Vulnerable PopulationsMigrant and seasonal agricultural workers, persons experiencing homelessness, housing challenged, and residents of public housing face significant barriers to getting the healthcare they need, including high rates of mobility and poverty, lack of health insurance, substandard or no housing, language barriers, and the list goes on. These populations are harder to reach and require extra efforts that might include mobile health teams, aggressive outreach, special training, language interpretation and other services. In recognition of this Congress created special funding categories for this populations in an effort to ensure they get the services they need.
FACHC is here to provide you with technical assistance in meeting the needs of these populations.
Interactive map of FQHCs participating in the Healthcare for the Homeless, Migrant Health and Public Housing Programs
Vulnerable Populations ResourcesJournal of Healthcare for the Poor and Underserved Johns Hopkins University
Enabling Services Improve Access To Care, Preventive Services, And Satisfaction Among Health Center Patients Health Affairs, September 2019
Poverty Policy Podcasts National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
Transitional Care Programs for Vulnerable Populations: New Evidence on the Benefits of a Person-Centered Approach Better Care Playbook, July 2019
FACHC Florida Mobile Health Units Directory 2018
FACHC Florida Mobile Health Unit Charts 2018 FACHC Increasing Access to Care with FQHC Mobile Units 2018 webinar series archiveCare Coordination: Lessons Learned Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative Serving Rural America: How Health Insurance Providers Break Down Barriers to Ensure Access to CareCommunity Health Workers Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute
‘Eyes In The Home’: ACOs Use Home Visits To Improve Care Management, Identify Needs, And Reduce Hospital Use Health Affairs June 2019
Better Communication, Better Care: Provider Tools to Care for Diverse Populations Health Affairs, May 20th 2019
Community Health Workers and Chronic Disease Prevention: An Overview of Resources National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities
Community Health Workers in and Evolving Technological Environment
Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, and Populations Care of Special Populations Specific Populations ResourcesVulnerable Populations Data (see specific populations above for more data)FACHC Social Determinants of Health
Mapping Medicare Disparities, CMS Office of Minority Health 2017 Justice Gap Report: Measuring the Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans Health Equity Report 2017 Health Resources Service Administration Blue Cross Health Index – A Comprehensive Measure of Health Map Health Equity Report 2017 Health Resources Services Administration National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports, State Dashboard for Florida,Agency for Health Research and Quality Florida Charts: Census Tract and Zip Code Birth and Death Data Maps and Florida County Demographic Profiles Department of Health Vulnerable Populations Organizations National Cooperative Agreement Partners Funded by HRSA to provide technical assistance to health centers and communities. Several focus exclusively on farmworkers, homeless or other special populations.
Visit our Vulnerable Populations News page
Visit our Social Determinants of Health page
For more information, contact Erin Sologaistoa at [email protected]
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