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NTTAP Webinar Series - May 18, 2023: The Changing Landscape of Behavioral Health Care: What is the “new normal” going to look like? (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant shifts in the mode of care from face-to-face to virtual interactions. Join us as we discuss the challenges currently facing behavioral health care and at least one strategy for each. Along with these strategies, panelists will go over what integrated behavioral health care was and is before and following COVID-19, as well as what actions should be taken going forward to increase access to comprehensive care. More Details...

User's Guide for the Implementation of In-House Dental Assistant Training Programs (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This new publication describes strategies for community health centers to implement their dental assistant training programs. These programs can help enhance dental assistant recruitment and retention. They can also build community capacity by increasing the dental assistant workforce. More Details...

Building Resilient Health Center Facilities Utilizing Solar+Storage Microgrids (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, developed with support from HRSA, explores the benefits, opportunities, challenges, and financing resources for FQHCs looking to install solar+storage microgrids. (Released in 2023) More Details...

A Compendium of Veteran Oral Health Best, Promising, and Emerging Practice Approaches (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NNOHA partnered with the American Institute for Dental Public Health to collect current practices to increase access to oral health care for veterans. This guide describes strategies to engage and serve veterans in the community for oral health care. More Details...

Updated Analysis: A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, an updated version of A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (released in 2022), was developed with support from Cedars-Sinai and HealthLandscape. In this analysis, we review more than 100 factors for the 57 FQHC members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) for 2017-2021. (Released in 2023) More Details...

Optimize Your Care Team to Improve Chronic Hypertensive Disease Management (2023). Resource Type: Online Self-Paced Learning Modules. Description: This webinar focuses on advancing the mgmt of hypertension & improving patient outcomes through optimization of care teams. We explore how care team optimization, grounded in evidence-based practices, enhances health outcomes & provides vital support for our workforce. During this session, you hear from Ingrid Andersson from Mary’s Center on using RNs to enhance chronic care management, with a special emphasis on patients dealing with hypertension. Through comprehensive discussions & case studies, you explore the latest promising practices that focus on the pivotal role of collaborative teams in achieving superior patient outcomes. More Details...

Assessing Provider Capabilities, Attitudes, and Preferences about Telehealth: HITEQ Center Question Bank, April 2023 (2023). Resource Type: Toolkit. Description: As health centers are charting their path forward with telehealth after the public health emergency ends, it will be critical to have methods in place to comprehensively assess the current experiences, capabilities, attitudes, and preferences of providers. Telehealth program improvements should be grounded in a real understanding of these factors to ensure readiness of all providers. More Details...

Eyes on Access: Billing for Vision Services (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This is a continuation of the 2022 vision services webinar series. With a deep dive into billing for vision services, this webinar series addresses how health centers can align their billing procedures for vision services with their existing service lines. More Details...

NTTAP Webinar Series - May 2, 2023: Health Professions Student Training Webinar: Assessing Organizational Capacity (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In order to provide a high-quality educational training experience at your health center, Community Health Center, Inc. (CHC) recommends assessing your capacity and infrastructure to effectively host health professions students. In the midst of competing priorities, best practices and tools will support this strategic workforce planning. Along with these best practices, panelists will discuss faculty’s roles and responsibilities, as well as hear directly from CHC staff. Additionally, this webinar will introduce the Readiness to Train Assessment Tool (RTAT™), a tool developed by HRSA-funded National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAP) at CHC to better understand organizational readiness to host health professions student training programs. More Details...

Updated Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: This resource, an updated version of A Data Driven Approach to Understanding Factors Contributing to Health Inequities, released in 2022, was developed with support from Cedars-Sinai and HealthLandscape. In this analysis, we review more than 100 factors for the 57 FQHC members of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC) for 2017-2021, with the goal to utilize the findings to make informed recommendations for how to best address and improve patient equity and inclusion efforts across health centers in Los Angeles County and the Nation overall. More Details...

A Framework for Medical Respite Care (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: Medical respite care is defined as acute and post-acute care for people experiencing homelessness who are too ill or frail to recover from a physical illness or injury on the streets or in shelter, but who are not ill enough to be in a hospital. While programs vary in size and structure, they all share the same fundamental elements: short-term residential care that allows people experiencing homelessness the opportunity to rest, recover, and heal in a safe environment while accessing medical care and other supportive services. Medical respite care (also referred to as recuperative care) has grown substantially since its inception in the 1980’s, as more communities are recognizing the need for programs that address gaps in affordable housing and health care. As the field grows, so does the need for resources for programs and providers to ensure the clients* who access medical respite services are receiving safe and quality care. More Details...

Impacto del COVID-19 En Los Trabajadores Agrícolas (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: NCFH has updated the COVID-19 Impact on Agricultural Workers fact sheet. It has new data and statistics surrounding cases and vaccine implementation among the group. More Details...

Exploring Promising Practices on Diabetes Management and Prevention: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In 2021, health centers reported over 2.8 million patients that were diagnosed with diabetes and over 91,000 among Public Housing Primary Care grantees (HRSA, 2022). This data signifies the need to explore what strategies health centers are implementing to improve the overall diabetes health outcomes for their patients. More Details...

Community-Centered Approaches to Racial and Social Justice: Change from the Outside In With CCHH (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: This was a two-part webinar series in partnership with the Prevention Institute, with part one exploring the CCHH model and part two diving into operationalizing a community-centered approach. This was our Second session in the series. More Details...

The Managed Care Data Set - Video: Developed with Starling Advisors in 2022 (2023). Resource Type: E-Learning. Description: This is the second in a three module value based care basics series from the HITEQ Center. This module was developed by Starling Advisors in 2022. More Details...

HITEQ Highlights: Improve the Collection and Respectful Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI): Inclusive SOGI EHR Workflows (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Collecting sensitive patient information, including data related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI), is a critical part of operations for many health centers, especially FQHCs. Though required by many funding and reporting systems, for example, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Services, integrating how to capture these data in respectful and consistent ways may be a challenge. More Details...

Study Shows Involuntary Displacement of People Experiencing Homelessness May Cause Significant Spikes in Mortality, Overdoses and Hospitalizations (2023). Resource Type: Publication. Description: The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) published a study that shows encampment sweeps, bans, move-along orders and cleanups that forcibly relocate individuals away from essential services will lead to substantial increases in overdose deaths, hospitalizations and life-threatening infections as well as hinder access to medications for opioid use disorder (along with other detrimental impacts). More Details...

Improving Cultural Competence and Humility in Diabetes Care: NCHPH Webinar (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that, by 2050, non-White populations will account for over 50% of the population for the first time in American history. With an increasingly diverse patient population, it has become more important than ever for PCPs to be able to connect with patients of different racial and ethnic backgrounds to provide effective, high-quality care to all patients. More Details...

Implementation of Timely and Effective Transitional Care Management Processes (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: Join us to discuss best practices for integrating daily follow-ups for patients recently hospitalized for health emergencies. Effectively following up with patients is a critical responsibility for integrated care teams. More Details...

Training Skills Overview (AESGM 2023) (2023). Resource Type: Archived Webinar. Description: In this presentation from the March 2023 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education conference, Dr. Camila Mateo discusses skills for training colleagues and other adult learners in SGM health equity, with a focus on the how. More Details...