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States Implementing Community Health Worker Strategies, Technical Assistance Guide

A technical assistance guide for the CDC’s State Public Health Actions to Prevent and Control Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Associated Risk Factors and Promote School Health Program.

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Ryan White 2016 Conference Homeless Institute

The CAHPP staff, together with partner Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and HIV provider demonstration sites nationwide, presented the work of the initiative Building a Medical Home for Multiply Diagnosed HIV Homeless Populations. The team presented an institute consisting of three 90-min [...]

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Health Care Coverage and Financing for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Tutorial to Address Inequities

Certain vulnerable subgroups of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) face underlying structural disadvantage in terms of health care coverage. Differences exist within the population of CSHCN based on race, ethnicity, income, immigration status, language, and level of functional difficult [...]

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The TEFRA Medicaid State Plan Option and Katie Beckett Waiver for Children

Making It Possible to Care for Children with Significant Disabilities at Home The Catalyst Center’s State Data Chartbook offers a comprehensive array of data from a variety of different sources on the coverage and financing of care for children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). On [...]

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The Affordable Care Act: A Working Guide for MCH Professionals

This guide, developed by the Access to Care Core (Catalyst Center, AMCHP and NASHP) of the National MCH Workforce Development Center, provides the building blocks for current and future Maternal and Child Health professionals to learn the basics of the Affordable Care Act and its implications for Ti [...]

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Infographic: Medicaid & CHIP: What’s the Difference?

This infographic explains the important differences between Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Keeping At-Risk Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Care: A Qualitative Study of Staff Perspectives

This article appeared in the Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services in 2011. The article summarizes the results of a qualitative study of 21 staff members from seven programs aimed to engage and retain at-risk PLWHA in HIV medical care.

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State Health Care Financing Strategies for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

This resource offers a descriptive summary of programs developed to provide services children with intellectual and developmental disabilities need to maximize quality of life.

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Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)

Federally Qualified Health Centers are community-based health care providers that receive funding from HRSA Health Care Center Program to provide comprehensive primary care services in underserved areas. To learn more, visit the HRSA website. 

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Spotlight: Power Job Club

Employment and economic self-sufficiency play a key role in health. With the effectiveness of early antiretroviral treatment (ART), many people with HIV can (and do) participate in the country’s workforce. When community-based organizations, HIV/AIDS service organizations, and health care centers [...]