What's New

TODAY: Fast-track Tips to Successfully Closing Out Your American Rescue Plan Capital Awards (C8E)

Join our webinar on completing the federal grants closeout process. Speakers will specify the documents you will need for each submission. They will also provide guidance and tips for successfully meeting closeout requirements for FY 2021 American Rescue Plan – Health Center Construction and Capital Improvements (ARP-Capital) funding (C8E awards). Bring your questions!

ARP Post-Award Webinar for Health Center Awardees
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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HRSA Celebrates National Rural Health Day

If you missed any of the National Rural Health Day events, visit HRSA’s website for recordings, data, and more. Take a look at HRSA’s Rural Health Fact Sheet (PDF) to see how our work expands access to health care and supports the health care workforce in rural communities.

Behavioral Health

DUE THURSDAY: Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions Public Comments

SAMHSA developed the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions document for stakeholders (including help seekers and their supporters) to clarify and distinguish the different types of crisis services for people across the nation. Visit SAMHSA’s site to learn more and provide feedback.

New Surgeon General Report Highlights Tobacco-Related Disparities

Surgeon General Murthy’s new report, Eliminating Tobacco-Related Disease and Death: Addressing Disparities (PDF), finds that, despite substantial progress in reducing cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the overall population, progress has not been equal. These factors continue to cause nearly half a million deaths a year — nearly one in five of all deaths in the U.S. Visit the CDC’s website for related resources.

HIV

Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Achieves Record-Breaking 90.6% Viral Suppression Rate among Its More than 576,000 Clients

HRSA announced this record-breaking milestone in a press release yesterday. We also issued a bulletin highlighting (in English and Spanish) HRSA’s work to End the HIV Epidemic.

Join HRSA to hear more from HRSA leadership and commemorate World AIDS Day. The event will include an engaging panel discussion with HIV community leaders and people with lived experience.

Thursday, December 5
11:00 a.m.-noon ET
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Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Meeting Next Week

The 83rd full council meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will convene on Wednesday, December 11, and Thursday, December 12, in Montgomery, Alabama. You can watch the live stream on HHS.gov/live. Visit the HIV.gov website for more details.

Hypertension

Webinar Recording: Preventing Cardiac Events through Cardiac Rehab Referral

Our recent webinar featured speakers from CDC and others, including our own Dr. Asad Bandealy. They discussed Million Hearts’ strategies for increasing participation in cardiac rehab, physicians’ role in referrals, and approaches primary care teams can take to facilitate program enrollment. If you missed it, watch the recording.

Workforce

NTTAP Learning Collaboratives

See the application pages for dates, times, and more information about these opportunities:

• Teledentistry for Access
  The National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA) is seeking interested health centers to participate in a virtual learning collaborative focused on teledentistry. The program aims to increase access to oral health services through synchronous (real-time) teledentistry by using more efficient practice systems, engaging patients, supporting provider recruitment and retention, and fostering clinical improvements. Visit the application page to apply by Friday, December 13.
• Toward Better Housing Partnerships: How Health Centers and Medical Respite Programs Can Build Capacity to Address Housing-Related Needs
  Join NHCHC to explore how you can build capacity for addressing housing-related needs through strong partnerships with community organizations (e.g., Continuums of Care and other local homelessness entities, shelter systems, housing case management). You will identify steps to initiate or strengthen existing health and housing partnerships. Visit the application page to apply by Tuesday, December 31.
• Trauma-Informed Motivational Interviewing
  Health Outreach Partners invites you to boost your ability to have difficult conversations about health behavior change with patients. You will learn the basics of motivational interviewing, why a trauma-informed approach is important, and strategies for applying what you have learned. Visit the application page.
• Health Professions Student Training
  Join Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) for a roadmap, resources, and coaching support on implementing an effective and sustainable health professions student training program. Sessions leaders will provide guidance and support as you create a playbook for your program and present models to train the next generation. Visit CHC’s website to download the syllabus or apply.
• Emergency Preparedness and Access to Care for LGBTQIA+ Communities
  Join this focus on health care to meet the needs of diverse LGBTQIA+ communities. Emergency management experts will share how you can develop inclusive emergency preparedness plans and how to implement and evaluate these plans for continual resilience in a changing climate. The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center invites you to apply on their application page.

New Training Opportunity for Emergency Personnel

The HHS Office of Minority Health offers a free, accredited e-learning program for emergency personnel and health professionals. The Cultural Competency Program for Disaster and Emergency Management offers free continuing education credits and a flexible, self-paced learning experience. It will equip you with essential skills to deliver equitable, respectful, patient-centered disaster and emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. Learn more and enroll on HHS’ Think Cultural Health website.

Oral Health

Teledentistry for Access Learning Collaborative

See the announcement above.

Additional Resources

Cultural Considerations for Diabetes Management in South Asian Communities

This self-paced learning series features modules that outline various case studies for interventions to support health centers serving Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander patients with chronic disease management. This latest module features a speaker from Asian Health Coalition discussing their All One Community program, a culturally and linguistically tailored diabetes education initiative for South Asian communities. Visit the Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations' website for the series.

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Training Calendar

Visit our online calendar for details on these and all scheduled events.

Through December 10

Supporting Community Health Workers (CHWs) with Technology to Achieve Value Series
Hosted by the Health Information Technology, Evaluation and Quality (HITEQ) Center

Session 1: Ensuring CHWs are a Strategic Team Member in Value-Based Care
Tuesday, December 3
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
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Session 2: Hearing from CHWs on Challenges and Successes of Joining the Team
Tuesday, December 17
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
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ARP Post-Award Webinar for Health Center Awardees
Tuesday, December 3
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Revenue Cycle Best Practices
Co-hosted with NACHC
Wednesday, December 4
Noon-1:30 p.m. ET
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The Rising Incidence of Maternal Syphilis and What We Need to Do About It
Hosted by Renaye James Healthcare Advisors
Wednesday, December 4
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
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**1.0 CE credit available**

Promising Practices: A Panel Discussion with American Heart Association and Food Rx Programs
Hosted by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH)
Wednesday, December 4
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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Communicating Compensation and Benefits to Support Employee Satisfaction Workshop
Wednesday, December 4
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Housing 101 for Health Centers
Hosted by the Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH)
Wednesday, December 4
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
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Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates
Thursday, December 5
1:30-2:45 p.m. ET
Join the day of the session
Join by phone: 833-568-8864
Webinar ID: 161 971 2539

Optimizing Nurse Practitioners (NPs): Increasing Access to Primary Care and Enhancing Hypertension Control Series
Hosted by the National Nurse-led Care Consortium
Thursdays, December 5, 12, and 19
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
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Session 1: The Role of NPs in Advancing Health and Access in Public Housing Primary Care and other Health Center Populations

Session 2: Strategies for Hypertension Control: NP-Led Patient-Centered Care in Public Housing Primary Care

Session 3: Building Access Programs in Health Centers

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Screening for Perinatal Mental Health and SUD Roundtable
Thursday, December 5
3:00-4:30 p.m.
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Empowering Tobacco Cessation: How Motivational Interviewing Supports Every Stage of Change
Hosted by NCFH
Tuesday, December 10
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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Increasing Staff Engagement through Recognition and Celebration
Tuesday, December 10
2:00-2:30 p.m. ET
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HITEQ Highlights: AI and Health Insurance Prior Authorization for Health Centers
Hosted by the HITEQ Center
Tuesday, December 10
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Health and Housing Partnerships to Support Individuals Living With or At-Risk for HIV/AIDS
Hosted by CSH
Tuesday, December 10
2:00-3:30 p.m. ET
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Upcoming

Homelessness and Access to Care: Best Practices for Health Centers
Hosted by CSH
Wednesday, December 11
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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AI: Understanding and Mitigating the Harms to Low-income Communities
Hosted by the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
Wednesday, December 11
4:00-5:00 p.m. ET
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Long-Acting Injectable PrEP for LGBTQIA+ Communities: Implementation in Health Centers
Hosted by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and CHC
Thursday, December 12
Noon-1:00 p.m. ET
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**CE credits available**

The Early Project Planning Phases of a Capital Development Project
Hosted by Capital Link
Thursday, December 12
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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2024 Annual Update on the UDS Sealant Measure
Hosted by NNOHA
Thursday, December 12
3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
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**1.0 CDE credit available**

Current and Emerging Health Issues Affecting Public Housing and HUD-Assisted Residents: Addressing Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Hosted by the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH), HUD, and CDC
Tuesday, December 17
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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Health Center Preparedness and Response Forum: Patients with Access and Functional Needs
Hosted by multiple NTTAPs
Wednesday, December 18
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Low-barrier Models for SUD Treatment Among LGBTQIA+ Populations
Hosted by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and NHCHC
Wednesday, December 18
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Colorectal Cancer Screening Interventions: Webinar on CHW Engagement
Hosted by NCHPH
Thursday, December 19
1:00-2:00 p.m. ET
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Improving Depression Care for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults at Health Centers Hosted by the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and NCECE
Thursday, December 19
2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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Webinars are hosted by HRSA unless otherwise noted.