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Top: Chestnut Family Health Center; SWLA Center for Health Services
Middle: Fish River Rural Health; Amme Community Health and Wellness Center, Inc.; Big Springs Medical Association, Inc.
Bottom: Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, Inc.; Family First Health
TOMORROW: Fiscal Year 2022 and FY 2023 PCHP Awardees: NCC Q&A Session
Fiscal year (FY) 2022 Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) (HRSA-22-104) or FY 2023 PCHP (HRSA-23-025) awardees must submit timely, complete Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) progress reports by Monday, April 15, to receive subsequent year funding. Join a TA webinar to prepare.
Wednesday, February 28
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Cornerstones of Clinical Care: Empathy, Creativity, and Imagination as the Foundation for Effective Provider-Patient Communication
This year’s Patient Safety Awareness Week program will explore how providers and staff can get to the heart of patient stories to improve clinical care and address disparities in provider-patient relationships. Guest speaker Jay Baruch, MD, is an emergency physician and award-winning author, lecturer, and medical educator. No matter your role, our presentation will provide tools and inspiration to rethink patient and family engagement. We are co-hosting this event with AHRQ, CDC, CMS, IHS, NIH, and the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Wednesday, March 13
2:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Submit questions in advance to Clinical_RM_Program@ecri.org
DUE SOON: Abstracts for Our 3rd Annual Patient-Centered Medical Home Health Equity TA Symposium
If you missed it, we recently issued a bulletin inviting health center staff to submit abstracts for our 3rd annual Patient-Centered Medical Home Health Equity TA Symposium (Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17). Abstracts are due by Tuesday, March 12.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off Friday
This observance, celebrated annually in March, encourages discussions related to screening for colorectal cancer. We all know that screening is key for reducing the prevalence and severity of disease. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for 45- to 75-year-olds. People at an increased risk should talk to their doctor about when and how to get screened.
Plan to join our webinar where you will learn from health centers that received Accelerating Cancer Screening funding. They’ll share their innovative approaches to increasing colorectal cancer screening.
Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening in Health Centers
Wednesday, March 20
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Participate in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
CDC is fielding the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) from this Friday through the end of the year. If your health center was invited to participate, we encourage you to do so. The NAMCS Health Center Component website includes a “What to Expect” section if your health center was selected.
NAMCS results are a resource to the health center community, researchers, and policymakers. They highlight the important work and needs of health centers and inform actions to address emerging public health needs. The survey provides detailed insight into ambulatory care at the level of individual visits — complementing the aggregate, health center-level information from the Uniform Data System. NAMCS data is confidential, and its use is limited, with public data aggregated for confidentiality.
If your health center received an invitation, contact CDC by email or phone (800-307-0134 or 301-458-4050) to confirm participation and continue to respond to emails and phone calls for further instructions. Participants may be eligible for compensation of up to $10,000 to help defray related expenses.
American Heart Month
Apply to be a 2024 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion
Million Hearts is a national initiative led by CDC and CMS. Since the start of its Hypertension Control Challenge a decade ago, 63 of the 167 Hypertension Control Champions were HRSA-funded health centers. Join your colleagues by applying to be a 2024 champion — the application just opened and is due by Friday, April 5.
Visit the Partners and Progress dropdown menu on the Million Hearts website to:
- See eligibility criteria and apply.
- Read success stories from past champions.
- Find toolkits that make it easy for you to deliver heart health messages to your community.
The Tools and Protocols section of the site includes evidence-based tools your health center can use to improve patients’ blood pressure control.
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COVID-19
Rising Strong: Community Resilience in the Face of Long COVID
A new podcast episode from Health Outreach Partners’ (HOP) series “The COVID-19 Pandemic and What it Taught Us: Collective Trauma and Moving Forward,” features representatives from MHP Salud. They focus on raising awareness of the challenges and impacts of long COVID to promote better health outcomes. Listen to the episode on HOP’s website.
Behavioral Health
Workforce Retention and Resiliency within Integrated Care Setting
Join our webinar to learn about:
- Key factors contributing to burnout, compassion fatigue, and employee turnover in primary and behavioral health providers.
- How these challenges intensified during the pandemic.
- Effective supervisory strategies for employee engagement, resilience, and retention.
- Key organizational policies and practices that can enhance workforce retention and resilience.
Wednesday, March 6
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
**1.0 CE available to behavioral health professionals**
Suicide Safer Care for Primary Care Providers
This webinar will provide a comprehensive approach to identifying and managing patients at risk for suicide in a primary care setting and within a routine primary care visit. Learn how primary care providers can play a role in suicide prevention, risk assessments, lethal means restriction, and safety planning. We strongly recommend this webinar for all medical leadership, primary care providers, and their teams.
Thursday, March 14
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
**1.0 CE available**
Recording Available: Identifying and Managing Recovery Pathway Bias in Peer Support
The substance use treatment workforce attracts people in recovery. Peer support specialists and recovery coaches provide crucial support. However, biases can impact professional ethics and care quality. At our January 31 webinar, speakers discussed ethical considerations and strategies for managing bias. Watch the recording.
THURSDAY: Overdoses Involving Xylazine Mixed with Fentanyl: Clinical and Public Health Implications
CDC’s Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) group will feature presenters discussing the epidemiology of overdoses involving xylazine mixed with fentanyl, the current understanding of health risks related to these overdoses, acute treatment strategies, and more.
Thursday, February 29
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
**CE available**
Visit the call webpage for call-in info and, after the webinar, the slides and recording.
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 details and to apply by Friday, March 8.
Exploring Cultural Competency and Humility in the Care of HIV Patients Learning Collaborative
Many people living with HIV/AIDS today are members of historically underserved and marginalized populations, most notably racial and ethnic minorities. An individual's beliefs, behaviors, attitudes toward medicine, and even the outcome of their medical treatments, are all influenced by their culture(s). Speakers from the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) will explore cultural humility and how to reduce stigma and discrimination. Visit the registration page for dates, times, and more.
Housing and HIV: Bridging the Gap between HIV and Housing in Special and Vulnerable Populations
This is the second session in the Population Health Management Learning Series — a collaboration among more than a dozen NTTAPs. (Visit the Population Health Management Task Force website to learn about the whole series.)
This session will feature a discussion on the drivers of health for individuals at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. Participants will hear from expert providers in the field on addressing needs related to the social determinants of health (SDOH), with special emphasis on housing as an intervention and the importance of cross sector partnerships.
Wednesday, March 13
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Series registration page
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Workforce
Workforce Well-being Webinars
We created these sessions in response to the results of the Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey. Visit the workforce well-being TA site for recordings of past sessions, upcoming opportunities, and resources.
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Fostering Teams: Promoting Cohesion, Effective Communication, and Problem-Solving
Speakers will provide an overview of conceptual frameworks for effective teams, tools for communication and collaborative problem-solving, and resources to address drivers of workforce well-being.
Monday, March 25
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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How to Create Training Models to Support Retention Case Study
Join us for an interactive case study presentation on incorporating training programs for health center support staff. Presenters will discuss how various apprenticeship training models improve staff satisfaction and retention.
Tuesday, March 26
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Workforce Retention and Resiliency within Integrated Care Setting
See the announcement above.
NTTAP Learning Collaboratives
Visit the application pages for dates, times, and more information about these opportunities:
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Addressing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
Join NCHPH to explore barriers to colorectal cancer screening and learn about interventions that you can implement to reduce or eliminate these barriers. Registration page.
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Exploring Cultural Competency and Humility in the Care of HIV Patients
See the announcement above.
Draft Agenda for the 2024 Workforce Symposium: Inclusive Innovation: Putting People First
Join health center workforce colleagues from across the country in Nashville, Tennessee, this spring at the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s STAR² Center team’s symposium, followed by a “choose your own adventure”-style comprehensive workforce plan workshop (Monday, April 29-Thursday, May 2). See draft agendas and more on the STAR2 Center’s website.
DUE NEXT WEEK: Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
This year, HRSA will prioritize Nurse Corps awards for nurses, including nurse practitioners, working in primary care facilities, such as FQHCs, rural health clinics, and small rural hospitals. Learn more in a bulletin from the Bureau of Health Workforce. Apply by 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 7.
Additional Resources
Empowering Change: Innovating and Scaling for a Healthier Tomorrow in the Face of Emerging Social Determinants of Health
As the health care landscape evolves, it is critical to innovate to successfully serve the underserved. This final webinar in the SDOH Academy’s series will teach you to incorporate and scale innovative practices to address SDOH challenges. You will gain valuable insights and strategies to navigate emerging issues, foster proactive approaches, and build healthier communities.
Thursday, March 14
3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
Visit the series page to see recordings of previous sessions. The SDOH Academy is a group of NTTAPs.
H-2A Visa Program and Access to Health Care Services
Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation, in partnership with the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), presents a webinar on the H-2A visa program. Speakers will provide insights into trends and strategies for outreach to H-2A farmworkers, with perspectives from health and legal experts.
Thursday, March 7
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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