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Exploring the Six Domains of Health Workforce Equity - Session 1 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join ACU's STAR² Center program as it presents expert faculty from the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, at the George Washington University, for a dynamic webinar series that explores their cutting-edge research on the Six Domains of Health Workforce Equity. This first session of the series will explore research on who enters the workforce, how are they educated and trained, and where they practice. By exploring these various questions, participants will gain a better understanding of ways to improve workforce equity and ultimately support the complex needs of their health center clinical staff. More Details...

Social and Structural Impacts on Diabetes and Comorbidities Management for AA and NH/PI Populations Learning Series: Module 5: Culturally-Responsive Diabetes Care: Integrating Language and Family (2024). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health organizations (AAPCHO) chronic disease management programs, expertise, and national network in the AA and NH/PI community health center space, will feature research, community intervention strategies, and historical context for diabetes and other co-morbidities among AAs and NH/PIs. This self-paced learning series will feature modules that outline various social, political, and structural drivers of health for diabetes and comorbidities management. Modules will include case studies which promote resources, strategies, and interventions to support health center performance improvement and transformation efforts. This is module 5 and was recorded on June 18, 2024. More Details...

Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) Primary Care Innovation Forum (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This online Forum featured presentations from the first QIF cohort of Optimizing Virtual Care (OVC) health center awardees and special guest speakers, as well as the launch of new Technical Assistance to support health center innovation. Presentations will focus on virtual care strategies using technology and innovation to enhance access to care, clinical quality and coordination, and promote health equity. More Details...

Emergency Preparedness in School-Based Telehealth (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Emergency Preparedness in School-Based Telehealth webinar was designed for health center and health center look-alike staff. The webinar aims to increase the audience's knowledge of and capacity to define how health centers can partner effectively with schools to implement telehealth care, identify how to provide students with care through telehealth, and reduce barriers to telehealth services. More Details...

ACU STAR² Center Workforce Training & Technical Assistance Professional Development Series - Session 4 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join ACU's STAR² Center and NEW Health University for the final session of the Workforce T/TA Professional Development series as we explore the key aspects of developing a health professions education and training (HP-ET) program. As health centers continue to face retention struggles, including high rates of turnover, it is critical that they start thinking about pathway development to support a 'grow your own' strategy. As a part of this session, NEW Health, a rural health center located in Washington state, will present on their health center's journey in becoming a leader in the space of HP-ET and workforce pathway development. This session will also address the importance of thinking beyond clinical positions when developing training programs and preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals. More Details...

NACHC UDS+ Testing Forum (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: NACHC in partnership with the Uniform Data System Test Cooperative (UTC) will convene a UDS+ Testing Forum for Community Health Centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and Health Center Controlled networks (HCCNs). The UDS+ Testing forum will allow HIT vendors an opportunity to share their current experience with the testing process and assist Community Health Centers and other stakeholders in preparing for upcoming submission opportunities. More Details...

Ditch the Pitch: Building Effective Messaging for Different Medical-Legal Partnership Audiences: Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Learn how to unpack different health center MLP audiences and effectively communicate the benefits of MLP to each in ways that will matter to them. More Details...

Retention Planning: Build It and They Will Stay - Session 2 (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Step into the forefront of retention excellence with the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved's (ACU) STAR² Center and 3RNET! Unveil the secrets to steadfast retention planning for health centers in this illuminating webinar series. In this second session, our expert speakers discussed flexible work schedules and dynamic career pathways as pivotal pillars in fostering loyalty and longevity among your workforce. More Details...

Clinical Issues & Health Center Boards: Maternal Mortality and Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths through Quality Obstetrical Care: Maternal Mortality and Reducing Pregnancy-Related Deaths through Quality Obstetrical Care (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource discusses maternal mortality. It highlights how health centers can help prevent pregnancy-related deaths through primary care services – especially obstetrical care – and how a health center board can support such services through governance-level functions. More Details...

Clinical Issues & Health Center Boards:: Family Healthy Weight Programs (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource discusses Family Healthy Weight Programs and how boards can support such programs through appropriate governance-level functions. More Details...

Clinical Issues & Health Center Boards: Hypertension Management (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource discusses hypertension management and how boards can support this through appropriate governance-level functions. More Details...

Postpartum Connections and Education (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides an overview of postpartum care coordination and education as an effective intervention for improving maternal and infant health. The webinar will discuss evidence-based home visiting models, connection to and establishment of a primary care medical home, and health insurance coverage. Participants learn about the importance of postpartum education for infant safe sleep, family planning, and chronic and behavioral health issues. More Details...

Fostering Sustainability through Performance Measurement in Health Center Medical-Legal Partnerships: Insights from a Diverse Learning Collaborative (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This issue brief authored by James Teufel, MPH, PhD highlights the crucial role of sustainability in clinical settings, focusing on medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) within health centers. Based on insights from a learning collaborative hosted by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) and supported by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), we present performance measures across eight dimensions to assess MLP sustainability. More Details...

Emergency Management: Sharing Best Practices and Listening Session (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides firsthand experiences and best practices in health center emergency management, while facilitating a listening session for health center staff to share their experiences, challenges, and successes in planning for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies and disasters. More Details...

Social Determinants of Health Screening for School-Aged Children and Adolescents (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The Social Determinants of Health Screening for School-Aged Children and Adolescents webinar was designed for health center and health center look-alike staff. The webinar aims to increase the audience’s knowledge of and capacity to select screening tools, conduct a community needs assessment, and adapt a clinic workflow to include SDOH screening. More Details...

Medicaid and CHIP Vaccine Toolkit (2024). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The toolkit focuses on CMS' Medicaid and Vaccine toolkit. This resources gives guidance expanding vaccine access and uptake through provider qualifications and considerations, vaccine counseling, and immunization registries. More Details...

Crafting Effective Trainings to Strengthen the Health Center MLP Workforce: Health Center MLP Planning, Implementation & Practice (PIP) Webinar Series (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Learn the types of trainings that should be a regular part of a health center's MLP practice, how to build effective MLP trainings for different audiences, and adult learning strategies. More Details...

Telling Their Stories: Documenting the True Impact of Transportation Barriers on Health (2024). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Transportation impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Accessibility to transportation influences how we meet our basic needs and where we work, live, and receive healthcare. It is why transportation is considered a "mega-determinant" of health. Transportation barriers are one of the most commonly cited reasons for missing a medical appointment. Yet these barriers extend beyond missing an appointment: it can also have a significant impact on health outcomes and quality of life. More Details...

Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Population Health Strategies to Improve Quality of Care and Reduce Cardiovascular Risk (2024). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), in collaboration with the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) presented a webinar on chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes in a safety-net setting. The presentation highlighted the impacts of undiagnosed CKD on health outcomes, described the prevalent inequities in CKD and impacts of CKD in rural and agricultural worker populations, and reviewed population health focused quality improvement strategies. More Details...

Social and Structural Impacts on Diabetes and Comorbidities Management for AA and NH/PI Populations Learning Series: Module 4: Bridging Community and Clinic to Promote Diabetes Equity in South Asian Communities (2024). Resource Type: Micro-Learning. Description: The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health organizations (AAPCHO) chronic disease management programs, expertise, and national network in the AA and NH/PI community health center space, will feature research, community intervention strategies, and historical context for diabetes and other co-morbidities among AAs and NH/PIs. This self-paced learning series will feature modules that outline various social, political, and structural drivers of health for diabetes and comorbidities management. Modules will include case studies which promote resources, strategies, and interventions to support health center performance improvement and transformation efforts. This is module 4 and was recorded on June 5, 2024. More Details...