What's New
Look-alikes Now Eligible for Accreditation and Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Initiative Support
Last week, we posted a new Program Assistance Letter (PAL) focused on our Accreditation and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition Initiative. HRSA offers HRSA-funded health centers support for these processes. The most significant update is that this PAL now extends support for PCMH recognition to look-alikes. This support includes certain fees associated with PCMH recognition, initial, renewal, and add-on surveys.
The new PAL replaces PAL 2015-02 (published in 2015). Other changes in this PAL align us with changes from our partners since that date. For example, we include current schedules for renewals of accreditation and PCMH recognition.
UDS Mapper Special Topics: Health Centers and Heat-related Illness
Attend this session to learn how social risk factors exacerbate heat-related illness and how to create a map of heat-related illness and health center data in the Uniform Data System (UDS) Mapper.
Wednesday, September 21
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
TOMORROW: Fostering Workplace Wellness through the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
HRSA presents a webinar to share practical strategies for addressing burnout and promoting employee wellness and resilience. The webinar will feature the director of the Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and a panel discussion with health center staff from across the country describing specific strategies they use to foster workplace wellness.
Wednesday, September 14
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
BPHC National Program Performance Analysis Contract Findings
Learn about recent Health Center Program research findings on health care access, equity, quality, and cost. Researchers will discuss how health centers have responded to emerging health priorities to better serve their communities.
Thursday, September 15
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Quarterly 340B Program Registration
Quarterly 340B Program site registration is open from October 1 to 15. Health centers will be able to register a site that has been verified as implemented and with a site status reflected as “active” in HRSA's Electronic Handbooks Form 5B through Friday, November 25. After that date, the system will close to prepare for the January 1, 2023, start.
Email the 340B Prime Vendor Program or call 888-340-2787 (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET) to register a new site or ask questions. You will need to provide the following information when calling:
- Health center name.
- Site/clinic name.
- Site IDs for all sites.
- HRSA/BPHC grant number.
- Contact name and email address.
- Authorizing official name and email address.
The authorizing official will receive an email message that the account is unlocked and a registration may be submitted.
CDC Report on Clinical Use of Tecovirimat (Tpoxx) for Treatment of Monkeypox Under an Investigational New Drug Protocol
CDC’s new report concludes that Tpoxx is generally well tolerated. It supports continued access to treatment with Tpoxx during the current monkeypox outbreak.
CDC Guidance on 2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Recommendations
CDC’s recent COCA call provided updates on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations for the 2022-2023 influenza vaccination season. Speakers shared guidance for the coadministration of the influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. The slides and recording are posted on the call webpage. **CDC offers continuing education (CE) credit for this activity.**
The September 15 COCA call will provide an update for pediatric providers on flu prevention and treatment in children.
HUD Funding to Address Unsheltered Homelessness and Homeless Encampments
In June, HUD announced a first-of-its-kind package of resources to address unsheltered homelessness and homeless encampments, including funds set aside specifically to address homelessness in rural communities. Access the notice of funding opportunity and technical assistance (TA) materials.
Request for Applications: Environmental Justice Thriving Communities TA Centers Program
EPA has issued a request for applications to award up to 10 cooperative agreements totaling $50 million to establish and operate Environmental Justice Thriving Communities TA Centers throughout the country. These centers will provide TA, training, and other forms of assistance, resources, and support to organizations and entities addressing environmental and energy justice issues. Funding can also be used to facilitate community engagement, to build partnerships and capacity, and for other supports. Health centers are eligible to apply.
COVID-19
CDC Reports on Pediatric Vaccination against COVID-19
These recent CDC reports support the efforts health centers continue to take to get children vaccinated against COVID-19.
Special and Vulnerable Populations COVID-19 Forum
HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) invite health centers to a discussion of COVID-19’s impact on health centers and the special populations they serve.
IMPORTANT: This session will also include discussion of monkeypox virus. Anthony Fortenberry (Chief Nursing Officer, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center and chair of the National Association of Community Health Centers’ (NACHC’s) LGBTQ Health Task Force) will give an update from the frontlines as health centers face this new challenge.
Friday, September 23
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page (visit to see all dates and times)
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Behavioral Health
Addiction Language Guide for Clinicians
Language can increase stigma for people with substance use disorder (SUD). NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse produced a guide to support practitioners in changing their language to reduce or avoid that stigma. Words Matter: Preferred Language for Talking About Addiction provides resources and tools for health professionals and community members.
Intersection of SUD, Mental Health, and Social Determinants of Health: Webinar Series for Behavioral Health Providers
HRSA has engaged experts from the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center to provide an informative and exciting presentation on emerging and important issues pertaining to adolescent mental health and SUD treatment.
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Cultural Humility
Wednesday, September 28
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
If you missed the previous sessions in this series, watch the recordings:
Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use, Part 1
Pediatric and Adolescent Mental Health and Substance Use, Part 2
Request for Information: SAMHSA’s Role in Climate Change and Health Equity Considerations
SAMHSA has issued a request for information asking for input about behavioral health impacts of climate change and health equity considerations.
HIV
PrEP Champion Preceptorship
The National Clinician Consultation Center (NCCC) is accepting applications for a preceptorship focused on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). This is an intensive training and capacity-building opportunity for pharmacists, nurses, and other clinical team members who are interested in advancing their PrEP-related knowledge and skills. Applicants should be non-physician clinical staff at health centers that received Ending the HIV Epidemic-Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) funding.* Learn more or apply by Friday, September 23, on NCCC's website. NCCC is HRSA-funded.
*See eligible health centers (PCHP award recipients): fiscal year (FY) 2020, FY 2021, FY 2022.
Hypertension
Webinar Recording Available: Fixed-Dosed Combination Antihypertensive Medications Coverage
Speakers from CDC, HRSA, NACHC, the American Medical Association, and a HRSA-funded health center discussed the effectiveness and availability of covered fixed-dose combination (FDC) medications for managing patients with hypertension. If you missed it, watch the recording. NACHC is a HRSA-funded NTTAP.
Workforce
Clinical Leaders Forum: Impact of Dental Therapists on the Productivity and Scope of the Dental Team
HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce invites chief medical professionals to a discussion of the impact of dental therapists on the productivity and scope of the dental team. Learn how this alternative model of dental care delivery addresses provider burnout.
Friday, September 30
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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AmeriCorps and CDC Seek Proposals to Grow Nation's Public Health Workforce
AmeriCorps recently announced the next round of funding for the Public Health AmeriCorps program. The program is a groundbreaking initiative made possible through partnership between CDC and AmeriCorps and is funded by the American Rescue Plan.
Organizations across the country interested in hosting one or more Public Health AmeriCorps members may apply for the 2023 Public Health AmeriCorps Grant. Public Health AmeriCorps members will provide support to recipient organizations and become a valuable part of our nation’s public health workforce.
Several HRSA-funded NTTAPs present learning collaboratives:
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SDOH Community Partnerships
Facilitated by Farmworker Justice, the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), and Health Outreach Partners, this opportunity will continue discussions on implementing community partnerships that address SDOH and finding shared solutions. Sessions will include information and tangible tools to identify promising practices in coalition-building and relevant resources to help forge local, state, and national coalitions to increase access to care for the agricultural worker population. Visit the registration page for details.
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Community Food Mapping
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) invites health centers to focus on how to identify and map local food resources. Participants will be required to engage clients in food mapping. Facilitators will share promising practices for client engagement and provide personalized TA. NHCHC encourages participation from health center staff who assist clients in navigating community food resources. Visit the registration page for details and apply by Friday, September 23.
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Centering Staff Wellness While Supporting Patients Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence
Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) are collaborating on this opportunity. Participants will explore wellness strategies to bolster the capacity of health center staff working with people impacted by intimate partner violence, trauma, exploitation, human trafficking, and sexual assault. They will also explore the landscape of supportive community programs and tools to help formalize partnerships and coordinate care. Visit the registration page for more information and apply by Friday, September 23.
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Addressing Diabetes Risk Factors in School-Aged Children
NNCC and the School-Based Health Alliance invite health centers and school-based service sites to join. Sessions will highlight evidence-based programs for virtual and in-person interventions. They’ll also address how best to reach students by leveraging school and other community-based organization partnerships. Visit the registration page to apply by Friday, September 23.
PrEP Champion Preceptorship
See the announcement above.
Oral Health
Clinical Leaders Forum: Impact of Dental Therapists on the Productivity and Scope of the Dental Team
See the announcement above.
Additional Resources
The Benefits of Shared Data and Health and Housing Partnerships
These resources can expand health center staff’s understanding of how health and housing partnerships can benefit health center patients.
- These case studies show how these partnerships, and the use of shared data, can stop the cycle of patients through homeless systems, jails, emergency rooms, and behavioral health systems:
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Advancing Health Equity through Health and Housing Partnership: Watch this recorded webinar to learn about structural factors that contribute to racial inequities in both the health and homeless systems. Speakers address how connections between the two systems can reduce health disparities.
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Health and Housing Partnerships to Support Aging Patients: Watch this recorded webinar for an overview of best practices. Learn essential types of partnerships and community housing models that can support these efforts.
The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) shares these resources. CSH is a HRSA-funded NTTAP.
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