What's New
ECV Final Report Due March 30
HRSA's Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination (ECV) award final report submission is now available in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs). If your award ended December 31, 2023, you must submit your final report by Saturday, March 30.
If you received a project period extension, your final report is due 90 days after the project period end date.
To assist you in completing this final report, watch the ECV Final Report Training for Awardees webinar recording. Find additional resources on the ECV technical assistance (TA) webpage.
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TODAY: Relaunching Our PCHP Peer2Peer Community
The Health Center Program Community (HCPC) is an online platform for participants in specific BPHC programs to get timely updates, interact with other health centers, and access training and TA resources. Nearly a year ago, we introduced the Primary Care HIV Prevention (PCHP) Community (or “PCHP Community of Practice”) within the HCPC.
We’re relaunching this space as the PCHP Peer2Peer (P2P) Community: a virtual peer-to-peer space for PCHP awardees to ask each other questions and share promising practices and valuable lessons learned in implementing their HIV prevention programs. Join our webinar to learn more:
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Visit the PCHP TA webpage or Training and TA Resources for PCHP Awardees in the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse for other resources.
HRSA’s February Roundup
HRSA announced historic steps for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative, provided keynote remarks at a policy and issues forum for health center leaders from across the country, participated in the Biden-Harris administration’s Fight for Reproductive Freedom Tour, presented at the National Rural Health Association policy conference, met with state and territorial health leaders to discuss ways to enhance partnerships, joined an HHS and National Governor’s Association convening of state officials on maternal health, and commemorated National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Visit HRSA’s website for more.
Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use
Join a free program to implement best practices in antibiotic stewardship in telemedicine. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 18-month program begins in June. Participants in a similar program saw a 9% decrease in antibiotic prescribing overall and a 15% decrease for acute respiratory infections. Visit the program website to join or sign up for an informational webinar.
USDA Funding to Improve Nutrition
USDA’s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program brings together stakeholders from various parts of the food and health care systems. They invite applications for funding to support and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by providing incentives at the point of purchase among income eligible consumers. Read about the funding announcement on USDA’s website.
Save the Date: CMS Health Equity Conference
This conference will take place in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday, May 29, and Thursday, May 30. Virtual attendance is also available. Participants will:
- Engage with CMS leadership
- Delve into recent research, solutions, and practices
- Collaborate on community engagement strategies
- Cultivate partnerships that drive meaningful change
Visit the conference website.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults
CDC found that social isolation or loneliness and lack of social and emotional support were the most commonly reported measures among U.S. adults. Prevalence estimates for adverse social determinants of health (SDOH) and health-related social needs were significantly higher for most racial and ethnic groups than for non-Hispanic White adults. Read CDC’s report.
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Agricultural Workers
Migratory and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAWs) face unique barriers to accessing colorectal cancer screening, a key preventive measure that can save lives by detecting cancer early when it’s most treatable. MHP Salud’s comprehensive tool answers general questions about colorectal cancer and available screening tools. It provides an evidence-based curriculum that health centers can use to boost screening rates among MSAW populations in their services areas.
MHP Salud also invites health center staff to join their related learning collaborative, “Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Agricultural Worker Communities.” You’ll learn about the barriers and the tool mentioned in the previous paragraph. You’ll also learn about the role community health workers can play in boosting screenings. Find out more on the registration page.
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Behavioral Health
Recordings Available: Documentation, Coding, and Billing for Behavioral Health Integration in Community Health Series
Visit our Behavioral Health TA portal to access recordings and slides from our three-part webinar series from February.
Motivational Interviewing for Smoking Cessation
Motivational interviewing, along with other behavior change support interventions and strategies, can have a beneficial impact on the reduction of tobacco use. Join the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC) for a webinar on tobacco screening and cessation promising practices.
Monday, March 25
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Collaborative Solutions: Advancing Overdose Prevention in Housing
Join this webinar, hosted by HUD, to hear about collaborations between housing providers and community organizations. Speakers, including those from NCHPH, will share innovative overdose prevention strategies and best practices, including harm reduction strategies from pioneers in the field. Practitioners will share insights from fair housing and civil rights perspectives.
Wednesday, March 27
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Hypertension
TWO WEEKS LEFT: Apply to Be a 2024 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion
Million Hearts is a national initiative led by CDC and CMS. Applications to be a Hypertension Control Champion are due by Friday, April 5. Visit the Partners and Progress dropdown menu on the Million Hearts website to see eligibility criteria and apply.
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Workforce
Using the Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey Results
We want to help you make the most of the Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey results and the TA we are creating in response to them. (The results are available in the HRSA Data Warehouse.) Check out these opportunities:
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Action Planning to Improve Workforce Well-being
Join our webinar to learn how you can use the survey results. We will explore tools and strategies to develop and document your action plan, foster team collaboration, and monitor progress.
Wednesday, April 3
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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Connect with a Workforce Well-being TA Liaison
HRSA-supported health centers have the chance to connect with a TA Liaison who will connect you to the TA options that best align with your health center’s workforce well-being goals.
Complete this form to express your interest. Your TA Liaison will email you to introduce themselves and invite your preferences for how to proceed.
Visit our Workforce Well-being TA website to learn more. Send questions to WorkforceWell-beingTA@jsi.com.
Health Professional Student Scholarship Pays Tuition, Fees and More
HRSA’s National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholarship Program is now accepting applications. Awardees will receive tax-free tuition payment, fees, and other essential educational expenses, along with a stipend for their living costs. They are expected to serve at least two years at NHSC-approved sites in underserved rural, urban, and tribal communities. Read more about eligibility and applying in the Bureau of Health Workforce’s bulletin.
NTTAP Learning Collaboratives
See the application pages for dates, times, and more information about these opportunities:
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Capital Development — Late Project Planning Stages
Capital Link invites health centers planning a capital project during the next one to three years who are focused on the later phases of the project plan. Explore the complexities of the numerous and often complex financing approaches and options. You will have the chance for personalized, one-on-one guidance from project consultants. Visit the application page to apply by TOMORROW (Wednesday, March 20).
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Look-alike Health Center Leadership Teams
The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) invites leadership teams from health center look-alikes to network with their peers and subject matter experts. You will exchange tools, resources, and best practices on selected topics. Visit the application page to apply by Friday, March 22.
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Clinical Quality Measures 101 – Readiness for Value-Based Care and Patient-Level Data Reporting
As health centers engage with more quality programs through payers, funders, and others, there is a pressing need for staff to have a foundational understanding of clinical quality measures, quality programs, and how these fit together and fit into patient care. Join the Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality (HITEQ) Center to gain this understanding. Visit the registration page to apply by Tuesday, March 26.
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Leveraging Local Strengths to Improve Older Adult Health & Well-Being
Examine the value of partnerships with aging services network agencies to address the support needs of community-dwelling older adults. Discuss models of collaboration that close related gaps in care and reduce health disparities experienced by older patients. Visit the application page on the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders’ (NCECE) website to apply by Friday, March 29.
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Navigating Neighborhood and Transportation Social Drivers of Health
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) invites health centers to explore strategies to address SDOH, including transportation, environmental health, and neighborhood safety. You will review and evaluate a closed-loop SDOH referral protocol that you can implement at your health center. Visit the application page to apply by 5:00 p.m. your local time on Friday, April 5.
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Improving Colorectal Cancer Screening in Agricultural Worker Communities
See the announcement above.
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Medical-Legal Partnership as a Community Health Strategy to Improve Maternal Health Access and Outcomes
Renaye James Healthcare Advisors (RJHA) and the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership invite health center-based medical-legal partnership (MLP) teams to learn how to empower participants, how SDOH impact maternal health, and how to use MLPs to improve maternal health outcomes for health center patients and their communities. Visit the application page.
Additional Resources
Connecting the Dots: Data Disaggregation and Health Equity
Speakers will share insights and strategies for organizational initiatives focused on data disaggregation and how to design and implement targeted health and social interventions. They will discuss how disaggregated data plays a crucial role in storytelling for underserved and underrepresented populations. Hosted by AAPCHO and the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH).
Thursday, April 4
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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