Week of May 4, 2021

Building the Capacity of the Medicaid Home-and-Community-Based Services (HCBS) Direct Service Workforce (DSW)

April 28 CMS webinar summarizing the CMS December 3 DSW conference
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Training Approaches for Community Health Workers and Promotores To Support Medi-Cal Members

April 29 Center for Health Care Strategies shared California Health Care Foundation report
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Community Health Workers: A Key Support for People Living with Dementia and their Caregivers

April 27 ACL supported, NADRC webinar slides
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The Role of Public Health Strategists: Promoting (Dementia) Caregiving Across the Full Community

March 19 ADvancing States update article
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Demographics and Disability Status of Adults Living Alone in Rural Areas

April 27 HRSA supported Univ MN Rural Health Research Center report
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Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for People Who Are Homebound, Including Persons with Disabilities

May 3 Trust for America’s Health report
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Race and Hispanic-Origin Disparities in Underlying Medical Conditions Associated with Severe COVID-19 Illness: U.S. Adults, 2015-2018

April 28 CDC NCHS report
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The Critical Public Health Value of Vaccines – Tackling Issues of Access and Hesitancy

April 29 National Academy of Medicine shared workshop proceedings
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Strategies for Health Plans To Support Access To COVID-19 Vaccines for Vulnerable Populations

April 27 CMS MMCO RIC blog
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Developing a Nationwide Coordinated System of Shared Health Data with Insight from COVID-19

April 22 National Academy of Medicine webinar materials
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Persons Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: Integration Tool Kit

April 23 ADvancing States update sharing April 15 National Council on Aging tool kit
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Strengths-Based Planning for Worst-Case Scenarios: The Role of Person-Centered Planning in Disaster Preparedness

April 26 ACL funded, NCAPPS webinar slides
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When Crisis Is Commonplace: Transforming Your Community’s Public Health Preparedness Practices

April 28 NACCHO April 13-15 Preparedness Summit recap
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Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Services Programs

April 28 NACCHO shared April 7 updated SAMHSA TA publication
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Sources of Real-World Data: Patient-Reported Outcomes Collected During Routine Health Care Delivery

April 23 PCORI funded, NHC webinar materials
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Multimorbidity and Social Drivers of Homelessness and Health

April 27 Policy Research Associates announced and authored, U.S. VA funded, APHA Medical Care Journal article
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Partnering for Better Chronic Pain Management and Safer Opioid Use: People with Disabilities and Their Providers

April 23 IMPAQ Health shared, NIDILRR funded, American Institutes for Research web resources
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Examining Our COVID-19 Responses: Using Lessons Learned To Address Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders

April 30 NACCHO shared summary of the April 28 Senate HELP Committee hearing
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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Harm Reduction Services (Drug Overdose Crisis): An Environmental Scan

April 30 CDC funded, NCBH report
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Peers Speak Out: Priority Outcomes for Substance Use Treatment and Services

April 26 Community Catalyst-Faces and Voices of Recovery-ASAM shared report
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