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Peer-to-Peer Events
HOP’s Peer-To-Peer Events are designed to give health organizations and public health professionals a real-life glimpse into a variety of health topics currently impacting underserved populations throughout the United States, such as farmworkers, low-income populations, immigrants, homeless, and others. During these events, representatives from health and outreach programs will impart their knowledge and share their firsthand experiences about the topics at hand. HOP believes that health outreach workers, promotores, and program administrators will gain invaluable information and insight by attending these events.
Each HOP Peer-To-Peer Event hosted via Webex (a web-based platform for sharing resources, presentations, and connecting through a teleconferencing system) will consist of a facilitated discussion between panelists and the event host. By attending, you’ll have the opportunity to pose real-time questions relevant to the event topic. If you have an interest in improving outreach services for underserved populations, please join HOP to learn how the featured topics impact your work.
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Upcoming Events
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View Past Events
The Role of Outreach Programs in Improving Health Outcomes
December 15, 2011 11AM PST
Farmworkers have a disproportionately higher disease burden compared to the general population, yet they are significantly less likely to use preventive health services. Health outreach programs play a critical role in extending and improving the health care provided to farmworkers. Fifty percent (50%) of respondents to Health Outreach Partners 2010 national needs assessment said that health education is one of their most common outreach activities, and nearly 40% reported basic health screenings as a key outreach activity. In this event, we will explore the unique strengths of health center outreach programs in improving patient care and health outcomes. Administrators, outreach staff, and clinicians alike are invited to examine specific outreach practices that improve health outcomes while also discussing approaches to measuring them.
Click here to download notes from the event.
Poison Prevention – Strategies and Techniques to Enhance Your Skills for Reaching Low-Income Communities
June 23rd, 2011 11AM PST
Did you know there are more than 4 million poisonings annually in the U.S. and over half of these are with children under the age of five? Did you know that people living in impoverished neighborhoods have a disproportionate risk of being poisoned, as compared to the general population? HOP’s Peer-to-Peer Event on poison prevention will explore some of the reasons why these populations are more susceptible to poisonings, plus what outreach staff can do to arm themselves with the most updated and relevant information about this pressing health topic.
Click here to download notes from the event.
The Role of Outreach in the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Recorded on May 26th, 2011 at 11AM PST.
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Exploring How Knowledge of Legal Rights Impacts Health Care Access among Immigrant Communities
Recorded on April 28th, 2011 at 11AM PST. Notes available upon request.
Panelists will examine techniques and special considerations for delivering legal rights education and information to immigrant communities. The connection between legal rights education initiatives and health care access in a climate where public discourse often associates immigrants with overburdened public health insurance programs will also be discussed.
Listen to Past Calls
Each call begins with a panel of peer experts describing their own experiences with the topic at hand and is followed by a facilitated discussion between the peer experts and call participants.
Click on the titles below to listen to recordings of the calls which have already taken place.
Expanded Services Supplemental Funding: TA Call for Integrating Enabling Services
Recorded on December 2, 2010 at 11:00AM PST
Listen to facilitators discuss specific enabling services interventions for expanding access to care and improving patient experience. They also describe how to develop a comprehensive application for Health Center Expanded Services Supplemental Funding grant that integrates enabling services with other health center services.
Reaching Immigrant Communities in an Anti-Immigrant Climate
Recorded on June 3, 2010 at 11:00AM PST
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Listen to panelists discuss the major challenges in conducting outreach in the current anti-immigrant climate and learn about some effective approaches to serving populations living in the shadows.
Examining Challenges and Successes of Reaching Out to Male Farmworkers
Recorded on May 6, 2010 at 11:00 AM PST
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Hear some of the challenges of reaching out to male farmworkers and learn about the unique approaches planelists on the call use to increase access for this population.
Outreach Strategies to Facilitate Adherence to Diabetes Treatment Plans
Recorded on April 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM PST
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Learn about outreach-specific challenges in addressing diabetes treatment, effective approaches to diabetes care, and existing resources for responding to diabetes issues.
Breaking Down the Barriers: A National Needs Assessment on Farmworker Health Outreach
Click here to download the corresponding slideshow presentation.
Learn about HOP's 2008-2009 national needs assessment of farmworker health outreach. Information given about the project's methodology, key findings, and possible next steps.
Using Knowledge of Oaxacan Indigenous Cultural Traditions to Improve Outreach to Farmworkers
(click here to download notes of the Spanish portion of the call in English)
Learn how health organizations can implement more effective outreach methods and improve heath care access rates among indigenous populations like the Mixtec, Triqui, and Zapotec, by increasing their understanding of important aspects of these cultures.
Getting Farmworkers from There to Here: Exploring Transportation Options
Find out how other outreach programs handle transportation. Topics include: transportation models, liability concerns, logistics, funding, and more!
Serving More and More: How to Take Your Clinical Environment into the Outreach Environment
Find out how other programs conduct clinical outreach. Topics include: outreach model/services offered, coordination of efforts, liability concerns, established partnerships, tricks of the trade, and more!
Populations on the Rise: Understanding and Serving Indigenous Farmworkers
Learn more about indigenous farmworker communities. Topics include: barriers to health care and social services, outreach strategies for overcoming barriers to care, innovation in outreach for reaching indigenous farmworkers, resources, and more!
Confronting Substance Abuse among Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers
Click here to view notes on what other programs are doing to address substance abuse related issues in their communities. Unfortunatley, no recording is available. Topics include problem identification, prevention/intervention/treatment, and barriers and solutions.