2025 NACHC CHI – Community Health Conference & Expo

The 2025 NACHC CHI- Community Health Conference & Expo is set for August 17-19th in Chicago, Illinois! 

This year, Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation and Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) will present the following Timely Twenty-Minute Tip session:

Developing Emergency Preparedness Responses for Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking

Health centers (HCs) are critical access points for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) and human trafficking (HT) to receive patient-centered, responsive healthcare and supportive services. Primary care associations (PCAs) in their statewide coordination of emergency planning and services, also have an opportunity to integrate IPV/HT responses and engage state/territory domestic violence coalition partners. Emergencies increase the incidence of violence as survivors face heightened isolation and reduced access to services, making it critical for HCs and PCAs to strengthen their preparedness.

This session will highlight unique considerations and recommendations for HCs/PCAs including patient-level data collection, strategies to complement CMS emergency preparedness, and partnerships between HCs/PCAs and community-based IPV/HT programs/coalitions. Presenters will share resources and promising practices for HCs/PCAs to support survivors in natural disasters and emergencies.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify unique barriers, considerations, and opportunities for serving survivors in health centers;
2. Explore patient-centered and responsive strategies for improving emergency preparedness, response, and recovery;
3. Discuss promising practices to serve survivors in health centers. 

Speakers:

• Cara Skillingstead, Associate Director, Health Care Transformation, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations
• Kimberly Chang, MD, MPH, Faculty, Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, Futures Without Violence; Family Physician and Human Trafficking and Healthcare Policy Director, Asian Health Services

The target audience for this session includes but is not limited to:

• Clinical Directors
• Clinicians 
• Dentists
• Pharmacists
• Social Workers

Learn more and register for the conference here.