What's New
A Look Inside Auto-Health Professional Shortage
Area Scoring
Health
Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) are designations that indicate
health care provider shortages in primary care, dental health or mental health.
With the upcoming national Auto-HPSA score
update approaching in 2019, HRSA presents a webinar—an opportunity for health
center staff to learn more about the HPSA designation modernization project.
Wednesday, May 23
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-397-5339
Passcode: 947027
Topics include:
- A
review of the scoring criteria used for Auto-HPSAs;
- Important
milestones for the modernization project; and
- The
data sources that will be used for Auto-HPSA impact analyses.
You can also join the project’s email list to
receive monthly updates.
 National Prevention Week
National Prevention Week (NPW)
is dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental
and/or substance use disorders. This year’s NPW theme is Action
Today. Healthier Tomorrow.
- Tuesday, May 15:
Prevention of Underage Drinking & Alcohol Misuse
- Wednesday, May
16: Prevention of Prescription & Opioid Drug Misuse
- Thursday, May 17:
Prevention of Illicit Drug Use & Youth Marijuana
- Friday, May 18:
Prevention of Suicide
- Saturday, May 19: Prevention of Youth Tobacco
Use
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Resources
Today at Noon: BPHC CMO Featured in
HCV/Opioid Webinar
The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, a HRSA-funded National
Cooperative Agreement (NCA), is hosting a three-part webinar series: Hepatitis
C Virus (HCV) Programming at Health Centers in Light of the Opioid Epidemic.
Today’s session features BPHC Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr. Judith Steinberg.
Tuesday,
May 15
12:00-1:00 p.m. ET
Register
here
HCV Current: Resources for Medical and Behavioral Health
Professionals
Updated in 2017, HCV Current is a national Addiction
Technology Transfer Center initiative, funded by SAMHSA, that provides HCV
resources for medical and behavioral health professionals at health centers,
including:
- Online, self-paced course with continuing
education credits;
- Downloadable provider reference tools and brief
motivational interviewing videos; and
- Region-specific resources.
Visit the HCV Current site to learn more.
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CDC’s
Be #HepAware Thunderclap!
To
further raise awareness and promote hepatitis testing during May, please
consider participating in the Be #HepAware Thunderclap on Saturday, May 19.
Thunderclap is
a tool that allows supporters to sign up in advance and share a unified message
simultaneously across social media platforms to create a wave or “thunderclap.”
CDC needs 100 supporters for the Thunderclap to take effect, so please sign up!
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STAR² Center Spring Regional Workforce
Trainings
The Association of Clinicians for
the Underserved is a HRSA-funded NCA. Their STAR² Center invites workforce staff
from all health centers and Primary Care Associations (PCAs) in Regions 1, 2 &
3, 6, and 10 to participate in full-day trainings on relevant recruitment and
retention topics taught by workforce experts. Visit the STAR²
Center Training Calendar for registration information—scroll to the bottom of the page for a list
of trainings and details.
Health Center
Care Delivery Models for Primary Care Integration of Viral Hepatitis and
Substance Use Disorder Treatment Webinar
According to CDC, 3.5 million people in the
United States had chronic hepatitis C in 2016. During the same period, the Uniform
Data System reveals that 206,587 health center patients received a hepatitis C
diagnosis.
This HRSA-hosted webinar will
feature primary care integration health center models for hepatitis B and
hepatitis C services. Join to learn effective workflows for hepatitis B
screening and management and how nurse care managers can drive patient care for
hepatitis C and substance use disorder treatment.
Tuesday,
May 15
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
Join
the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-829-8676
Passcode: 7634999
Workshop Series: DIT
(Do It Together) Strengthening Connections to Housing Resources
The Corporation for
Supportive Housing, a HRSA-funded NCA, is hosting a series of open calls with PCAs
and Health Center Controlled Networks to explore, critique, and design a range
of training resources to build quality health and housing partnerships. Upcoming
dates and related resources:
Thursday, May 24
12:00-1:15 p.m. ET
Register
here – Log in to register and access a complementary online tutorial, Health Centers and Supportive Housing.
Thursday, June 14
12:00-1:15 p.m. ET
Register here
Addressing Substance Use in AIMS
Awardee Settings, Part 1: Addressing Opioids in Integrated Care
The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS) is hosting a
webinar featuring subject matter experts in substance use disorder from Case
Western University and Coal Country Community Health Center. This webinar will
cover a variety of relevant topics, including: the development of opioid use
disorder screening and assessment protocols, motivational interviewing
techniques, implementing medication assisted treatment (MAT) services, and
workforce training and retention.
Wednesday, May 30
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register
here
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