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To establish policies and procedures that govern the financial operations.
Fixed assets are debited for capital expenditures incurred or assets donated. Donated assets are recorded at market value at the time of acquisition.
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To document grant revenue and other grant related communication.
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To safeguard grant revenue received from funders
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To clarify all procedures for borrowing and debt
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To safeguard disbursements made by check.
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To standardize purchasing procedures.
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To allow for cost allocation to be included in funding requests.
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Password Guideline is to establish the rules for the creation, distribution, safeguarding, termination, and reclamation of the user authentication mechanisms
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To allow for audit oversight by funders.
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To secure an outside audit review.
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To outline procedures for preparing for an audit.
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A tool for frontdesk staff to use to keep track of the number of phone calls for appointments, patients presenting to the clinic without appointments, patients referred from other providers, and patient "no shows".

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This Excel file provides a sample of how to organize and report demand tracking data for a health center.
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This powerpoint presentation is a good training tool for collections staff on collections policies and the staff's role in helping to maintain the financial viability of the health center. Suitable for migrant and community health centers. Feel free to adapt the presentation to your individual clinic needs.
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Sample policy stating the process for maintaining the emergency cart.
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Sample policy stating the basic functional set of emergency equipment at all times.
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Sample policy describing the location of emergency equipment.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will keep and maintain a Hyfrecator.
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Sample policy stating that the clinic will maintain their specimen refrigerators ensuring they are safe and clean for supplies and specimens.
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This planning tool helps hospitals predict the pattern of casualty severity, and their capacity to provide care after a mass casualty event.

The first section of the document is tailored to each Collaborative Topic (diabetes, cancer, etc.) with suggestions for how CHWs can promote significant outcomes within a variety of measures. The second section includes a grid describing roles for CHWs in five of six components of the Chronic Care Model, aligned with already-established Change Concepts such as "Set and document self-management goals collaboratively with patients." For each Change Concept, a number of high-potential Change Ideas are presented.

Guidelines endorsed in May 2007 by the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics.

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This guide provides recommendations for offering vaccines to non high-risk recently arrived Mexican immigrants, by age, to bring them up to date with the US recommendations.
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Appropriate information and training empower midwives and other health workers to provide the care needed to reduce dangers in childbirth. Developed with the participation of dozens of community-based midwives, midwifery trainers, and medical specialists, Hesperian's new edition of Un libro para parteras/A Book for Midwives has been reorganized and extensively revised to better support care during labor and management of obstetric emergencies, and expanded to include lifesaving reproductive health information.
We would like to draw your attention to a new Self-Management Support resource. The Assessment of Primary Care Resources and Supports for Chronic Disease Self Management (PCRS) is a tool developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative to further define the elements of self management support in primary care. Its purpose is to facilitate quality improvement in this component of the chronic care model. Also available is a PowerPoint presentation that provides some background and information on how to use and score the PCRS Tool. Many thanks to Carol Brownson from the Diabetes Initiative(http://diabetesinitiative.org/) for sharing this great resource with the Health Disparities Collaboratives community!
The ADA Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit is meant to assist healthcare professionals in educating patients on topics related to diabetic cardiovascular disease. The toolkit offers handouts in both English and Spanish.