What's New
HRSA TA: Health Center Excellence in Family Planning
Join a webinar co-hosted by the Bureau of Primary Health Care and HRSA’s Office of Women’s Health. It supports HRSA’s recent release of the Family Planning and Related Services in Health Centers TA Resource (PDF). You’ll learn how colleagues have built care delivery models tailored to community needs and fostered partnerships to support access to family planning services. We’ll feature speakers from three health centers: Blue Ridge Health, CHAS Health, and OneWorld Community Health Centers.
Tuesday, March 14 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Join the day of the session Join by phone: 833-568-8864 Webinar ID: 160 541 9036
Act Now to Ensure Continued Access to EHBs
Beginning Friday, May 26, you will have to use Login.gov to access EHBs. That site employs two-factor authentication, which creates an extra layer of security beyond just a username and password.
- If you have an existing gov account with the same email address you use in EHBs, you do not need to create a new account.
- If you have an existing gov account with a different email address than what you use for EHBs, you will need to create a new account using the email you use for EHBs.
- If you do not have an account on Login.gov, create one now to ensure continued access. Be sure to use the same email address that you use to access EHBs.
See HRSA's instructions webpage for setting up and verifying a Login.gov account.
Applications Due Next Week: Early Childhood Development Funding
FY 2023 Early Childhood Development (ECD) applications are due in Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. ET next Friday, March 17. (The EHBs deadline is 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 18.) Visit the ECD TA webpage for the NOFO, FAQs, and more.
Upcoming Changes for Health Center COVID-19 Survey
Beginning with the March 10 survey, we are removing the question about monoclonal antibody therapy administration (question 14). We will update the Survey User Guide by noon this Friday, March 10.
As a reminder, health centers using Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination funds are required to complete the survey.
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This Week’s Policy and Issues Forum
For those of you attending the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) Policy and Issues Forum in Washington, D.C., this week, we hope to see you at HRSA-related sessions including:
- HRSA Associate Administrators Jim Macrae and Luis Padilla will deliver the federal update as part of Wednesday’s Opening General Session.
- HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson is featured during Saturday’s Closing General Session.
Look for a recap in next week’s Digest.
HRSA’s February in Brief
Administrator Johnson visited a health center in Spokane, Washington to highlight the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program, joined First Lady Jill Biden in San Diego to support improved access to cancer screenings and early detection efforts in underserved communities, met with rural health leaders to discuss ways to expand health care access in rural areas, and led a discussion with children’s hospital association leaders regarding challenges facing the pediatric health care workforce. Read more.
CDC’s New Mpox Clinical Quick Reference Website
CDC’s new website makes it easy for clinicians to access the latest information they need on mpox. They also published Interim Clinical Treatment Considerations for Severe Manifestations of Mpox.
CMS COVID-19 PHE Overview Fact Sheet
Check out CMS’ new fact sheet, CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PDF). It clarifies their policies on COVID-19-related topics, telehealth, and health care access. CMS will continue to provide updates on its Current Emergencies webpage.
COVID-19
COVID-19 Vax Facts in 40+ Languages
Does your health center need COVID-19 vaccination-related patient education materials in multiple languages?
- HHS’ We Can Do This website offers resources in many languages. Select “Shareable Resources” and “Browse Resources” to filter by language.
- The CDC-funded National Resource Center for Refugees, Immigrants and Migrants (NRC-RIM) translates COVID-19 information into 40+ languages. Their rigorous process ensures messages are linguistically and culturally appropriate. You can customize materials by using their drag-and-drop templates. Download fact sheets, conversation guides, and more for free.
NRC-RIM’s communication strategist will join the March 14 Office Hours to discuss new communication toolkits.
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Clinical Rounds Recording and Office Hours Update
We extended last week’s COVID-19 Response Program Office Hours for a special clinical rounds featuring White House, HHS, and health center speakers. They discussed best practices, challenges, and resources for prescribing oral antiviral treatments. If you missed it, watch the recording (password: Uzis9Tmf).
The current Office Hours registration link runs through the March 14 session. We’ll share a new link for subsequent sessions soon.
Behavioral Health
Loan Repayment for Health Professionals
The National Health Service Corps has opened the application cycle for three programs. Eligible clinicians providing primary medical, dental, or behavioral health care services can qualify for loan repayment. See a recent bulletin for details, including a TA webinar for applicants.
Substance Use Prevention Services in Primary Care Challenge Competition
Through a new challenge, NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks creative, visionary, and actionable plans to implement substance use prevention interventions in primary care. Learn more or submit your plan by Friday, May 19, by visiting the challenge webpage on Challenge.gov.
Expanding Access to and Use of Behavioral Health Services for People at Risk for or Experiencing Homelessness
SAMHSA’s new guide highlights strategies for behavioral health and housing providers to conduct outreach and engage with individuals experiencing homelessness, initiate use of behavioral health treatment as they wait to receive stable housing, and retain them in their recovery efforts once housed.
HIV
PrEP Champion Preceptorship
The HRSA-funded National Clinician Consultation Center is accepting applications for its preceptorship: an intensive pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) training and capacity-building opportunity for pharmacists, nurses, and other non-physician clinical team members. This opportunity is open to staff at PCHP-awarded health centers. Visit the application page for information or to apply by Friday, March 24.
Workforce
Loan Repayment for Health Professionals
See the announcement above.
National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
NTTAP Learning Collaboratives
Visit the registration pages for dates, times, and more information:
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Children and Adolescents and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
The School-Based Health Alliance announces two opportunities on SDOH screening: one for health centers interested in launching a screening program, the other for those interested in improving/expanding an SDOH screening program. Registration page; apply by Friday, March 17.
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Rights, Equity, and Health: Screening and Documenting Unmet Legal Needs that Impact the Health of Agricultural Workers and LGBTQIA+ People
Collaborate with peers and experts to share and implement best practices for screening, identifying, and referring patients to civil legal service providers for assistance with health-related legal needs. Hosted by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, and Farmworker Justice. Registration page.
Additional Resources
Connect with your Act Early Ambassador to Promote Early Identification of Developmental Delay
CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. program helps caregivers track children’s milestones and act early on developmental concerns. CDC’s Act Early Ambassadors work to expand the reach of this program and support their state’s efforts. Connect with your state’s Ambassador to collaborate and visit CDC'S Learn the Signs. Act Early. website for resources.
Equitable Diabetes Prevention: Keys to Success from a Pacific Islander Community
A blogpost from the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium (NNCC) and the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations supplements a related podcast episode. Both focus on the rollout of a Pacific Islander Diabetes Prevention Program and the positive outcomes of providing a tailored prevention program.
How Compassion and Relationships Reduce Chronic Stress
A new blogpost from the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium supplements their podcast episode with context and resources. The episode features a discussion of how health systems can cultivate trauma-informed practices as part of their delivery of care.
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