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Attention Health Centers Potentially Impacted
by Hurricane Michael
During an emergency, health centers and Primary Care
Associations (PCAs) play an important role in
delivering critical services and assisting with the local community and state
response. PCAs serve as essential statewide coordinators of information, data,
and resources in support of health centers during response and recovery efforts.
For the 2018 hurricane season, HRSA has asked PCAs to take the
lead in gathering critical health center information and reporting impact data
back to us on the operational status of delivery sites. For health centers in
the potential impact areas of Hurricane Michael, we ask that you report site
level operational status to your PCA as soon as you are able.
Please also visit the
Health Center Program disaster relief page for important
guidance documents and resources to help health centers impacted by hurricanes,
including information on change in scope for temporary sites, 340B Program
enrollment under emergency declarations, and FTCA coverage in emergency events,
including volunteer health professionals.
SUD-MH Minor A/R Activities Technical Assistance Webinar
HRSA will host a technical
assistance webinar for recipients that requested use of the one-time funding
for their FY 2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental
Health Services (SUD-MH) award (HRSA-18-118) for minor alteration/renovation
(A/R) activities. We will address your questions and cover the process of
obtaining HRSA’s prior approval for proposed minor A/R activities.
Friday, October 12
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Join the
webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 800-369-1856
Passcode: 4790581
UDS Technical Assistance Webinar Series
HRSA presents these technical assistance webinars to help you work
with the Uniform Data System (UDS). Please see the Technical Assistance &
Training section for webinar details.
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Preparing for and Understanding Your
UDS Submission
Participants will learn about the importance
of UDS submission, the processes and systems requirements of UDS submissions,
and UDS table specific considerations.
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Introduction to Clinical Measures
HRSA will review UDS Tables 6A, 6B, and 7 clinical measures. Participants will
learn about strategies for evaluating reporting data and how to identify
benchmarks for assessing quality.
Behavioral Health Virtual Job
Fair
HRSA will host a Behavioral
Health Virtual Job Fair on Wednesday, October 17,
6:45-10:15 p.m. ET. Employer registration has closed. Job seekers may register
until the event.
Resources
New Data
Resource on Drug Use and Mental Health
According to SAMHSA’s National Survey
on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)[1], in 2017, 1.4% (32,000) of
pregnant women ages 15 to 44 reported opioid use in the past month. In 2015,
about 0.8 % (19,000) of pregnant women misused opioids.
Clinician takeaway: Research has shown that
opioid use has a negative impact on fetal development. Given the number of
pregnant women using opioids, it is advisable for clinicians to talk to
pregnant patients about the dangers of illicit drug use during pregnancy.
HRSA’s opioid
crisis page has information and resources. Also
relevant, SAMHSA recently released Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby: Opioids in
Pregnancy patient fact sheets that emphasize the
importance of continuing a mother’s treatment throughout her pregnancy.
[1] The NSDUH is a
comprehensive, nationwide household interview survey of substance use,
substance use disorders, mental health, and treatment services for these
disorders.
Using
Bright Futures to Achieve Excellence in Well-Child Care
Learn about the Bright Futures National Center (BFNC) and the revised
Bright Futures Guidelines, 4th Edition, from one of its co-editors. During this
HRSA-sponsored webinar, a subject matter expert will review updates to the
Guidelines and new content including new health promotion themes, visit
screening recommendations, anticipatory guidance, and more. She will discuss
how to efficiently and effectively integrate these new recommendations into
your health center’s work and answer questions about the BFNC and Bright Futures
Guidelines, 4th Edition.
Tuesday, October 23
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Join the
webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-810-8157
Passcode: 9835735
Introduction to Addressing Health Needs for Youth Experiencing
Homelessness: Learning Collaborative
Attend the first session of Corporation
for Supportive Housing and Fenway Institute’s Homeless Youth Learning
Collaborative to learn more about this opportunity. Both organizations are
HRSA-funded NCAs. The learning collaborative is designed for health centers
wanting to serve homeless youth in the most effective way and to create health
and housing partnerships for this population. The overview of the learning collaborative
addresses special needs of youth experiencing homelessness. In order to best
focus group questions on health center needs, you’re invited to complete a survey
prior to attending the informational session.
Tuesday, October 23
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
Health and Housing Capital Expansion Learning Collaborative
Join an introductory webinar for
the upcoming Capital Expansion for Health and Housing Partnerships Learning
Collaborative. This is an opportunity for you to connect with a peer group of
health centers to exchange expertise and challenges focused on capital
development expansion for housing and health providers. Corporation for
Supportive Housing and Capital Link, both HRSA-funded NCAs, will facilitate a
series of discussions and share resources exploring the benefits and planning
for co-locating health and housing facilities, relationship-building with
housing providers, assessing market needs, leveraging resources, and more.
Participants will meet monthly from December 2018 to April 2019.
Introduction to Capital Expansion
for Health and Housing Partnerships
Wednesday, October 24
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Register here
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