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Contracting for Dental Services In Health Centers: A Checklist for Planning (2017). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Contracting for dental services is one service delivery method that may be used to provide and/or increase access to dental care for health center service area populations. This checklist will assist health centers in determining if contracting is an appropriate strategy for them. More Details...

Job Description for Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services: Skills and Job Descriptions (2016). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This is an actual job description for an Associate Director of Informatics and Data Services in a well-staffed Health IT department of a health center. Job Description: Under the supervision of the Administrative Director of TFI, the Associate Director for Informatics and Data Services is responsible for the overall direction and daily management of the Data Center and Informatics team. He/She has responsibility for the development and maintenance of databases related to research projects in TFI. He/She supervises the collection, standardization and reporting of all data for program and service development, strategic planning and continuous quality improvement for Fenway Health clinical operations. More Details...

Using Outreach Data to Support Health Center Board Engagement (2016). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Outreach programs have unique access to community data that can enhance a health center’s governing board’s ability to make strategic decisions about providing appropriate and responsive care to patients in a financially sustainable manner. This webinar will address how to leverage outreach data to support health center planning and decision-making. HOP will present two effective tools that health center leadership, including board members, can use to inform their work: needs assessments and the Outreach Business Value Toolkit. More Details...

Strategic Guidance for Health and Housing Partnerships: Step by Step Strategies for Health and Housing Partnerships (2015). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This indepth resource guide explores the importance and value of partnering with supportive housing providers, partner perspectives and goals, how to assess your organization's and your partner organization's readiness, and how to make partnerships last. More Details...

Plantilla de Notas de la Junta Directiva (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Plantilla de reunión para el registro de actas y notas de las reuniones de la junta directiva. More Details...

Planning for Specific Hazards - Bolstering Health Center Staff Readiness for an Outbreak (43179). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This webinar explores the value of developing hazard-specific plans, such as for infectious disease outbreaks, as part of an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness. Panelists share tips for prioritizing hazards and guidance on planning for an outbreak, including how to effectively train staff, test plans, and access helpful resources. More Details...

Importance of Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Tier Succession Planning (2015). Resource Type: Archived Webinar . Description: To many, “Succession Planning” means one thing: “When is the boss retiring and how will subsequent changes in leadership affect the organization.” While top-level executive change is critical to the Migrant Health movement, given the age of the program and the significant number of Executives who have devoted their careers to running Migrant and Community Health Centers, real Succession Planning happens at all levels of the organizational structure, and is multidisciplinary in scope. This workshop will provide tools that can be useful at any level, and will encourage frank dialog about the risks associated with lack of a viable corporate succession plan. More Details...

Governing Boards: Recruitment Grid (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: This tool provides governing boards with a quick view of current board members, their characteristics, number of terms, and skills. It also provides an easy way to assess the characteristics and skills needed for future board position openings. More Details...

Governing Board- Record of Health Center Policy Approval At-A-Glance (2016). Resource Type: n.a.. Description: Maintaining appropriate authority to oversee the operations of Federally Qualified Health Centers requires Governing Boards to comply with the PHS Section 330 Program Requirements, including establishing and periodically revising health center policies. The number of policies can be overwhelming and keeping policies current is challenging. This tool provides a non-exhaustive list of these policies and is intended to assist health centers and governing boards to keep track of needed updates and approvals. More Details...

Considerations for Serving Residents of Public Housing During Emergencies and Disasters: Staff and Patient Wellness (44174). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Hosted by the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium and the National Center for Health in Public Housing, this webinar discusses staff well-being and patient wellness during emergencies and disasters. This webinar provides health centers with guidance for developing tools and resources that enable the health center workforce and the patients they serve to navigate the practical and psychological after-effects of disaster events. More Details...

Board Training Topics and Schedule (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Community Health Centers are complex organizations requiring Boards of Directors to be well-oriented to the organization and the Health Center Program, and also equipped, well-versed, and up-to-date on the most significant factors impacting service delivery at community health centers. This requires ongoing training on several important topics. As volunteer Boards of Directors with monthly meetings scheduled, and committee work in between, it is challenging to allocate a large block of time exclusively dedicated to board training. Therefore, to provide the opportunity for all board members to be introduced to selected training topics, it is recommended that a short training session be included as an agenda item at monthly board meetings. This template can help boards determine which topics they prefer to address for each meeting and which ones to schedule for their annual meeting. More Details...

Board of Directors- Meeting Minutes Template (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: Meeting template for recording minutes and notes for board of directors meetings. More Details...

Board of Directors - Orientation Checklist (2015). Resource Type: Template . Description: The checklist provides information for different types of orientations: orientation to the organization; orientation to the Community Health Center Program; and orientation to roles, responsibilities, and expectations for board members. This tool can be used by board members and/or Chief Executive Officers to identify their orientation needs or to document the completion of the orientation process. More Details...

Board Member Self Evaluation Sample (2010). Resource Type: Template . Description: The self evaluation sample is a questionnaire designed to be filled out by individual board members. The responses are used to direct a dialog among board members, CEO, and consultants to explore areas for development and enhancement of governing board functions. More Details...

Auto-evaluacion para la mesa directiva (2010). Resource Type: Template . Description: El ejemplo de autoevaluación es un cuestionario diseñado para ser llenado por miembros individuales de la junta directiva. Las respuestas se utilizan para dirigir un diálogo entre los miembros de la junta, el director ejecutivo y los consultores para explorar áreas de desarrollo y mejora de las funciones de la junta directiva. More Details...