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Transforming Your Organization - Starting with Culture (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Learn the Center for Creative Leadership's 5 guidelines for navigating the complexities of culture change and building a leadership capable of thriving in today's fast-paced world. More Details...

Medical Ethics and COVID-19: Naming and Addressing Moral Injury of Care during COVID-19 (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: There may be no definite answer to many ethical questions, but discussion and grounding in ethical principles allows space for providers to share their experiences and find solidarity with their peers. The Council held four listening sessions facilitated by subject matter experts. Each session provided framing on a different aspect of medical ethics considering COVID-19 with ample time for discussion. Topics included general medical ethics, ethics and vaccine hesitancy, ethics and emergency shelter, and moral injury. The purpose of this document is to summarize ethical challenges providers have faced during COVID-19 and share strategies to address moral injury stemming from difficult ethical decisions. More Details...

Leveraging Federal Recovery Money to Maintain and Expand Health Center Services and Partnerships: Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: States and localities have significant new funding via the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. This brief is part of a series that will describe in detail the SAMSHA funding sources, the differing processes by which funding becomes available at the state and local level, and the planning and stakeholder input process each funding stream requires before awarding or implementing funds. More Details...

Leveraging Federal Recovery Money to Maintain and Expand Health Center Services and Partnerships: Medicaid Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: States and localities have significant new funding via the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. This brief is part of a series that will describe in detail the Medicaid funding sources, the differing processes by which funding becomes available at the state and local level, and the planning and stakeholder input process each funding stream requires before awarding or implementing funds. More Details...

Leveraging Federal Recovery Money to Maintain and Expand Health Center Services and Partnerships: Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: States and localities have significant new funding via the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. This brief is part of a series that will describe in detail the new HUD funding sources, the differing processes by which funding becomes available at the state and local level, and the planning and stakeholder input process each funding stream requires before awarding or implementing funds. More Details...

Leveraging Federal Recovery Money to Maintain and Expand Health Center Services and Partnerships: Center for Disease Control (CDC) (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: States and localities have significant new funding via the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act. This brief is part of a series that will describe in detail the CDC funding sources, the differing processes by which funding becomes available at the state and local level, and the planning and stakeholder input process each funding stream requires before awarding or implementing funds. More Details...

Workforce Planning Resource Repository (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: This resource repository is meant to serve as a starting point for health centers when developing a workforce plan to support their future development and growth. More Details...

Regional Stream Forum Impact Report 2022: Regional Stream Forums 2022 Impact Report (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The 2022 Regional Stream Forum Impact Report offers summaries of the three annual Regional Stream Forum training events including the conference programs, participant demographics, conference sponsors, planning committee members and conference highlights. More Details...

Market Assessment Toolkit for Health Centers (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: By utilizing a Market Assessment, health centers can analyze their markets and service areas in geographic, demographic, and economic terms in order to make informed observations and guide strategic decisions. More Details...

Increasing Health Care Enrollment for Survivors of Domestic Violence (2022). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: People who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) have unique health care needs, making insurance that covers comprehensive medical and behavioral health benefits all the more critical. Community health centers play an important role in helping survivors enroll in coverage and receive quality primary health and oral health care services. A special enrollment period for survivors makes enrollment possible across the year with additional provisions to make coverage more affordable for survivors. Health Partners on IPV + Exploitation developed two resources to support health care enrollment for survivors of domestic violence. More Details...

Diabetes Control Education and Management (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The blog touches on subjects regarding costs of diabetes, how diabetes affects the body, culture & stigmas, and SDOH factors. The blog offers an educational guide on diabetes control and management. More Details...

PHE Unwinding Readiness for Health Centers: Preparing Medicaid Beneficiaries for Eligibility Determinations (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar from 6/29/22 features national policy experts and community health center outreach and enrollment leaders and staff who will highlight their strategies and efforts to prepare their patients and communities for the end of the PHE. More Details...

COVID-19 and Diabetes (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The goal of this webinar is to increase the capacity of health centers to meet the health care and support needs of LGBTQIA+ patients who are living with diabetes during a global pandemic. Participants will discover how COVID-19 has changed the landscape of diabetes prevention, care, and management, particularly for LGBTQIA+ people, and learn promising practices to improve health outcomes. More Details...

Building Resilience for Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Youth (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This panel-style presentation will feature experts from community-led organizations whose work highlights the importance of assessing and supporting the resiliency of TGD youth to improve health outcomes. Participants of this webinar will discover strategies for developing meaningful and sustainable relationships to community partners that provide resiliency building opportunities for youth. More Details...

Webinar: Health Centers' Experiences Utilizing the HRSA Loan Guarantee Program (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar provides a discussion on lender and health center perspectives and experiences with the HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). We share updates and insights on the program using examples from health centers we’ve worked with that have successfully closed capital project financings using HRSA loan guarantees. Brandon Boyle, Director of Loan Programs at Capital Fund, our lending affiliate, discusses the process and experience of utilizing the HRSA LGP from the lender viewpoint. More Details...

MLP in Health Centers Guide Webinar Series Part 4: The Medical-Public Defender Partnership (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Since its founding in the early 1990s, the MLP approach has evolved to incorporate criminal legal in addition to civil legal needs. One of the first MLPs focused on criminal legal needs emerged in Rhode Island, where health centers have partnered with the Rhode Island Public Defender’s Office to collaborate around preserving their shared clients’/patients’ health. On June 23, attendees heard from MLP practitioners in Rhode Island discuss a unique medical-public defender partnership. Participants learned the following: 1. The impact of criminal legal involvement on health and well-being 2. The history and evolution of the medical-legal partnership 3. Rhode Island’s approach to bringing together health centers and public defenders to support mutual patient-clients 4. Best practices that empower health centers to advocate for patients with criminal legal involvement The webinar featured the following panelists: James Lawless, Social Services Department Chief, Rhode Island Public Defender Elizabeth Tobin-Tyler, JD, MA, Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University Anthony Thigpen, Community Health Worker, Lifespan’s Transition Clinic Rahul Vanjani, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Brown Medicine More Details...

Health Centers’ Experiences Utilizing the HRSA Loan Guarantee Program Webinar (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Discussion on lender and health center perspectives and experiences with the HRSA Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP). We share updates and insights on the program using examples from health centers we’ve worked with that have successfully closed capital project financings using HRSA loan guarantees. Brandon Boyle, Director of Loan Programs at Capital Fund, our lending affiliate, discusses the process and experience of utilizing the HRSA LGP from the lender viewpoint. More Details...

Rebuilding Systems: Adapting Housing Assessments to Prioritize Health, Equity, and Belonging (2022). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This document is designed to provide a framework communities can use to create equity within their CE process. There is no one tool that can accommodate the unique resources of all communities but applying this guidance will help achieve equity in the process. More Details...

PRAPARE and Addressing SDoH: Integration Is Not As Hard As You Think (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on using the PRAPARE toolto provide more appropriate care, better allocate limited resources, target interdisciplinary care teams, and provide needed social services—either in-house or through community partnerships. More Details...

Healing Hands: Celebrating Health Center Nurses (2022). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar focuses on strategies to support professional growth and care team well-being with special focus on the role of nurse leaders in the workforce. More Details...