Shawnda Schroeder’s Post

1 in 4. Remember this statistic. It’s the number of people who are served by Health Centers across the United States of America. Over the past 50 + years the movement has become more and more significant and quite frankly, critical. This movement is like no other. It’s about courage, fortitude, perseverance, and compassion. It’s not a job it’s a way of life. It’s about advocating for all. It’s about being a solution for the ills of the world. It’s about lifting up while strengthening America’s landscape. With just a little federal funding, every dime is stretched and generating 6 times over. The person wins, the employee wins, the local economy wins, the state wins, and more significantly, the nation wins. Special thanks to Congress and to all U.S. Presidents over the past 50 years who have allocated funding to this beautiful movement. We are super excited to support our team who sacrifice daily to ensure that the mission lives on. To all the leaders, employees, patients, and families we salute you. To all of the volunteer and consumer board members, your service matters. #NationalCHCWeek🎉 #HealthCentersBridgingGaps #Advocacy #AmericaWinsWithCHCs #CelebratingQualityinHealhcare #EVERYONEMATTERS #INCLUSIVCARES

Our latest research paper, "The Role of Street Medicine and Mobile Clinics for Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Scoping Review," has been featured as a cover story in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health! Homelessness is a critical issue, resulting in an estimated 5,800 to 46,500 deaths annually. The connection between experiencing homelessness and poor health is undeniable. In our scoping review, Mobile Health Map researchers explore how mobile programs and street medicine—where care is delivered directly to persons experiencing homelessness (PEH)—can mitigate this crisis. By providing trusted, affordable, and accessible healthcare, these innovative approaches show immense promise in improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. Our findings highlight the transformative impact and potential of mobile clinics and street medicine in addressing healthcare disparities for this underserved population. 🏥💙 Read our latest research: https://lnkd.in/emNQnVm4 #MobileHealthMap #StreetMedicine #Homelessness #HealthcareInnovation #PublicHealth #Research

Public housing agencies, including those in Boston, Seattle, and Austin, are addressing resident health through #innovative partnerships, reflecting the impact that housing has on physical and mental #health. For example, Boston’s Healthy Start in Housing program, launched in 2011, helps low-income women with high-risk pregnancies by providing stable housing and health services through collaboration with the Boston Public Health Commission. Seattle’s Behavioral Health Outreach Program, established in 2019, supports public housing residents with behavioral health issues through personalized care from nonprofit service providers. Austin’s housing authority partnered with federally qualified health centers to open a comprehensive healthcare clinic. These efforts suggest that, through resident engagement, health services utilization data, and partnership building, housing agencies can play an important role in improving health outcomes for residents. Read more on HUD User’s #PDREdge: https://lnkd.in/eZ5x5PiT

Great meeting this morning with the American Heart Association. There are so many great opportunities in Kansas City to support and advocate for marginalized communities. I propose the following as immediate measures that healthcare and government institutions can do to help the marginalized (right now): • All health equity strategies MUST be trauma-informed and involve cultural competency as evidenced (for example) by the inclusion of “unintended consequences” forecasting during strategic planning. • Hospital systems and Federally Qualified Health Centers MUST grow closer together. Gaps in care within Kansas City’s failing patient referral system are costing us precious time and lives. A local, primary care coalition involving every institution in the chain of care is critical to success. We can do this. We all need to do this. Trust me on that one. • Case Management remains severely underfunded across the board. Whether through Community Health Workers, Cultural Health Navigators, or Social Workers, the Kansas City Community needs to continue developing a wrap-around, assisted patient experience for residents of high mortality zip codes. “You were born where? You live where? Meet your new partner who will walk with you every step of the way during your healthcare journey.” I have more than three points to make but it’s just Wednesday so we’ll stop here today. :) #healthequityisjustice #healthequityishumane #healthequityislifequality #healthequityislifeextension

At Axis Community Health, we're committed to ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare for all. That's why we were excited to visit the Sacramento Capitol today, advocating for policies directly impacting our patients and clinic. During our visit, Axis’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Dawnell Moody, addressed the critical need to tackle the workforce crisis in primary care in the United States emphasizing the importance of preparing the next generation of primary care providers to serve diverse patient populations. Dr. Moody further discussed how Community Health Centers play a vital role in providing essential and cost-efficient healthcare to millions across the US. She outlined challenges faced by Community Health Centers in California, particularly regarding financial sustainability. Our behavioral health team provided insight into the multi-faceted benefits of integrated behavioral health highlighting our Axis Bridge urgent mental health intervention. Dr. Jennifer Penney, Axis’s Chief of Integration, shared the program’s effectiveness in providing urgent mental health services to individuals of all ages as well as the significant cost savings achieved through Axis Bridge, as well as its role in decreasing hospitalizations and unnecessary emergency department visits within the Tri-Valley. We look forward to continuing to engage with policymakers and stakeholders to advocate for policies that support our mission of providing essential healthcare services to our community. #AxisCommunityHealth #HealthEquity #Advocacy #PrimaryCare #MentalHealth #CHCs #CaliforniaHealthcare #SacramentoCapitol #DAC2024 #ValueCHCs #CHCAdvocacy California Primary Care Association

Oral health equity is a pillar of health equity, and among our policy priorities. This new report on oral health needs throughout New York State, released with several of our partners, highlights high-need areas, especially in rural counties. "The research team identified 31 high-need areas with significant oral health needs, primarily located in rural regions such as the Mohawk Valley, North Country and Southern Tier, where more than two-thirds of the population live in high-need areas. Similarly, over one-third of the population of the Central New York region resides in high-need areas." https://lnkd.in/eTq54sMQ

National Health Center Week (NHCW) is an annual celebration that highlights the significant role of health centers in providing comprehensive and culturally sensitive healthcare services to millions of Americans. For 2024, NHCW will take place from August 4 to August 10. Health centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), serve as vital healthcare providers for underserved communities, offering primary care, dental services, mental health support, and preventive services regardless of patients' ability to pay. The theme for NHCW 2024 is "Community Health Centers: The Key to Healthier Communities." This theme emphasizes the integral role of health centers in fostering healthy communities through their patient-centered care models, community outreach programs, and emphasis on preventive care. Download the app to navigate suitable clinical trials worldwide to join in #August2024 #NationalHealthCenterWeek #healthiswealth2024 #healthiswealthandhappiness

Dr Minesh Patel, GP and NAPC Non-Executive Director attended the Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System ‘Inspiring Primary Care Transformation’ event last week to lead two sessions on ‘Population Health and Communities – Integrated Neighbourhood Teams’. Minesh said: “We had a very engaging discussion on population health improvement and making neighbourhood care real, looking at the keys to success including working upstream and the importance of activating teams and activating residents. "We discussed examples of simple upstream interventions around common underlying drivers of health demand such as diabesity and effective and enabling wellbeing interventions such as singing groups, supporting people living with frailty and the impact and ended on the benefits of the group consultations model as a way of engaging and activating people with some examples from my practice. “Frimley is a dynamic ICS with some local challenges, but they realise the importance of improving working lives and are taking positive steps to doing this. They have well established population data and analysis that they are actively using which is really positive. It was great to see Professor Claire Fuller there talking about neighbourhood care and Dr Phil Wallek, one of the Primary Care Home leaders from Lewes also talking about the importance on real team working and benefits of demand and capacity planning around keeping well.” There are some examples of case studies focusing on population health improvement on the NAPC website: https://lnkd.in/daqyuCSP

🌟 Transforming Care for California's Aging Population 🌟 As our state faces a growing and diversifying older adult population, community health centers are stepping up to meet their needs. Key highlights: 🔹 10-year vision developed by the CHCF Strategies for Older Adults Services Task Force 🔹 Road map for health centers to expand services and pursue innovative models 🔹 Focus on holistic, integrated, and person-centered care for low-income older adults This visionary plan, crafted over seven months by health center leaders and innovators, aims to: 🔸 Leverage existing strengths in comprehensive, culturally competent care 🔸 Explore value-based business models and innovative reimbursement approaches 🔸 Foster collaboration among health centers, Medi-Cal managed care plans, and state agencies Join us in shaping a future where all older Californians receive the quality care they deserve. Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/gVQB2V-3 #HealthCareInnovation #OlderAdultCare #CommunityHealth #CaliforniaHealthCare

Curious about how Right to Counsel (RTC) for tenants can advance racial and health justice? If so, check out this new primer for the public health field on RTC that ChangeLab Solutions, Human Impact Partners (HIP), PolicyLink, National Coalition for a Civil Right to Counsel, and Results for America put out recently! It includes a review of RTC laws and how they can help more households remain stably housed - especially households with low incomes. It also covers the steps public health practitioners can take to support RTC efforts. #healthequity #housingjustice