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Strategies for Emergency Management of Chronic Conditions Among Agricultural Workers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: People living with chronic conditions, and especially Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs), can encounter particular threats to their health during an emergency event. NCFH has developed a resource to assist health center staff, clinical coordinators, and emergency managers with tools to assist MSAW chronic care patients, so that the worst outcomes of these events can be avoided. This checklist includes risk factors for chronic care patients during an emergency, action items to help patients prepare, and disease-specific recommendations for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. This resource also includes some additional outreach and communication strategies to reach MSAWs with chronic conditions during emergencies. More Details...

Medicaid Unwinding Listening Session - February 24, 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: On February 24th, 2023, NACHC and Georgetown University hosted a second listening session for health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), on the Medicaid Unwinding provisions and state plans on Medicaid Redeterminations. This listening session featured presentations from NACHC, Georgetown\'s Center for Children and Families, Honor Community Health, and CentroMed. More Details...

Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding: A Communications Toolkit (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This toolkit has important information to help inform people with Medicaid or CHIP about steps they need to take to renew their coverage. More Details...

Young Invincibles Medicaid Unwinding Toolkit (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: The toolkit is a one stop shop for all things unwinding - what’s happening, who is impacted, key messaging, and of course, sample social media and shareable graphics for organizations to plug and play on social media platforms. More Details...

Pharmacy Office Hours: Developing a Pharmacy Residency Program (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This session will showcase how an FQHC can develop a residency program, including the difficult decisions an organization will have to make, such as whether to be accredited, getting leadership buy-in, how to pay for/support the program, and how to successfully integrate the residents into practice. Kim Chen and Matthew Bertsch both run residency programs in FQHCs in Arizona and both have unique views and perspectives on program startup and development. This session will cover key points for pharmacists and members of the C-Suite and management team. More Details...

Key Strategies for Effective Change Management in Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH created this visual resource to illustrate key strategies for effective change management in community and migrant health centers. More Details...

Creating a Happiness Advantage in Community Health Centers (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This case study examines how how strategically prioritizing happiness can become the biggest advantage an organization has in a competitive, highly demanding health care delivery environment. The study focuses on three areas--idnividual habits, team-based work routines, and organizational priorities and reinforcement. More Details...

Implement Behavioral Health Training Programs to Address a Crucial National Shortage in Community Health Care Settings (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health centers are uniquely positioned to address the unprecedented need for behavioral health services but are challenged by the workforce shortage. Participants will gain the knowledge needed to begin conceptualization of a training pathway. Join us to discuss the considerations of sponsoring an in-house training program across all educational levels, including the benefits, program structure, design, curriculum, supervisors\' role, and required resources. Experts will provide participants with examples from practicum and postdoctoral level training programs to help them gain confidence in developing a behavioral health training pathway. More Details...

Health Center Onboarding Checklist (2023). Resource Type: Template. Description: The Health Center Onboarding Checklist (HCOC) has been designed by the STAR² Center to provide a structure and a process for welcoming and integrating new hires at your organization. More Details...

Datos Sobre los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The factsheet provides agricultural worker demographic information from the 2015-2016 National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) results. It provides an overview of their demographics, economic contribution, wages and benefits, housing, health, and legislative protection. More Details...

Compensation Equity for the Mental Health Workforce (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar was hosted by the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) STAR² Center team on February 28, 2023. More Details...

Lessons Learned in School-Based Health Center Adolescent Relationship Abuse Prevention (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar, co-hosted by Health Partners on IPV and Exploitation and the School-Based Health Alliance, featured a panel of school-based health center (SBHC) providers who shared their experiences promoting healthy relationships with their patients. More Details...

A How-To Guide: An Overview of the 2021 National Health Center Training and Technical Assistance Needs Assessment Development, Fielding and Analysis: A collaborative project of the 21 National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This "how-to" guide summarizes the operational phases (development, design, fielding, data collection, analysis, application of findings) of the 2021 National Health Center Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Needs Assessment. The Assessment is a collaborative project of the 21 National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) funded by HRSA to provide TTA to health centers across the country. More Details...

Medicaid SDOH Action Plan: Maternal health, behavioral health, family planning, managed care (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This short document will provide guidance to assist health centers to better serve their patients by highlighting Medicaid reimbursable services that address social drivers of health (SDOH) and guidance to assist health centers in obtaining payment for SDOH-related services. More Details...

Creativity & Healing: Connecting Through Art: The Zufall Health Experience (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Do the arts have a role in the healing journey? Join NACHC for the third session of a 4-part webinar series highlighting the benefits of integrating arts in health center programs for staff and patients. Learn how and why the arts are an integral part of Zufall Health Center programs and services and experience the benefits of creativity that are part of the everyday experience for Zufall patients and staff. More Details...

Clinical Decision Support and Care Plan Adjustment for Social Risks: HITEQ Highlights Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: When clinical teams have information on patients\' social risks (adverse social determinants of health), they can make care plan adjustments to account for those risks, e.g., by prescribing lower-cost medications. More Details...

Emerging Best Practices for Monkeypox in Community Health Primary Care (2023). Resource Type: Microlearning. Description: This microlearning is a status update as of Fall 2022 on the national picture of Monkeypox contagion and what health centers and providers can do to encourage vaccination and reduce any associated stigma. More Details...

Service Line Expansion: A Guide for Health Center Boards (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers sometimes consider adding new services. If your health center is considering expanding the services it offers, your board of directors is a critical part of the process. This guide provides health center boards with an overview of service line expansion including why a health center might consider such expansion; information on the board’s role in the process; and questions to help guide decisions around expansion. More Details...

Geographic Expansion: A Guide for Health Center Boards (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Health centers sometimes consider expanding geographically, often by adding new sites. If your health center is considering expanding geographically, your board of directors is a crucial part of the process. This guide provides health center boards with an overview of geographic expansion. It provides an overview of why a health center might consider such expansion; information on the board’s role in the process; and questions to help guide decisions around expansion. More Details...

Medicaid Unwinding Listening Session - February 8, 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: On February 8th, 2023, NACHC and Georgetown University hosted a listening session for health centers, Primary Care Associations (PCAs), and other Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), on the Medicaid Unwinding provisions and state plans on Medicaid Redeterminations. More Details...