What's New
Fiscal Year 2023 COVID-19 Bridge Funding (H8L) — Semi-Annual Report Training
Fiscal year (FY) 2023 COVID-19 Bridge funding (H8L) recipients, your semi-annual report will be due next month. It will be available in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks (EHBs) in mid-June and is due by Friday, June 28. Join us next week for a walkthrough of the report.
Thursday, May 23
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
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FRIDAY: Deadline to Apply for the 2024 UDS RAPID Series
Our 2024 Uniform Data System (UDS) Reporting Assistance and Process Improvement Discussion (RAPID) series will offer specialized, virtual technical assistance (TA) on electronic-specified clinical quality measures. The goal is to strengthen your health centers’ workflows and deepen its capacity to collect, report, validate, and use quality data to improve patient care.
Visit the UDS RAPID series webpage for eligibility requirements, time commitment, and more. Complete the application form by THIS Friday, May 17.
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Health Center Scope of Project – Form 5A: Services Webinar
Join our webinar to hear from expert consultants on the importance of maintaining an accurate Form 5A, how to correctly document health center services, and helpful scope of project resources. This is an excellent opportunity to prepare for a successful Health Center Program site visit.
Wednesday, May 22
1:00-2:30 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
Join by phone: 309-205-3325
Webinar ID: 812 0728 0949
Passcode: 194108
Registration Open: Quality Improvement Fund Primary Care Innovation Forum
Our first-ever forum will feature the first Quality Improvement Fund (QIF) cohort: the Optimizing Virtual Care (OVC) awardees (visit our website to learn about OVC) and special guest speakers. We’ll also use the event to launch new TA to support innovation. Presentations will focus on virtual care strategies using technology and innovation to enhance access to care, clinical quality and coordination, and promote health equity.
We strongly encourage health center staff interested in providing virtual care to register — you’ll receive updates about the forum, and the presentations and recording afterwards.
Tuesday, June 25
12:30-5:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Questions? Submit via the BPHC Contact Form (General/Other HRSA > QIF-Primary Care Innovation Forum).
Have Your Say: Participate in the Grantee Satisfaction Survey
HRSA grantees, your feedback matters. Take a few minutes to complete the Grantee Satisfaction Survey and help us enhance our support to better serve you.
- The survey is open now and closes next month. But we encourage you to take it sooner than later!
- Each Project Director received a survey link in EHBs.
- For general questions about the survey, contact HRSAGranteeSurvey@hrsa.gov.
Together, we can make a difference!
Hepatitis Awareness Month
TODAY: The Role of Community Health Centers in Eliminating Hepatitis C in the United States
Today’s webinar features former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins and other speakers. They will share updates on the state of viral hepatitis C and discuss challenges and best practices in care and treatment.
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
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Behavioral Health
TODAY: Maternal Mental Health among AAPI Communities
Join HRSA Regions 9 & 10 of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs to learn about resources, policy, and funding around maternal mental health, as well as research on maternal health in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. You will hear about innovative and community-driven approaches.
3:00-4:30 p.m. ET
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Integrating MOUD into your Rural Health Centers
Join our webinar for a brief overview of opioid use morbidity and mortality in rural populations. Speakers will define the essential elements of integrated medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), explain the function of each, and describe steps for integrating MOUD into existing services. They’ll also describe MOUD delivery models successfully implemented in rural health centers. The end time reflects a 15-minute period for peer-to-peer discussion after the hour-long presentation.
Wednesday, May 29
1:00-2:15 p.m. ET
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**1.0 CE available for behavioral health professionals**
Aging, Substance Use and Cognitive Health
The goal of our panel discussion is to empower providers to deliver comprehensive care for older adults with substance use disorders. Our expert panelists will explore the complexities of this growing public health concern. They’ll share practical strategies for adapting screening, assessment, and treatment for older patients. Bring your questions! Hosted by the HRSA-funded National Clinician Consultation Center.
Thursday, May 30
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
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Naloxone 1.0 – Get to Know Naloxone
Join our webinar to learn about the overdose reversal drug naloxone, including its history and impact in the U.S. The speaker will also cover the product’s formulations, dosing, pricing, and how laws impact access and distribution of naloxone.
Thursday, June 6
1:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
**0.5 CE available for behavioral health professionals**
Recording Available: SDOH: Advancing Behavioral Health Equity
At our April 16 webinar, speakers discussed how socioeconomic and environmental factors drive behavioral health inequities, described the effects of individual level interventions in the clinical setting, and provided strategies for advancing behavioral health equity through the social determinants of health (SDOH). If you missed it, watch the recording.
New Screen4Success Tool Available
SAMHSA's Screen4Success is a user-friendly screening tool that improve patients’ understanding of their health, wellness, and well-being. It provides a 10-minute screener that looks for signs of elevated risk and helps them find support. Patients can self-screen or send the tool to someone they are concerned about. Learn more on SAMHSA’s website.
Workforce
NEW DATE: Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey Dashboards Webinar
Last month, we announced the availability of individual dashboards for health centers that participated in our Health Center Workforce Well-being Survey, and for Primary Care Associations. We rescheduled the webinar about understanding and using the dashboards.
Tuesday, May 28
2:30-4:00 p.m. ET
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Speakers will cover how to:
- Navigate the results
- Access custom views
- Answer questions using the data
- Use the data to prioritize areas for quality improvement through TA
HRSA provides targeted TA to help all health centers successfully address workforce well-being, regardless of participation in the survey. Visit our Workforce Well-being TA website or connect with a TA liaison (see our Digest blurb about this resource) to learn more.
Overcoming Common Challenges in Action Planning
Interested in how action planning can support workforce well-being? Join to hear experts discuss solutions to common challenges. They’ll share effective ways to engage with key stakeholders, strategies for maintaining momentum, and sustainability of workforce well-being initiatives. The second half of the webinar is reserved for your questions.
Thursday, June 6
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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For more, visit the Action Planning section of our Workforce Well-being TA website. You can watch our introductory webinar and download a template. Bring your questions to the office hour.
ACU STAR² Center Data Profile Dashboards: Updated Data Now Available
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved’s (ACU) STAR² Center released updated individual health center recruitment and retention Data Profile Dashboards. They sent each health center’s CEO information on how to access the dashboards. We encourage CEOs to review them with their workforce teams, visit the STAR² Center website for supporting resources, and contact the STAR2 Center to discuss.
Social Interventions for Pasifika Patients with Diabetes
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations’ (AAPCHO) learning collaborative will detail the prevalence of diabetes in Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) populations and address culturally responsive social interventions. Visit the application page to apply by 5:00 p.m. your local time on Wednesday, May 22.
Additional Resources
Folic Acid: The Best Tool to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
Folic acid supplementation before and during pregnancy is critical for reducing the risk of babies being born with neural tube defects. Hispanic/Latina women are at increased risk. CDC’s comprehensive website is a one-stop-shop presenting its recommendations, provider education content, and patient education resources.
Closing the Adolescent Care Gap: Putting Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health QI Strategies into Practice Web Series
Join the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) to delve into how you can improve your health center’s adolescent sexual and reproductive health services. Though the series kicked off last week, you can still join (you’ll get access to past recordings). Visit the series registration page for details.
PCMH Office Hours: TA around Congenital Syphilis
HHS is taking action to slow the surge of syphilis and congenital syphilis with a focus on those most significantly impacted. Join the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) office hours to learn how applying the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) care model can help. Speakers will also discuss early screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Tuesday, May 21
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Community Health Center Strategies for Diabetes Prevention for Asian Americans Report
AAPCHO’s report outlines considerations, context, and strategies for improving diabetes prevention among Asian American patients. The resources, tools, and promising practices come from health center participants and guest speakers from three learning collaboratives (2021-2023). The report includes quality improvement and prevention strategies that center cultural humility and person-centered care within and beyond the health center walls.
Visit AAPCHO’s website to download the report.
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Transportation is a Health Equity Issue Fact Sheet
Health Outreach Partners (HOP) introduces a fact sheet on transportation and health equity, which explores:
- Data on the impact of transportation on access to care and other social determinants of health
- The unmet needs and gaps in policies affecting transportation and health
- The structural factors that predispose underserved populations to poor access to transportation
- The recommendations and tested strategies for addressing patient transportation barriers
Visit HOP's website to download the fact sheet.
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