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Black History Month
This Black History Month, HHS encourages all of us to commit to health equity nationwide. To achieve a healthier future, we need to dismantle health disparities and improve health outcomes for Black people in this country. Together, we can build a healthy future for everyone.
Visit the federal government’s site featuring content from The Library of Congress, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and others.
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HRSA Announces the Availability of Nearly $25 Million for Native Hawaiian Health Care
Last week, HRSA released the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO, HRSA-24-030). Nearly $25 million will be available to support comprehensive disease prevention, health promotion, and primary health care services for Native Hawaiians.
Native Hawaiian Island communities experience geographic isolation and other barriers to accessing health care services. When compared to other population groups, Native Hawaiians have significantly higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, stroke, asthma, hypertension, dental caries, and cancer.
This opportunity is a limited competition. To learn more about eligibility, visit the FY 2024 NHHCIA webpage and download the NOFO. Applications are due in Grants.gov by May 2.
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DUE THURSDAY: Bridge Funding Reporting Requirement – Health Center COVID-19 Survey
Health centers using HRSA COVID-19 Bridge funds are required to complete the monthly Health Center COVID-19 Survey. The February 2 survey is due by 11:59 p.m. your local time on Thursday, February 8. Please ONLY report January data in this survey.
If your health center received a project period extension for using Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination (ECV) funds, you are also expected to continue reporting via the survey until your extension concludes.
Our COVID-19 Data Collection Survey Tool User Guide can help you. If you still have questions, use the BPHC Contact Form (COVID-19 > COVID-19 Surveys).
FY 2024 HCCN NCC Progress Reports Deadline: One Month Away
HRSA released the FY 2024 Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCN) Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) progress report instructions last month. You must submit your progress report, and it must be approved by HRSA, to receive funding for the FY 2024 budget period of August 1, 2024, through July 30, 2025. Progress reports are due in the EHBs by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 7.
Visit the HCCN TA webpage for the instructions, the TA presentation, and additional resources. Submit questions to the HCCN Response Team via the BPHC Contact Form (Non-competing Continuation (NCC) Progress Reports (e.g., BPR) > Health Center Controlled Network).
THURSDAY: Health Center Preparedness and Response Forum: Extreme Heat and Wildfires
This third session of a series from a dozen HRSA-funded NTTAPs will focus on extreme heat and wildfires. See the registration page for series details and the final date.
Thursday, February 8
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
CMS launches Value-Based Care Spotlight Website
In value-based care (VBC), doctors and other health care providers work together to manage a person’s overall health, while considering the person’s health goals. The “value” in VBC refers to what an individual values most.
The CMS website provides information for providers and the general public. It illustrates how VBC is a cornerstone of transforming health care. The VBC spotlight features patient and provider voices sharing real-world stories that show the meaningful impact this approach has had.
Funding Available: Anti-Trafficking Leadership, Innovation, and Sustainability Project
Funding through the HHS Office on Trafficking in Persons will support innovative projects designed and led by people with lived experience in human trafficking. The project seeks to reduce barriers to accessing federal funding encountered by survivor-led organizations. Learn more or register for the February 15 informational webinar on the Administration for Children and Families’ website.
American Heart Month
Groups across HHS provide message and resources to engage your patients in improving their, or their families’, heart health. These videos, tip sheets, and resources may be just what someone needs to progress toward a longer, healthier life.
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Controlling Hypertension Learning Series
The last two sessions of the National Association of Community Health Centers’ series take place toward the end of this month. Speakers will share how high-performing health centers achieved success. Visit the registration page for dates, times, and topics.
COVID-19
TODAY: COVID-19 Response Programs Office Hours
Yesterday, we sent a bulletin explaining that HRSA management of COVID-19 therapeutics and testing supply ordering will end on Saturday, March 16. Join today's Office Hours session to learn more or ask questions.
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Behavioral Health
Updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit
SAMHSA’s updated toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. It also emphasizes that harm reduction and access to treatment are essential aspects of overdose prevention.
Documentation, Coding, and Billing for Behavioral Health Integration in Community Health Series
See last week’s Digest for descriptions, dates, and times of the first two sessions in this three-session series, which offers **0.5 CE** for each half-hour session.
During the third session, we will dive into evaluation and management (E/M) services. Speakers will cover E/M documentation protocols, compare telehealth and virtual communication services, overview care management services, and discuss principal/chronic/transitional care management, behavioral health integration, and psychiatric collaborative care model services.
Monday, February 26
1:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
NURTURE: An Innovative Practice-Based Care Model: Addressing the Maternal and Infant Care Crisis
Our webinar will focus on how NURTURE — an innovative practice-based care model — integrates OB/GYN, pediatric, and behavioral health services to provide comprehensive care for both the new parent and baby throughout and after pregnancy.
Wednesday, February 14
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
**1.0 CE available**
DUE THURSDAY: Share Your Thoughts on Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
The Task Force on Maternal Mental Health, co-led by HHS’ Office on Women’s Health and SAMHSA, invites public comments on questions related to the prevention and treatment of maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Visit Regulations.gov to download the questions and comment by THIS Thursday, February 8.
Workforce
Recording Available: Health Professionals Education and Training Programs for Staff Retention Case Study
Last month we offered a webinar on how to retain staff by building a health professions education and training (HP-ET) program. Presenters from Aviva Health (a HRSA-funded health center in Oregon) discussed their medical assistant training program: how they examined its gaps and created a new program. If you missed it, watch the recording.
NTTAP Learning Collaboratives
Visit the application pages for dates, times, and more information about these opportunities:
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Transportation & Access to Care: Implementing a Quality Improvement Toolkit for Health Centers
Health Outreach Partners (HOP) invites you to learn about a way to reduce missed medical appointments caused by transportation barriers. You will learn how to determine the impact of these barriers on productivity and health center finances and how to use a quality improvement toolkit to improve transportation solutions. Registration page.
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Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Exploitation in Reproductive Health Care
Join Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation to learn to identify intimate partner violence (IPV) as a reproductive justice issue. This opportunity will enrich your understanding of the health impact of IPV and exploitation and the prevalence of reproductive coercion among LGBTQIA+ communities. You’ll learn how to practice CUES (Confidentiality, Universal Education and Empowerment, and Support) to promote equity. Visit the application page to apply by Monday, February 19.
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A Family-Centered Approach to Affirming Care
A nationally recognized pediatric endocrinologist will share strategies and tools. You’ll participate in interactive skill-building on the essentials of communication with patients and their families in common gender care scenarios and a special skills lab for pediatric gender-affirming care. Visit the application page on Renaye James Healthcare Advisors’ website to apply by Wednesday, February 14.
Apply Now for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
This year, HRSA will prioritize awards for nurses, including nurse practitioners, working in primary care facilities, such as FQHCs, rural health clinics, and small rural hospitals. Learn more, including about the February 13 applicant assistance webinar, in a bulletin from the Bureau of Health Workforce. Apply by 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 7.
Additional Resources
Cervical Cancer ECHO Learning Series
This collaborative series offered by HRSA’s Office of Women’s Health will empower you to engage partners, patients, and communities to ultimately improve cervical cancer care across the cancer continuum. Visit the application page for details or to apply by Tuesday, February 13.
Assessing for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The Inclusion Scorecard for Population Health
In this on-demand webinar, HOP demonstrates their newest resource: the Inclusion Scorecard for Population Health. As more health systems adopt new reimbursement models and strive for VBC, the Scorecard can help your health center achieve improved patient outcomes, a better patient experience, lowered costs, and an enhanced provider experience. Visit HOP's website to register and watch the recording on your coffee break or any time.
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