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Healing Hands Newsletters

Healing Hands, a publication of the HCH Clinicians' Network, melds scientific knowledge with the experience of clinicians working in Health Care for the Homeless. The Network's Communications Committee selects and prioritizes topics for Healing Hands, reflecting issues of concern to direct service providers and program administrators who serve people experiencing homelessness.
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Topic

Healing Hands articles

Related Links/Resources

MEDICAL TREATMENT

Cardiovascular Disease

Adapted clinical guidelines:
   Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, and
   Heart Failure

Hypertension & Homelessness: What
   Interferes with Treatment

Diabetes

Diabetes Mellitus resources
Diabetes and homelessness

Disability

Disability resources
Cognitive Impairments

End-of-Life Care

Premature Mortality in Homeless
   Populations

Exposure Related Conditions

Cold-related injuries
Heat-related conditions

Infectious Diseases

Chlamydial & Gonococcal Infections
Communicable diseases
HIV/AIDS
Human Papilloma Virus
Tuberculosis

Liver Disease

Case Report: Chronic Liver Disease
   with Aplastic Anemia

Hepatitis resources

Oral Health Care

Oral Health

Palliative Care

Pain Management

Parasites & Infestations

Lice
Maggots (Myiasis)
Pinworm
Ringworm
Scabies

Prescription Drugs

Prescription Drugs
Antibiotics, proper use of

Respiratory Diseases

Adapted clinical guidelines: Asthma

Wound Care

 

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE

Complementary
& Alternative Therapies

National Center for Complementary
   and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

Behavioral Change

Stages of Change
Motivational Interviewing

Co-occurring Disorders

Mental illness resources
Substance abuse resources

Mental Health

Depression 
Mental illness resources

Substance Use Disorders

Substance abuse resources
Street Drug resources

Trauma

Traumatic Brain Injury Among Homeless
   Persons

Other Trauma resources

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SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Children & Youth

Homeless Children & Youth

Elderly

Older Homeless Adults

Hispanic/Latinos

Cultural and Linguistic Competence

Rural populations

Rural Homelessness
   & Health Care
(monograph)

Sexual Minorities

Meeting the Health Care Needs of
   Homeless Youth

Single Males

Realities of Homelessness

Women

Adapted clinical guidelines:Reproductive
   Health Care

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SERVICE DELIVERY/ PROGRAM EVALUATION

Case Management

Case Management resources

Chronic Disease Management

Health Disparities Collaboratives
Chronic Medical Diseases in Homeless
   Populations

Discharge Planning

Discharge Planning resources 

Emergency Preparedness

Disaster Planning for People
   Experiencing Homelessness

Information Systems

Using an EMR to Support Diabetes
   Collaborative Reporting

Integrated Services

Interdisciplinary Models of Care

Medical Respite Care

Medical Respite Care for People
   Without Stable Housing

Respite Care Providers Network

Outcomes Measurement

Developing Outcome Measures to
   Evaluate HCH Services

Clinical performance improvement
   measures

Outreach

A Curriculum for Training HCH Outreach
   Workers

Mobile Health Care for Homeless
   People

Shelter Health
Other Outreach resources

Research

HCH Practice-Based Research Network
PBRN Research Proposal Form

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PEER SUPPORT

Avoiding Burnout

Caring for the Caregiver

HCH Clinicians’ Network

About the Network

Staffing

Credentialing and Privileging
Clinical Volunteers

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ADVOCACY

Housing

Advocacy and Policy Resources
Policy Statement on Housing
   and Homelessness

Program Helps Reduce Hospital And
   Emergency Department Use Among
   Homeless Adults With Chronic
   Illnesses

Organizational Change: Adopting a
   Housing First Approach

Incarceration & Homelessness

Relationships between HCH Projects
   and Jails

Incarceration, Homelessness & Health

Integrating Service & Advocacy

Advocacy & Policy Resources

Managed Care

Can Managed Care Work for Homeless
   People? Guidance for State Medicaid
   Programs

Searching for the Right Fit:
   Homelessness & Medicaid Managed
   Care

Preventing
& Ending Homelessness

Defining and Funding the Support in
   Permanent Supportive Housing

Chronological Index of "Healing Hands"