Resources for CHC Communicators
You Can Sort Topics By Tags:
#Accessibility | #Communications | #HealthLiteracy | #How-To Videos | #NCAs | #NonprofitMarketing | #ProfessionalDevelopment | #SpecialVulnerablePopulations | #SocialMedia | #Tools
Communications Essentials: Communications Planning and Editorial Calendars
In this month’s COM Talk e-newsletter, we are exploring Communications Planning! Whether you are new to your position, or are ...
Oral Health
TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THESE NCA ORAL HEALTH RESOURCES: National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) Provides T/TA to add new, ...
Mark Your Calendars: April & May 2019
April April: National Autism Awareness Month April: Primary Immunodeficiency Awareness Month April 1 – April 7: National Public Health Week #NPHW2019 ...
Health Literacy Episode: The Rural Health Voice Podcast
Do our patients understand all of the information we give them? Are you sure? Did you know that the strongest ...
Mark Your Calendars: March & April
March March: Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month March: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month March 1: Wear Blue for Colorectal Cancer ...
Older Adults
TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THESE NCA RESOURCES: National Center for Equitable Care for Elders The National Center ECE provides innovative and ...
2019 Social Media Trends
The start of the new year is a great time to review your current social media strategic plan and to look ...
Mark Your Calendars: February & March
February February: American Heart Month February: Black History Month February: National Children’s Dental Health Month February (First Week): African Heritage ...
Canva Design School
Canva.com has launched a new feature on their website called Design School. This feature offers video tutorials for everyone (beginners and ...
Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers
TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THESE NCA RESOURCES: Farmworker Justice (FWJ) Specializes in providing T/TA related to federal and state policy and ...
Mark Your Calendars: January & February 2019
January January: Cervical Health Awareness Month- #CericalHealthMonth January: National Birth Defects Prevention Month-#Best4YouBest4Baby January: National Glaucoma Awareness Month January 4: ...
LGBT People
TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THESE NCA RESOURCES: National LGBT Health Education Center Provides educational programs, resources, and consultation to health centers ...
Individuals or Families Experiencing Homelessness
TODAY WE HIGHLIGHT THESE NCA RESOURCES: Individuals or Families Experiencing Homelessness Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) Supportive housing experts. Supportive ...
Outreach Toolkits and More from Health Outreach Partners
Health Outreach Partners offers and extensive library of outreach resources, webinars, articles, and case studies. One of HRSA’s National Cooperative ...
Mark Your Calendars: November & December
Thursday, November 1st – Saturday, December 15th is the 2019 Open Enrollment for Healthcare.gov. November November: Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month- ...
Health Literacy: Plain Language
Did you know that the strongest predictor of health outcomes in the U.S. is health literacy level? We were thrilled ...
October Edition: What We’re Exploring
From our Director of Communications and Outreach: WordPress-Gutenberg Get Prepared for the biggest WordPress Change in over a Decade! Is ...
Mark Your Calendars: October & November
October October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month October: Down Syndrome Awareness Month- #UpWithDowns October: Chiropractic Health Month October: Dental Hygiene Month ...
How To Bookmark Links in Dropbox
Many of us are already Dropbox users. In case you aren’t familiar with Dropbox, it is a platform on which ...
September Edition: What We’re Exploring
From our Director of Communications and Outreach: The Filing Cabinet How can we share some of the great content we ...
Mark Your Calendars: September & October
September September: National Suicide Prevention Month – #BeThe1To September: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness Month September: Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month September: ...
How-to Add a Facebook AR Filter
For National Health Center Week, the Association has developed an Augmented Reality (AR) filter that you can add to your ...
Register Now: Webinar-Using Plain Language to Better Connect with Patients and Communities
Writing simply about health topics is surprisingly hard to do. About half of Americans don’t understand most medical text because ...
August Edition: What We’re Exploring
From our Director of Communications and Outreach: The Resources Available at the Health Literacy Media Website Would you be excited ...
Mark Your Calendars: August & September 2018
Post Your National Health Center Events! Post all of your events happening in August to the National Health Center Week ...
HRSA: Culture, Language, and Health Literacy Resources
Effective health communication is as important to health care as clinical skill. To improve individual health and build healthy communities, ...
How-to Environmental Portrait Photography
Environmental Portrait Photography – Communications Toolkit from Virginia Community Healthcare on Vimeo. Introduce your staff to your social media ...
Mark Your Calendars: July & August 2018
July UV Safety Month Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention ...
July Edition: What We’re Exploring
From our Director of Communications and Outreach: The Smart Communications Podcast We’ve been perusing a lot of podcasts lately. Podcasts ...
Mark Your Calendars: June & July 2018
June Men’s Health MonthPTSD Awareness MonthAlzheimer’s and Brain Awareness MonthNational Safety MonthLGBT Pride Month June 1: National Say Something Nice Day– ...
How to Use Canva.com
Ever wondered how to use canva.com? Canva.com is a free graphic design tool website that offers a variety of different ...
May Edition: What We’re Exploring
From our Director of Communications and Outreach: iPhone Desktop Recording Did you know you may already have the tools you ...
Mark Your Calendars: May & June 2018
May National Pet MonthMental Health MonthALS Awareness Month– #ALSAmerican Stroke MonthAsthma and Allergy Awareness Month– #AsthmaBetter Hearing & Speech Month– ...
How to Record Your iPhone Screen
Did you know you may already have the tools you need to record short how-to, or training videos in your ...
Mark Your Calendars: April & May 2018
Time to plan ahead for the upcoming months with this list of national days in April and May. This list ...
Infographics: The Main Meal
Infographics… they’re what’s for dinner… and lunch, and breakfast. Confused? Read below. Human beings can easily visualize five things. We ...
April Edition: What We’re Exploring
From Our Director of Communications and Outreach: ZOOM Video Conferencing Our Communications Team have been dreaming up exciting future content ...
March Edition: What We’re Exploring
From Our Director of Communications and Outreach: A new year often brings with it a desire to get organized. Our ...
Mark Your Calendars- March 2018
Plan out your social media calendar with this list of national days in March. You can use the suggested hashtags ...
Designing for Color Blindness
Here’s a question fit for trivia night: Facebook’s logo and blue color scheme was specifically selected for a reason. Do ...
CDC Health Literacy Course
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers an online course titled Health Literacy for Public Health Officials. You ...
Introduction to Health Literacy
What is Health Literacy? Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information in order to ...
Website Accessibility- Making 508 Compliant Websites
What is Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance? Website Accessibility and 508 Compliance are a hot topic among Health Centers across ...
5 Nonprofit Marketing Blogs You’ll Want to Check Out
We put together a list of our favorite Nonprofit Communications Blogs. Whether you’re looking to add to your professional development, ...
You can find additional resources for Special and Vulnerable Populations in the Outreach and Enrollment Resources Hub
Check it Out!
HRSA National Cooperative Agreements (NCAs): Working with NCAs, HRSA makes available free training and technical assistance addressing Special/Vulnerable Populations and Topics.
COM Talk is a monthly newsletter for CHC Communicators which covers a variety of trending communications topics, tools, and resources.