What's New
Upcoming Funding Deadline: Fiscal Year 2025 Expanded Hours
Applications for the fiscal year 2025 Expanded Hours funding opportunity are due in HRSA’s Electronic Handbooks by 5:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 23. Access technical assistance (TA) materials, including new FAQs, on the Expanded Hours TA page.
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 July 5 survey is due by 11:59 p.m. your local time on Thursday, July 11. Please ONLY report June data in this survey.
Our COVID-19 Data Collection Survey Tool User Guide can help you understand how to report. If you still have questions, use the BPHC Contact Form (COVID-19 > COVID-19 Surveys).
In May, we addressed questions about when this monthly survey opens. Read that announcement if you missed it.
NEXT WEEK: PCMH TA Symposium – Agenda Now Available!
As mentioned in a bulletin yesterday, the updated Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Health Equity TA Symposium website now includes a detailed agenda for our two-day symposium. Check it out and be sure to register to join us next week!
Puerto Rico Health Centers: Test Children for Dengue and Vaccinate
For health care providers in Puerto Rico: CDC recommends ordering a dengue test today for children ages 9-16 years. Inform children and their parents about the risks of dengue, and how getting the vaccine can protect them. If their test result is positive for a previous dengue virus infection — which places them at higher risk for severe dengue — encourage them to get the vaccine. Visit CDC’s Laboratory Testing Requirements for Vaccination with Dengvaxia Dengue Vaccine webpage.
Thanks for Sending Your Photos!
We appreciate everyone who sent us pictures from National HIV Testing Day! Here are some great ones.
Clockwise from upper right: Peach Tree Health; Miami Beach Community Health Center Inc.; San Fernando Community Health Center; Whitefoord, Inc.; San Fernando Community Health Center
Join the National Advisory Council on Migrant Health
The National Advisory Council on Migrant Health (NACMH) seeks five new members. Health center patient board members for health centers that serve migratory and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAWs) may apply. Members serve four-year terms. Interested? Email your résumé to HRSA.
This federal advisory committee aims to improve the health and well-being of MSAWs. It meets twice a year to advise and make recommendations to the HHS Secretary on policy, program development, and topics related to Migrant Health Centers and other organizations that serve MSAWs and their families. Learn more on the NACMH webpage.
Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 7
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Portal is open through Monday, September 30. Providers who received one or more PRF (General or Targeted) and/or American Rescue Plan Rural payments exceeding $10,000, in the aggregate, from January 1 to June 30, 2023, must report on their use of funds during Reporting Period 7 to comply with PRF Reporting Requirements (PDF). Find information and resources on the PRF Reporting & Auditing webpage.
Funding Opportunity: Act Early Ambassadors – Liaisons to CDC's "Learn the Signs. Act Early." Program
CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics announce a funding opportunity for Act Early Ambassadors to work with CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Program. The program aims to improve early identification of developmental delays and disabilities, including autism. Read CDC’s Request for Application (PDF).
Behavioral Health
Pediatric Behavioral Health Series
Part 1: Speakers will explore prevalent diagnoses in children, the impact of maternal behavioral health conditions during the perinatal period, and various risk and protective factors influencing child well-being. They will cover childhood development from early childhood through adolescence, highlighting key milestones and challenges.
Monday, July 15
1:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
Part 2: Speakers will focus on actionable strategies for implementing pediatric integrated care related to screening, referral, and care coordination. They will also highlight treatment best practices, emphasizing culturally relevant patient and family-centered and trauma-informed approaches. Through examples of evidence-based programs, they will showcase effective interventions tailored to different developmental stages, from early childhood to adolescence.
Monday, July 22
1:00-1:30 p.m. ET
Registration page
**0.5 CE per session is available for behavioral health professionals**
STOP Act Stakeholder Meeting for Public Comment
The Federal STOP Act requires that the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking hold an annual meeting to solicit input for their reports on underage drinking (see the 2023 report to Congress (PDF)); on state underage drinking prevention activities, performance, and best practices; and on the National Media Campaign to Prevent Underage Drinking. Join to give your input:
Wednesday, August 7
10:00-11:30 a.m. ET
Registration page
Learn more about the committee and the meeting agenda on the committee’s website.
Workforce
Designing and Implementing a Successful Workforce Well-being Strategy
You can improve staff satisfaction, retention, and resilience by executing a customized workforce well-being strategy. During this webinar, we’ll introduce you to a practical tool that can hone your strategy. We’ll also explore a real-life scenario that illustrates how to use the tool.
Wednesday, July 24
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Creating Feedback Processes to Empower Staff
Join our webinar to learn how you can improve workforce well-being by creating a psychologically safe workplace through implementing feedback processes that lead to staff empowerment and job satisfaction. Together, we will explore what's necessary for such an environment, how feedback models can play a role in creating these conditions, and what can be used to guide health centers in enhancing their staff experience.
Tuesday, July 30
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Oral Health
Whole Person Care: Interdisciplinary Medical and Oral Health
Oral health and other health conditions often relate, and coordinating treatment is important. Integrating care can be an effective way to improve patient care delivery and outcomes while reducing costs. Our webinar will highlight barriers, facilitators, and recommendations to enhance integration. We’ll feature representatives from CMS, CDC, and Mile Square Health Center.
Tuesday, August 6
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
Registration page
Additional Resources
Considerations for the Implementation of Point of Care Testing for Syphilis
The HHS National Syphilis Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Task Force has prepared a comprehensive overview of the four main differences between point of care tests and laboratory-based serologic tests. Their publication (PDF) also highlights the best settings to consider use of point of care tests.
Serving Farmworker Patients Who Speak Indigenous Languages
Farmworker Justice created a resource for health center staff serving Indigenous farmworker patients to ensure the provision of adequate language support. It shares best practices and recommendations directly from Indigenous farmworkers. The resource is available in the Health Center Resource Clearinghouse in English and Spanish.
Data Disaggregation: Principles, Promising Practices, and Lessons Learned to Advance Health Equity
In 2023-2024, the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) conducted an environmental scan of racial, ethnic, and language data disaggregation practices at health centers. They sent out a questionnaire and held interviews.
Their new report (PDF) compiles their findings, including promising practices and lessons learned.
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Bridging Community and Clinic to Promote Diabetes Equity in South Asian Communities
The modules in AAPCHO’s self-paced learning series present case studies for interventions to support Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) patients with chronic disease management.
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Module 4: The Chair of Native Hawaiian Health at the University of Hawaiʻi highlights the importance of culturally grounded interventions in improving health outcomes for AANHPI patients and discusses the physical and mental health impacts of connection to community, culture, and traditional practices.
View AAPCHO’s website to access the series.
FREE CE: CDC Recommendations for Hepatitis C Testing Among Perinatally Exposed Infants and Children
CDC and Medscape offer free CE on important and timely topics. They recently announced one on Hepatitis C testing among perinatally exposed infants and children. The agency established new guidance last year in response to the surge in cases.
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