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May 24, 2018
What's New
Celebrating
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
is a time to remember, recognize, and honor individuals who died while serving
in the U.S. military. Watch as BPHC’s Lybbi
Martin shares the extraordinary story of her grandfather, Carl Hintze, Jr.
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Who’s That
Owl?
"Hootie and
the Knowfish"? "Knowsy Owl"? Help us name the BPHC Answers Knowledge Bank
mascot! The naming contest will run until Friday, June 1,
and the result will be announced at the Knowledge Bank kick-off event on Thursday,
June 7, in the 5th floor pavilion.
BPHC Answers is the authoritative source for standard, consistent responses to
inquiries, which will be available to all BPHC employees in September. The
Knowledge Bank will make it easier to find information that you need to respond
to questions in a timely way.
Stay tuned for emails, meeting notices, and future announcements.
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 Supervisors:
Help Make HRSA a Trauma-Informed Agency!
The
Trauma-Informed 2.0 Action Team for the 2017/2018 Mid-level Leadership
Development Program is conducting a survey to assess and determine trauma
awareness among HRSA supervisors. This survey is only for supervisors or managers and will be available until
Wednesday, May 30.
Did you know
about 70% of the general population will be exposed to trauma in their
lifetime? People who have experienced trauma are three times more likely to be
absent from work, experience depression, and have difficulties at work. People
who have experienced trauma are also two times more likely to smoke, develop
chronic conditions, and/or have serious financial problems.
The
survey assesses supervisors’ awareness about trauma-informed work environments
and seeks to identify the next steps needed to transition HRSA to be a
trauma-informed agency. For more information, contact TraumaInformedTeam@hrsa.gov.
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Save the Date: June All-Hands Webcast
Tuesday,
June 12
2:30-3:30 p.m. ET
To
submit questions for the BPHC All-Hands in advance, send an
email
by Friday, June 8. All questions will remain anonymous. You can also write in
your questions during the webcast.
Missed the May All-Hands webcast? Watch it now.
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HHS Honors Kim Willard-Jelks
A BPHC Senior Advisor in HRSA's Atlanta office, Kim
Willard-Jelks received a Secretarial Award for Distinguished Service for her
work as a team member of the Presidential Task Force Combatting Drug Resistant
Bacterial Infections. The Task Force’s five-year action plan includes a
national strategy to reduce the threat in America's hospitals, schools, and
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 Game of Offices
A Lannister always pays their debt, and a BPHC employee
always completes their survey.
Help your office win the crown; complete your EVS now! Please check your inbox for the EVS survey link to participate.
The survey is for all HHS
permanent employees (onboard at HHS since October 2017 or before) and will
remain open until Monday, June 18. You should have received your unique email
invitation on Monday, May 7. See general survey information.
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Office(s) with a 100% completion rate win the crown! If you did not
receive a survey link via email, please contact Renee Lizear.
Once you’ve completed your survey, update the chart in front of
your Office Director’s office. Don’t forget to update your chart for your
regional folks!
Self-reported numbers as of
this week:
DED Data Exchange Now Accessible to the BPHC Workforce
OQI’s Data
and Evaluation Division (DED) recently introduced a new resource to provide you
with the tools needed to understand and use Health Center Program data. The DED
Data Exchange is a BQUIC innovation that packages data analytics training,
handouts, presentations, visualizations, and more, all in one interactive
system. Consider bookmarking the DED Data Exchange for quick access.
DED offered a training on Tuesday, May 8, and demonstrated the
Data Exchange at last week’s All-Hands.
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 In Case You Missed It
A Round-Up of Previously Announced Items
- The Compliance
Manual internal resources web page is now available! This one-stop site provides easy access to a
wide range of information, resources, and tools related to the Health Center
Program Compliance Manual. Bookmark this page and check back for updates!
- The BPHC OSV Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
provide important information about planning, documenting and/or participating
in an Operational Site Visit (OSV). Updates include links to Quick Reference
Guides for working in STAR and creating an Action Plan.
- To request ad
hoc telework, staff MUST enter partial and ad hoc telework days using the
telework function in ITAS. From the home page, select “Request Telework” and
enter the requested hours on the following screen. If you receive an error
message when entering hours, you may need an ITAS
coordinator to adjust your telework status.
- The maximum amount of time you may receive for time-off awards (including for your
annual performance, PMAP) is 80 hours. Contact BPHC Awards Coordinator Tiffany Baylor for inquiries about your
available hours.
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Now Accepting Comments! As part of
ongoing work to reduce public and stakeholder burden, HRSA
released a Request for Information seeking feedback on select HRSA
programs. Comments are open to the public and encouraged for entities
significantly affected by HRSA regulations and policy. All comments must be
submitted by Monday, July 2.
- OPPD added a
new category, Sec. 330 Statutory
Changes, to the Issue Type drop-down menu in the Policy Portal. We’ll use it to categorize
inquiries related to the changes made to the Health Center Program by the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. You may submit questions received on this topic,
as well as all other policy questions, via the portal. Visit the Utilizing the Portal page to
learn how to submit inquiries.
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