CHC Chat on Twitter

• "Education/Schools"
• partnering with schools, other education system partners; education as SDOH (Aug 4, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Elections & Advocacy"
• connecting with candidates, political parties around health at election time (Sept 1, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Holistic Health/Care"
• integrating CHC clinical care, health promotion and community development (March 17, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "Food Security"
• improving local food security through CHC programs and services (April 21, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "Funding/Fundraising"
• discussion of experiences, strategies related to funding and fundraising at CHCs (May 26, 2011 - Topic 2)
• grant-writing for/at Community Health Centres (Dec 8, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Government Relations"
• how different CHCs are rallying gov't support for CHC primary health care (June 23, 2011 - Topic 2)
• working with gov't stakeholders to advance understanding/awareness of CHCs (March 24, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "HIV/AIDS"
• discussion about improving prevention, testing, care at CHCs for HIV/AIDS; World AIDS Day (Dec 1, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Housing/Shelter"
• discussion of shelter & housing as determinant of health; CHC housing/shelter programs (Feb 16, 2012 - Topics 1 & 2)

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• "International CHCs Conference 2011 (Toronto)"
• tweets/coverage from session on Day 2 (June 9, 2011 - Entire Session)
• participant feedback, top highlights, etc (June 16, 2011 - Topic 2)
• tools and techniques to enhance interprofessional collaboration (March 17, 2011 - Topic 2)
• "Mission Statements"
• how different CHCs work to embody their organization's mission statement (March 10, 2011 - Topic 2)
• "Nurses/Nursing"
• role/impact of nurses at CHCs; celebrating 2011 International Nurses Week (May 12, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "Nutrition/Dietetics"
• nutrition and dietetic services at CHCs (April 21, 2011 - Topic 2)
• "Partnerships"
• CHCs partnering with other health system organizations to improve patient-centres care (March 31, 2011 - Topic 2)
• building effective community health partnerships; assessing/meeting community needs (Sept 29, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2) 
• "Patient-Centred Mediccal Homes (PCMH)"
• what it is, what it entails, how it's applicable for CHCs. (Nov 3, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Populations Served by CHCs"
• what populations is your centre serving; what barriers do you faced? (March 31, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "Prescription drugs / prescribing"
• discussion about key issues & community challenges related to Rx at CHCs (April 7, 2011 - Topic 2)

• "Quality Improvement"
• programs, initiatives, strategies to improve quality of care and services at CHCs (Oct 13, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH)"
• focus on inclusion/priority of SRH within CHC programs/services (Feb 9, 2012 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Smoking Cessation"
• discussion about strategies to improve support for smoking cessation (Jan 19, 2012 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Social Determinants of Health"
• what are the key social factors affecting health in your community? (May 5, 2011 - Topic 2)
• linking local & globe action; chat from/about World Conference on SDOH (Oct 20, 2011 - Topic 1 & 2)
• "Social Media"
• examples of how different health centres are using these tools (Feb 24, 2011 - Topic 2)
• what are your health centre's social media goals? (March 3, 2011 - Topic 2)
• how did your health center start using social media; what obstacles did you face? (May 19, 2011 - Topic 1)
• using social media to enhance collaboration between health and healthcare organizations (June 23, 2011 - Topic 1)
• using social media for staff/volunteer recruitment, and organizational capacity building (Aug 25, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• integrating different social media platforms for maximum impact (Sept 8, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• how location-based social media can help health centres improve reach and impact (Sept 15, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• discussion about developing, reviewing social media policies for CHCs (Jan 26, 2012 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Staff Development"
• training staff about "CHC model of care" and organizational mission/vision (May 12, 2011 - Topic 2)
• "Staff Recruitment"
• using social media to recruit health care providers & other staff to CHCs (May 19, 2011 - Topic 2)
• "Teamwork"
• implementing & improving team-based, inter-professional collaboration in primary health care (Oct 6, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)

• "U.S. National Health Center Week 2011"
• discussion of theme "serving locally, leading nationally" (Aug 11, 2011 - Topics 1 & 2)
• "Volunteers"
• recruiting and engaging volunteers at CHCs (June 16, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "World Health Day"
• role of CHCs in building a healthier world, including global partnerships (April 7, 2011 - Topic 1)
• "Women's Health"
• women's health programs/initiatives at CHCs; celebrating International Women's Day (March 10, 2011 - Topic 1)