Communities

This Issue Brief presents best practices and considerations for agencies hoping to develop or expand street medicine and outreach care, through in-person on-site services as well as telehealth delivery, will also be presented.

This lssue Brief presents some of the key challenges faced by newly housed individuals and their care providers, and will consider a variety of principles, concepts, and approaches that can be useful in mitigating and transforming these challenges, in support of the best possible outcomes for a client’s health and well-being.

This resource center offers practical guidance to help Medicaid stakeholders, including community-based organizations, engage community members in policy and program design development, especially as a means of increasing health equity.

This resource provides a glossary of terms for healthcare professionals to familiarize themselves with when treating members of the LGBTQ+ community.

This web page provides information on a workgroup dedicated to LGBT health. It outlines the workgroup's objectives and progress and identifies issues facing this population.

This web page provides information on the rights of LGBTQ+ people. It addresses discrimination, highlights gender affirming care and rights to privacy, and includes links to further resources.

This training guides practitioners in treating LGBTQI+ patients. Its sections define this population and discuss how practitioners can improve health outcomes through best practices.

These slides focus on substance use and mental health measures for several sub-populations in the United States, including American Indian and Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African; Female; Hispanic or Latino; Lesbian, Gay, or Bisexual Adult; Multiracial; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander; and Veteran populations.

This report, based on findings from the 2021 and 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) presents key substance use, mental health, and treatment indicators among adults aged 60 or older in the United States.

This dashboard presents data from the CDC's State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), which collects data on unintentional and undetermined intent drug overdose deaths.