What's New
HRSA’s New Training and Technical Assistance Hub
HRSA is pleased to announce the launch of a new Training and Technical Assistance (T/TA) Hub (Hub). The Hub is an easy way to find technical assistance centers associated with many of HRSA’s programs and includes information of interest to safety net providers and training/education programs.
The search function allows users to find resources quickly, or users can browse by topic (for example: older adult health) or by HRSA bureau/office. The Hub is a one-stop-shop for accessing HRSA's training and technical assistance resources.
Developing a Future Health Center Performance Management Approach
HRSA is exploring a future value-based performance approach for the Health Center Program. The first step was to conduct an environmental scan and gather stakeholder input to identify opportunities and make recommendations for improving health center performance management.
Join the webcast to learn about this ongoing effort. We also want to hear from health centers. Please share your thoughts, provide input, and ask questions during and after the session.
Thursday, May 16
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 877-917-6903
Passcode: 7031544
HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program
Many health centers face challenges obtaining affordable loans for their capital projects and/or experience delays in securing loans. The HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program supports loans to eligible Health Center Program awardees for the construction/expansion, alteration/renovation, and modernization of health center medical facilities.
Congress appropriated funds in 2018, enabling HRSA to provide guarantees for almost $900 million in new loans to health centers. The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), a HRSA-funded NCA, is hosting a live Q&A session featuring a representative from Capital Link, also a HRSA-funded NCA. Participants will learn about program eligibility and how funds can be used.
Thursday, May 16
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here (under “Upcoming Trainings”)
Moving Knowledge Not Patients: Practical Telehealth Strategies for Health Centers
Join us for the next session in HRSA’s Data for Decision-Making Speaker Series Speaker Series. Dr. Daren Anderson of Community Health Center Inc. (Middletown, CT) will share his expertise in improving access to care and provider-to-provider consultation through telehealth.
Wednesday, May 29
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webcast the day of the session
Call-in: 888-790-1837
Passcode: 2979009
Register here to receive updates about this webinar.
Special Edition: Workforce Engagement & Well-Being
HRSA recently issued two Digest special editions focused on workforce engagement and well-being. Having a healthy and engaged health center workforce is one of HRSA’s highest priorities. If you missed these helpful publications, read them now: volume one and volume two.
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Funding Opportunity: Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies
HRSA recently published a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Program. HRSA expects approximately $1.8 million to be available to fund up to three health networks in this cooperative agreement pilot program. Apply by Friday, May 24.
RCORP Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion
HRSA released a NOFO last week for the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion (RCORP-MAT Expansion). HRSA plans to invest approximately $8 million in rural communities as part of this funding opportunity. Successful RCORP-MAT Expansion award recipients will receive up to $725,000 for a three-year period of performance to establish or expand medication-assisted treatment (MAT) in eligible hospitals, health clinics, or tribal organizations located in high-risk rural communities. Applications are due in Grants.gov by Monday, June 10.
Centering Healthcare Institute Implementation Grants
Last year, Centering Healthcare Institute (CHI) launched a plan to expand access to the Centering model of group health care in communities where group care can have the greatest impact. They developed a program offering free implementation support and facilitation training to 130 eligible sites—primarily in health centers. These grants will address the financial barriers facing centers in resource-limited communities. CHI is awarding these grants in several waves over 2018-2019. Applications for the second wave of 2019 grants are due by Friday, May 31. Learn more and apply now.
Call to Health Centers Engaged in Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Planning
Have you used Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) framework for your community health needs assessment and health improvement planning efforts? If so, your input is needed. The University of Illinois at Chicago MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice (UIC MCPHP) is conducting the evaluation of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) MAPP framework. As part of this HRSA-funded evaluation, UIC MCPHP is conducting 60-minute phone interviews of health care organizations, including health centers, who have used MAPP.
The interview aims to obtain responses from a broad sample of MAPP users to identify experiences with MAPP and factors that influence its use as a planning process. If your organization has used MAPP in any capacity and may be interested and willing to participate in an interview, email tbonne5@uic.edu.
Substance Use Disorder & Behavioral Health
Using Health Information Technology to Enhance Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: Webinar Recording Available
The Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality Center (HITEQ), a HRSA-funded NCA, hosted a webinar on promising and innovative practices for the use of health information technologies (HIT) to enhance opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Watch a recording if you missed it.
The discussion focused on how various HIT practices and tools, including electronic health records and prescription drug monitoring programs, can be used to enhance OUD services and specifically MAT. The webinar also featured the experiences and practices of health centers that are using HIT to enhance OUD services.
Tips for Teens
SAMHSA's Tips for Teens series, specifically designed for teens, addresses the risks, statistics, and myths about various substances that teens may use including opioids and e-cigarettes.
RCORP Medication-Assisted Treatment Expansion
See announcement above.
HIV
Preventing HIV Infection in Women through Expanded Community Intimate Partner Violence Services
HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH) is accepting applications from organizations that can provide a community-level focus on the prevention of, screening for, and response to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and its intersection with the risk of HIV infection. Learn more or apply by Wednesday, June 12.
Oral Health and Primary Care Integration for People Living with HIV
HRSA will host a two-part webinar series on oral health and primary care integration to support people living with HIV. The strategies we will cover are designed for all HRSA recipients serving people living with HIV regardless of whether the organizations deliver oral health care directly, refer out for all services, or are somewhere in between.
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Assessing Risk and Providing Basic Services at Primary Care Settings
This webinar will focus on assessing risk and providing basic oral health services for people living with HIV. We’ll also discuss a new HIV Oral Health and Primary Care Toolkit.
Thursday, May 23
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-950-5924
Passcode: 4780464
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Connecting Clients to Oral Health Services
We will walk through the components of oral health and primary care integration and will highlight best practices and challenges for developing and maintaining a dental referral network, making referrals, dental patient navigation, and communicating data effectively between primary care and oral health settings.
Thursday, June 6
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the webinar the day of the session
Call-in: 888-843-9978
Passcode: 4959273
Workforce
STAR2 Center Talks Compensation Planning Webinar Series
Looking to update your current compensation plan but don’t know where to begin? Join a webinar series hosted by ACU’s STAR2 Center, a HRSA-funded NCA, and learn about all things compensation, including the finances of provider recruitment and retention, internal engagement about compensation plans, developing a compensation plan, provider incentive plans, rolling out your compensation plan, and how to stay involved in the conversation about compensation. Learn more and register now.
Join an Eight-Month Primary Care Team-Based Care Learning Collaborative
Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC), a HRSA-funded NCA, invites health centers to join a team-based care learning collaborative designed to provide transformational strategies and coaching support to help health center primary care practices implement or advance a model of team-based care. Participation will include a series of video conference learning sessions with 10-12 primary care teams across the country, quality improvement training, weekly coach mentoring provided by CHC’s certified coach mentors, and access to web-based resources. Learn more or apply now.
National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program
Eligible health profession students can receive payment for tuition, fees, and other educational costs, as well as a living stipend. In exchange, they serve at least two years at National Health Service Corps (NHSC)-approved sites in underserved rural, urban, and tribal communities. Applications are due Thursday, May 16. Learn more about the NHSC Scholarship Program.
Nurse Corps Scholarship Program
Eligible nursing students may receive funding for tuition, fees, and other educational costs, as well as a living stipend. In exchange, they will serve at an eligible facility with a critical shortage of nurses upon graduation. Applications are due Tuesday, May 21. Find out more about the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program.
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HRSA's Virtual Job Fair
HRSA’s Virtual Job Fairs are free online recruitment events that connect students and clinicians with health care delivery organizations.
Wednesday, May 22
6:45-10:15 p.m. ET
Job seekers may register until the event
Special Edition: Workforce Engagement & Well-Being
See the announcement above.
Oral Health
Oral Health and Primary Care Integration for People Living with HIV
See the announcement above.
Behavioral and Oral Health Integration
See resources below.
National Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health affects patients’ emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Throughout this month, we’re featuring events and resources to enhance your health center’s abilities to deliver mental health care for patients.
Behavioral Health Resources
Resources for Special Populations
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Pregnant and Parenting Women
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Men
Behavioral and Oral Health Integration
Second National Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day
SAMHSA, the Administration for Community Living, and the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging invite you to an event designed to raise public awareness around the mental health of older Americans and spur actions to address their needs by promoting evidence-based approaches to mental health and substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery supports. Registration is required for the livestream.
Monday, May 20
1:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Register here
National Hepatitis Awareness Month
Planning an event or sharing information for Hepatitis Awareness Month or Hepatitis Testing Day on Sunday, May 19? CDC provides resources to help you raise awareness and encourage testing, including ideas for activities and evidence-based information on viral hepatitis. |
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In recognition of Hepatitis Awareness Month, HRSA is hosting “HEP Talks.” Like TED Talks, these will be condensed and informative presentations focused on emerging and important viral hepatitis topics. Each session features a brief talk by a viral hepatitis expert followed by an opportunity for discussion and questions.
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Hepatitis C and the Opioid Epidemic
Richard Moore II, a family practitioner and Director of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Programs for the Rural Health Group in North Carolina, will discuss hepatitis C treatment strategies for people who inject drugs.
Thursday, May 16
3:00-3:45 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
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Hepatitis C and the Cure
Robert Gish, a physician and leader in clinical research on viral hepatitis, will discuss the role of primary care providers in treating and curing chronic hepatitis C. Dr. Gish serves as consulting faculty at La Maestra Community Health Services, a HRSA-funded health center in San Diego, and was featured as a speaker on HRSA’s Perinatal Hepatitis B ECHO.
Thursday, May 23
3:30-4:15 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
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Hepatitis B and Perinatal Transmission
Amy Shen Tang, a primary care internist and Hepatitis B Program Director at Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in New York, will discuss preventing perinatal transmission of viral hepatitis and treating chronic hepatitis B during pregnancy. She was a featured speaker on HRSA’s Perinatal Hepatitis B ECHO.
Thursday, May 30
3:00-3:45 p.m. ET
Visit the TA Calendar for webinar access information
Additional Resources
Maternal Mortality Webinar
HRSA will host a maternal mortality webinar next month focused on federal projects, clinical research, and available resources to improve maternal mortality rates. HRSA will review agency-level projects and funding. CDC, along with the Illinois Department of Public Health, will discuss their work to create or improve Maternal Mortality Reviews. Sarosh Rana, MD, MPH, will discuss her experience as a high-risk pregnancy provider and preeclampsia researcher.
Wednesday, May 15
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Register here
Patient-Centered Medical Home Teleconferences
HRSA contracts with The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to provide T/TA to health centers on the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) recognition process. We encourage health centers to attend upcoming TA sessions hosted by NCQA’s Government PCMH Recognition Programs (GRIP), which will address questions related to NCQA’s PCMH standards concepts and documentation requirements.
The access information for ALL sessions is the same:
Call-in: 844-676-8471
Conference ID: 1400361
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PCMH Standards, Part 1
Speakers will cover the first part of this presentation (Concepts 1-3) during these calls:
Thursday, May 16
2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday, June 11
2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Note: You only need to attend one of these sessions.
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PCMH Standards, Part 2
Speakers will cover the second part of this presentation (Concepts 4-6) during these calls:
Thursday, May 23
1:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Monday, June 17
2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Note: You only need to attend one of these sessions.
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