Heartland Alliance Health

Heartland Alliance Health (hah), a subsidiary of the Heartland Alliance for human needs and human rights, is a federally qualified Health center dedicated to transforming the Health care experience for chicago's many disenfranchised populations, including people who are homeless, poor, hiv positive, mentally ill, addicted, and immigrants or regees. Founded in 1985, hah is chicago's only Health care for the homeless program and, as such, the only provider of comprehensive health-related services for chicago's homeless population. Its integrated Health care, housing, and supportive services are at the forefront of addressing many of the social determinants of Health, helping to improve Health outcomes and promote community stability. (see schedule o)annually, hah serves nearly 10,000 homeless individuals, providing more than 40,000 medical, dental, and behavioral Health encounters. Services include:- primary care, dental care, and integrated mental Health and substance use treatment;- street, shelter, and medical mobile outreach;- outpatient and residential, mental Health, and substance use programs for people with a serious mental illness; - community-based case management, care coordination, and referrals;- enrollment into benefits and entitlements;- nutritional assessment, counseling, and grocery centers;- medical interpretation and translation services;- training and technical assistance for systems integration and best practices in serving dually diagnosed populations.