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Rural Federally Qualified Health Centers Financial and Operational Performance Analysis 2017-2020 (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report, prepared by Capital Link with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), provides an aggregate financial and operational profile of rural Federally Qualified Health Centers. More Details...

HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program: An Overview (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar session will provide an overview of the Health Resources and Services Administration\'s (HRSA’s) Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). Participants will be provided with an overview of the program and the application process and will highlight recent health center projects that have benefitted from the guarantee. You will also learn about Capital Link’s upcoming LGP Learning Collaborative. More Details...

Federally Qualified Health Centers Financial and Operational Performance Analysis 2017-2020 (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This report, prepared with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration, provides an aggregate financial and operational profile of Federally Qualified Health Centers nationally from 2017 to 2020. More Details...

Diabetes Resources for Health Centers Serving Special and Vulnerable Populations (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this webinar, NCHPH hosted a dynamic introduction to the rich collection of resources on diabetes prevention and management for Health Center Programs. More Details...

The Role of Family Caregivers in Identifying & Addressing Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: Community-dwelling older adults are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of opioids or alcohol but are often overlooked and undertreated for substance use disorders (SUD). This webinar will discuss approaches for supporting caregivers to recognize and respond to issues of substance misuse with their older adult family members. More Details...

STAR² Center 2021-2022 PCA & HCCN Workforce Professional Development Series: Webinar Series Archive (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The STAR² Center team invites workforce staff from PCA and HCCN teams to revisit sessions in this iteration of the workforce professional development series. Faculty and guest speakers in the series share their expertise in all things workforce from the national, regional, and state levels with the learning cohort. More Details...

Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid Use Disorder for People Experiencing Homelessness (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This fact sheet presents an analysis of national health center data on buprenorphine-based Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) services provided at Health Care for the Homeless health centers in calendar year 2020, underscoring that while more health centers are providing MAT, regions with the highest overdose rates lack sufficient access to buprenorphine. More Details...

Building the Case for Implementing Postgraduate NP Residency and NP/PA Training Programs (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join us as we discuss the the drivers and processes of implementing a postgraduate nurse practitioner residency program at your health center, the benefits of implementing a postgraduate residency program, and the residency tracks for Family, Psychiatric/Mental Health, Pediatric, and Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioners. We are joined by Charise Corsino, Program Director of the Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, and Nicole Seagriff, Clinical Program Director of the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Program, from the Community Health Center Inc. More Details...

The Impact of Health Literacy on Diabetes Mellitus (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In diabetes, health literacy is related to diabetes knowledge, self-efficacy and self-care behaviors and glycemic control. Health literacy may also provide a better understanding of racial disparities observed in patients with diabetes. This webinar describes the concept of health literacy and its assessment and the evidence of its impact on patients with diabetes and offers suggested methods and tools that may be implemented to improve clinical care.  More Details...

Opportunities for HIV Prevention with PrEP (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: HIV prevention with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective and a component of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. initiative, yet use is not commensurate with need. Training and technical assistance is available for health centers to start or scale up PrEP programs. In this webinar, participants will become familiar with PrEP resources and hear how health centers have implemented programming to improve HIV prevention and expand access to PrEP. More Details...

Responding to Competitive Compensation Pressures (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Community Health Centers (CHCs) are revamping their compensation strategy to keep up with a shifting labor market and ongoing pandemic disruptions. Join us for a one-hour webinar to learn how the current labor market is influencing the health center workforce and how CHCs can enhance their compensation strategy More Details...

Método C.A.S.E. Estrategias y Consejos para Promotores de Salud- Spanish Resource (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Esta guía de apoyo fue diseñada por el Centro Nacional para la Salud del Trabajador Agrícola (NCFH), para acompañar el video educativo “Creando confianza en la vacuna contra el COVID-19 utilizando el método C.A.S.E.” para Promotores de Salud y Trabajadores de Alcance. Este recurso ofrece consejos y estrategias a los trabajadores de la salud sobre cómo tener conversaciones personales con los pacientes para abordar inquietudes sobre un tema específico, como la vacuna contra el COVID-19, de manera compasiva y científica al brindar información. More Details...

C.A.S.E. Method- Strategies and Tips for Community Health Workers (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource was designed by the National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) to accompany the educational video \"Building Confidence in the COVID-19 Vaccine: Using the C.A.S.E. Method\" for Community Health Workers and Outreach Workers. This resource offers tips and strategies to health workers on how to have one-on-one conversations with patients to address concerns about a specific topic, such as the COVID-19 vaccine, in a compassionate and scientific way when providing information. More Details...

La Ley Del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio Video Educativo Para Pacientes (2021). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: Este video educativo brinda información para ayudar a los pacientes a comprender el seguro médico de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA por sus siglas en inglés), familiarizarse con palabras importantes, aprender sobre el proceso de inscripción y las fechas importantes, e identificar dónde pueden encontrar ayuda y recursos para ellos y sus familias. Además, incluye un testimonio de una persona que pudo beneficiarse del mercado de salud durante la pandemia del COVID-19. More Details...

La Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA): Hoja Informativa (2021). Resource Type: Publication. Description: La hoja informativa de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA, por sus siglas en inglés) proporciona información para que los pacientes comprendan cómo inscribirse en el seguro del mercado de salud, familiarizarse con palabras importantes, aprender sobre el proceso de inscripción y las fechas importantes, e identificar dónde pueden encontrar ayuda y recursos para ellos y su familia! Además, incluye testimonios de dos personas que pudieron beneficiarse de este seguro medico durante la pandemia del COVID-19. More Details...

Family Vaccination Site Playbook (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: To support your community-based efforts to get families vaccinated against COVID-19, HHS developed a Family Vaccination Site Playbook, now posted on WeCanDoThis.hhs.gov, along with other materials to support your efforts to educate your community about primary and booster vaccination. More Details...

CMS Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule: Health Center Compliance and Equitable Implementation (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: On November 4, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Interim Final Rule requiring health care workers at Medicare and Medicaid-certified facilities to be vaccinated unless they have approved religious or medical exemptions. Under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), FQHCs are considered a “facility” and will need to comply as a condition for participating in the Medicare and Medicaid program. More Details...

“Are We Prepared for the Next Emergency?” Webinar Series (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Centers are likely to be the first point of contact for those seeking care for injuries, infectious diseases, and other emergency-related illnesses. As first-line responders, health centers are responsible for dealing with health emergency case management. The purpose of this webinar series was to increase awareness and understanding of the need for preparing for new emergencies beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series provided an overview of best practices and challenges health centers face during emergencies and the role of primary care associations to lead the health centers’ emergency response. More Details...

"Are We Prepared for the Next Emergency?" Webinar Series (2021). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Health Centers are likely to be the first point of contact for those seeking care for injuries, infectious diseases, and other emergency-related illnesses. As first-line responders, health centers are responsible for dealing with health emergency case management. The purpose of this webinar series is to increase awareness and understanding of the need for preparing for new emergencies beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar series (done in English and Spanish) provides an overview of best practices and challenges health centers face during emergencies and the role of primary care associations to lead the health centers’ emergency response. More Details...

A Community Toolkit for Addressing Health Misinformation (2021). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: Health center providers have likely encountered patients who were reluctant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine due to false, inaccurate, or misleading information. This resource can help to ensure that people across the country have access to science-based public health guidance as the country continues to confront the pandemic. The toolkit is interactive and collaborative, using simple language and examples to help patients understand and identify misinformation and disinformation. More Details...