HCH-MLP Learning Collaborative

What is the HCH-MLP Learning Collaborative?

Background/Overview

Health centers providing services to people experiencing homelessness have tremendous potential to directly affect the health status and influence numerous underlying societal and economical inequities that contribute to health disparities and poor health.

Over the next two years, the National Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Council in collaboration with the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership will develop and implement a Learning Collaborative to assist health centers and medical respite programs to develop an action plan to implement medical legal partnerships as part of their social determinants of health strategy.

Goals

The goals of this Learning Collaborative project are to:
·         Provide an opportunity for peer learning.

·         Understand role of MLP within broader SDOH screening and intervention framework.

·         Build foundational knowledge required to plan and pilot a medical-legal partnership as part of HCH operations.

·         Develop action plans and next steps in Year 1 (December 2018 – May 2019).

·         Establish and implement an MLP in Year 2 (July 2019 – June 2020).

Tentative Key Dates

·         Introduction: Background purpose and need for the Learning Collaborative - November 19, 2018

·         Applications due: December 6, 2018 11:59 EST.

·         Notifications provided: December 14, 2018.

·         Self- assessment: Link and homework resources due by January 11, 2019.

·         Virtual Training 2: Case Study on MLP - January 30, 2019 2:00 pm EST.

·         Coaching Session: Focus on Action Plan. Provide TA - February 27, 2019 - 2:00 pm EST.

·         Virtual Training 3: Participants Share Action Plans - March 13, 2019 - 2:00 pm EST

·         Face-to-Face Training 4: Report Progress on Action Plan - HCH National Conference - May 2019

Eligibility Information

Successful applicants will meet the following requirements:

1)       Receive 330 funding for special populations or demonstrate that site provides services for homeless or at-risk populations.

2)       Able to have at least one (1) key staff member commit to participating in all sessions of the Learning Collaborative, and attend the face-to-face meeting.

3)       Ability to commit to completing all “homework” assignments and self-assessments.

Participant Expectations

·         Get leadership buy in and sign off on participation.

·         Participation in three- 90 minutes interactive virtual trainings (December – March), including completion of polls and/ or
homework so progress can be monitored and one face to face meeting May 2019.

·         Complete MLP Action Plan, which might include submitting progress reports with data, between sessions.

·         Share MLP Action Plan and next steps with other Learning Collaborative participants during Virtual Training #3, March 2019.

·         Report Progress on Action Plan and next steps at the face-face meeting in May 2019.

·         Commit to participating in Learning Collaborative and implementing Action Plan in Year 2.

Application

Please complete the following questions. There is NO fee to participate in the HCH-MLP Learning Collaborative. Applications- are due: December 6, 2018 11:59 EST. Notification regarding admission to the Learning Collaborative will be sent on December 14, 2018.

Contact information

Interested applicants may contact Ellen Lawton (ellawton@gwu.edu) or Darlene M. Jenkins (djenkins@nhchc.org).