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Hurricane Michael Reporting For the 2018 hurricane season, HRSA has asked Primary Care Associations (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 areas impacted by Hurricane Michael (i.e., Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama), we ask that you report site-level operational status to your PCA.
Please 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.
Special Edition: Intimate Partner Violence and Human Trafficking In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, HRSA issued a special edition of the Digest last week focused on intimate partner violence and human trafficking. In one convenient place, you can read about promising practices from health centers and find resources to support patients.
HHS Awards $2.34 Billion in Grants to Help Americans Access HIV/AIDS Care and Medication Last week, HHS announced that approximately $2.34 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants were awarded to cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year 2018. This funding through HRSA supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medication, and essential support services to more than half a million people living with HIV in the United States. Read more.
Drug Take Back Day is Coming The President proclaimed October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month and Saturday, October 27, is the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Take Back Day. This semiannual occurrence encourages community members to contribute to substance abuse prevention by returning unwanted prescriptions.
As the nation is fighting an opioid epidemic and other drugs are surfacing in local communities, and in order to help people find easier access to screening and treatment for their friends and or family members, we encourage health centers to partner with local Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions and other community-based providers to raise awareness about substance use screening and treatment services in their communities.
Find resources to engage your patients in screening and treatment. To identify the DFC-funded coalition nearest you, visit the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) grants webpage.
UDS Technical Assistance Webinar Series HRSA presents the final of three technical assistance webinars to help you work with the Uniform Data System (UDS).
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.
Thursday, October 18 1:00-2:30 p.m. ET Join the webcast the day of the session Call-in: 888-989-4721 Passcode: 1039201
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.
Federal Transit Administration Announces $6.3 Million for Access and Mobility Partnership Grants The Federal Transit Administration has released a notice of funding opportunity for Access and Mobility Partnership Grants that seek to improve access to health care. $6.3 million is available to support projects to improve transportation services or to provide non-emergency medical transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged. Funding may also be used to implement innovative strategies to provide more effective and efficient public transportation services to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and low-income individuals. Applications are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 13.
Resources
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
Building the Pipeline of Peers and Community Health Workers in Health Centers The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), MHP Salud, and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) are all HRSA-funded NCAs. They’re launching a new learning collaborative for health centers interested in expanding and enhancing their Community Health Worker programs. The goal is to include up to eight health centers with established Community Health Worker programs that are exploring opportunities to strengthen and expand these programs. Apply now; applications are accepted through Tuesday, October 30.
Last Call for Learning Collaborative on Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Rural Areas Founded by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, a HRSA-funded NCA, the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Academy is a virtual training series designed to help staff from health centers, Health Center Controlled Networks, and PCAs develop, implement, and sustain SDOH interventions in their clinics and communities.
There are 10 slots remaining for the SDOH Academy learning collaborative on Addressing SDOH in Rural Areas, which begins on Tuesday, November 6. If you are interested in participating, contact Kristen Stoimenoff. Applications will be accepted until filled.
Diabetes Prevention Program: Demonstration Projects Webinar Series CDC grantees will share their experiences developing and implementing protocols for screening, testing, and referring patients with pre-diabetes to a CDC-recognized national diabetes prevention program. View the full agenda for all sessions.
Integrated Delivery System Featuring Maine Health and South Nassau Communities Hospital Tuesday, October 23 Noon-1:30 p.m. ET Register here
Federally Qualified Health Centers Featuring Christopher Rural Health Corporation and Northeast Missouri Health Council Thursday, November 8 Noon-1:30 p.m. ET Register here
FDA Continuing Education for Health Care Providers to Reduce Hypoglycemic Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes With hypoglycemia from anti-diabetic medications, such as insulin, being the second most common adverse drug event implicated in emergency department visits, it is critical for health care providers to recognize risk factors and know how to mitigate these risks.
The FDA offers a free, one-hour continuing education (CE) lecture for health care providers on Leveraging Health Literacy and Patient Preferences to Reduce Hypoglycemic Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. The course introduces and provides health care providers with printable tools that they can use with their patients. It is available on the CDERLearn website (under Continuing Education Courses).
Introduction to Addressing Health Needs for Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Learning Collaborative Attend the first session of CSH 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. CSH 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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