2004, including 28 new and updated recommendations since the 2012 guide, in a format meant for use at the point of patient care. It also includes information about topics in development, clinical summary tables and additional resources.

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Part 2 of the 6 webinar series: Essential Clinical Issues in Migration Health

DATE RECORDED: April 2, 2014
PRESENTED BY:  Hans Dethlefs, MD and Ed Zuroweste, MD

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If you have any follow up questions for this webinar, feel free to contact Dr. Ed Zuroweste at kugelzur@migrantclinician.org or 512.579.4540 .

To receive CME* or CNE credit after viewing any of these webinars you must complete the Participant Evaluation associated with each webinar. If you have any questions, contact our Continuing Education Assistant at contedu@migrantclinician.org

At their best, clinical core measures serve as an important window to examine the impact and quality of care being delivered at health centers. However, without an effective system in place clinical core measures can require a great deal of time and effort without yielding important quality improvement. This session will examine both short and long term strategies health centers can employ to make the best use out of the clinical core measures to improve care for patients. Drs Zuroweste and Dethlefs will examine the building blocks health centers need for an effective quality improvement system. Through a series of case studies, this session will explore the role of clinical leadership, technology and strategies for building a short and long term quality infrastructure that works.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Identify common pitfalls health centers encounter related to the clinical core measures.
  2. Discuss strategies for assessing a health center’s current capacity to engage in meaningful quality improvement.
  3. Through case studies, evaluate different approaches to clinical quality improvement using the clinical core measures.

FURTHER READING

Approved Uniform Data System (UDS) Changes for Calendar Year 2014 Program Assistance Letter

New Clinical Measures 2014

Effective Data Management for the Pursuit of Quality Health Care: OneWorld Health Center. MCN's Streamline. Winter 2014 Issue 1.

330 Clinical Grant Requirements

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Program Assistance Letter

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This is the final webinar in a series of seven in our Clinician Orienatation to Migration Health.

DATE RECORDED: Wednesday, August 7th, 2013
PRESENTED BY: Edward Zuroweste, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Migrant Clinicians Network

To view the recorded version of this webinar, click here

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Migrant Health Newsline, Issue 1, 2013 by the National Center for Farmworker Health

How much do you know about your health center's Board of Directors? Do you know who makes up your health center board and what populations are represented? Your health center plays a vital role in the community it serves. Therefore, the members of a health center board should be a reflection of that community. As part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Program Requirements, migrant and community health centers must have a farmworker representative on the board if that health center serves the farmworker community. Many benefits exist to having a farmworker board member. Although finding, recruiting, and keeping a farmworker representative on the board may sound like a difficult task, in this issue of Migrant Health Newsline, you will learn why this is so important, how it can be done successfully, and you will read about a health center's efforts to do just that. 

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This is a nice example of a screen shot for documenting self-management goals in EHR and the kind of thing centers want to see as they develop their tools. This can be adapted any number of ways. 

OneWorld Community Health Center created a demographic extended table and put it in on a medical record pop-up template for tracking self management goals.  This grid can be displayed on other templates or the popup can be launched from other templates depending on the workflows.   

OneWorld Community Health Center created a demographic extended table and put it in on a medical record pop-up template for tracking self management goals. This grid can be displayed on other templates or the popup can be launched from other templates depending on the workflows.   

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This is the first of several resources MCN is developing to aid health centers in addressing the unique healthcare needs of migrant patients within the Patient Centered Medical Home. In addition, MCN is developing tools and resources health centers can utilize as they seek PCMH recognition.

Open Access means that patients can get same-day appointments for acute care needs and rapid access to routine care needs. This resource describes what Open Access looks like for migrant patients.

NCQA Standard 1: Enhance Access and Continuity; Element A: Access During Office Hours

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Migrant Clinicians Network and Migrant Health Promotions recommend strategies for increasing clinician involvement in consumer board member recruitment.

"What is your role in recruiting consumer board members?" is an Implementation Plan for Increasing Consumer Board Members at FQHCs.

Additionally, MCN and MHP have created a template for a recruitment poster to hang in your clinic. Feel free to take this tool and adapt it for the unique needs of your site.

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This booklet is intended to help Community Health Centers put in place an effective and efficient workers' compensation program.

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Sample clinic policy for equipment cleaning to stop the spread of infection.
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Sample clinic policy stating that the clinic will ensure all chemical exposures are assessed and accurate treatment is given.
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These emergency evacuation procedures and assignments are designed to respond to many potential types of emergencies involving the widespread interruption of normal Center operations and evacuation/assembly of patients and staff, including fire, flood, gas leaks, chemical spills, explosions, major chemical contamination, bomb threats, tornadoes, and other civil defense emergencies.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will orient all new employees to infection control, employee health and their individual risks.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will comply with OSHA regulations.
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Sample policy stating the procedure for a fire emergency.
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Sample policy on handwashing for infection control.
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Sample policy for reporting an incident or accident in the clinic.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will categorize job classifications based on Risk of occupational exposure.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will ensure that all laundry is properly handled and cleaned thoroughly.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will maintain a current procedural list where employees are at risk of occupational exposure.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will follow universal precautions as required by OSHA and provide staff with the necessary Personal Protective Equipment to safely perform job duties.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will comply with the relevant State Right To Know Program by educating its employees on the impact of chemicals used within the work place.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will make all employees aware of the work practice controls and ensure compliance with universal precautions.
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Sample policy for proper instrument sterilization.
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A p addressing all unexpected occurrences involving death or serious physical and/or psychological injury (including loss of limb or function) or the risk thereof are responded to, investigated and reported to appropriate entities immediately.
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A more comprehensive policy addressing all unexpected occurrences involving death or serious physical and/or psychological injury (including loss of limb or function) or the risk thereof are responded to, investigated and reported to appropriate entities immediately.
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