How Health Center Care Teams Can Address Health and Housing for Patients Involved With the Justice System

This report provides an overview of both the civil and criminal justice systems in the United States and describes the cyclical relationship between those systems and housing insecurity, including homelessness.

The report outlines potential workflow considerations for health centers working to reduce health disparities for patients and families.

Components of Alignment

Governance

Shared Purpose

Author Organization

The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council & the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership

Publication Date

05.11.2021

Topic Area

Health Care

Social Needs

Publication

A Foundation For Health And Well-Being: Meaningful Employment

This publication explores how Employment and Community First Choices, a program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, created and paid for by TennCare, Tennessee's Medicaid program, helps participants work and live independently.

Webinar

Aligning in Crisis: Strategies and Tools to Leverage Federal Funding

On 9/14, experts from Aligning in Crisis, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will discussed how, if deployed strategically and effectively, federal funds can advance equity, shift power to the community, and set the stage for positive, long-term change.

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Patients Lift Their Voices To Advance Maternal Health

This publication compiles insights from EleVATE, a program that offers group-based prenatal care with a curriculum designed by and for Black women. EleVATE explores whether changing the way clinicians interact with patients can, in itself, improve outcomes and equity.