NCHPH Promising Practices Portal

The National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) has compiled three sets of promising practices on the following: Diabetes Prevention & Management, COVID-19, and Health Center & Housing Partnerships. Strategies for diabetes prevention and management were identified through various webinars and learning collaboratives conducted by NCHPH over the last three years on improving diabetes management and prevention. Strategies for health center and housing partnerships were identified through various webinars and learning collaboratives conducted by NCHPH on improving access to care, behavioral health, and addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Promising Practices Definition

Promising practices were chosen based on the following definitions identified and created by the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide training and technical assistance to health centers. A promising practice generated at a health center must demonstrate at least three of the following:

  • Impact/Outcomes: Guidelines and protocols that have been successfully used by at least one organization and with an emerging positive track record of improved clinical or operational outcomes and insights
  • Satisfaction: Approach demonstrates effectiveness in increasing overall satisfaction for patients and/or staff
  • Data Collection Mechanism: Provide initial data to support the establishment of benchmarks
  • Reduced Costs: Have the potential to lower the per capita costs of delivering care or services
  • Partnerships: The approach creates innovative, strong partnerships and maximizes efficiency
  • Operational Feasibility: Offer strategies that can be easily shared and implemented


Source of Information

NCHPH has catalogued promising practices on COVID-19, health center and housing partnerships, and diabetes management and prevention that were identified during T/TA activities. They include management and prevention strategies to improve medication adherence, health literacy, hemoglobin A1c levels, access to health care, health center outreach, and digital literacy. 

NCHPH has also catalogued promising practices on health center and housing partnerships that were identified during T/TA activities. They include collaboration strategies to address COVID-19, vaccination efforts, smoking cessation, and access to health care. 

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