Comments Requested: HHS Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care
Deadline: August 1, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) seeks input from individuals; paid and unpaid caregivers; community-based organizations; health care providers; professional societies; community health centers and Rural Health Clinics; state, local, tribal, and territorial governments and public health departments; educators; academic researchers; global partners; health insurance payers and purchasers; health technology developers; and policy experts. Respondents are asked to provide information on successful models or innovations that improve primary health care, as well as successful strategies to engage communities.
STAR2 Center Training Opportunity: Developing Clinical Leaders at Every Level
August 2, 2022 | 2:00-3:15 p.m. ET
Contact Narine Hovnanian to register.
ACU’s STAR2 Center will provide practical strategies to help health centers build leadership skills for all types of clinical providers in a training that is part of ACU’s 2022 Conference, “Resilience & Transformation in Care.” You’ll explore how to develop career paths and opportunities for advancement for rising clinical leaders. Join the training in-person in Washington, D.C., or online.
NACHC Health Center Advocacy Webinar: Engaging Frontline Staff in Advocacy
Thursday, August 4, 2022 | 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Click here to register
Midterm elections are in full swing and a busy year of #ValueCHCs advocacy lies ahead. Now is the perfect time to prep your advocacy action plan! Join us to learn about the current Congressional landscape and hear from fellow advocacy leader, Marina Abt at Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers in Cashton, WI. She’ll share tips on engaging frontline staff in the advocacy process, which was a key component of their success in becoming a Gold Advocacy Center of Excellence (ACE). This session is open to all advocates. Members of the Advocacy Leadership Program (ALP) will earn credit for attending.
CHW Integration Technical Assistance and Coaching
NC AHEC Practice Support launched technical assistance services for practices interested in CHW integration and program optimization. An initial pilot for practices is underway, and we are actively recruiting for a second cohort for August 2022.
Participating practices will receive evidence-based practice support coaching, resources and tools to help enhance your CHW program, and the opportunity to learn directly from AMH practice peers who are also working on CHW program implementation or optimization. These services are available at no charge. Visit the NC AHEC Practice Support webpage for more information, or contact them at practicesupport@ncahec.net if you are interested in participating.
Celebrate National Health Center Week
August 7-13, 2022
Register Your NHCW Event
We’re just 10 days out from the start of National Health Center Week (NHCW) and we are excited to celebrate the work and accomplishments of our Community Health Centers!
Key Reminders:
- Enter your NHCW event details on this brief form if you haven't already so NCCHCA staff can help promote it and consider plans to attend. (We'll also submit your event to the NACHC HealthCenterWeek.org site for you.)
- Invite a State Legislator, Member of Congress, or Candidate to your NHCW event. Use the NACHC template invitation letter.
To keep NHCW engaging and fun, NACHC has created several opportunities to get involved:
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TikTok/video contest – highlight your passion and the innovative ways your CHC serves your community
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Health Center Bingo – play to learn more about each other and the CHC mission; consider a CHC-wide contest or encourage staff to enter the national drawing
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Vot-ER Resources – encourage staff, patients, board members, and community partners to register to vote with resources from Vot-ER
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Door Cling – look for a special edition door cling that was mailed to your health center and post it in a prominent spot to spark conversation about the importance of CHCs as health care homes
2nd Annual Virtual Statewide Quality Forum
August 11, 2022 | 12:30-1:30 p.m.
Register
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Health Benefits and North Carolina AHEC, in conjunction with the five Medicaid managed care health plans, will host the 2nd Annual Virtual Statewide Quality Forum to help providers, practice managers, and quality managers succeed with Medicaid Managed Care quality initiatives. Join us for this informative session which will cover:
- Statewide Medicaid Standard Plan Metric Outcomes
- AMH Metrics: Maximizing Data Capture
- AMH Support
Attend Vot-ER’s FREE Virtual Civic Health Conference: Be Inspired. Build Community. Take Action
Friday, August 12 | 11 AM- 2:50 PM; Saturday, August 13 | 11 AM-2 PM
Sign up
The 2nd Annual Civic Health Conference, hosted by Vot-ER will be held on Friday, August 12 and Saturday, August 13. Explore the critical role healthcare professionals have in improving the health outcomes of patients through civic engagement. This conference is specially designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, and all professionals across the healthcare sectors to learn how to:
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Integrate civic engagement into your healthcare practice
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Build and mobilize teams at your institution
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Gain practical guidance on how to earn leadership support at your institution
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Explore techniques to expand civic programming at your organization
NEW: Advocacy Webinar Series from the NC Center for Nonprofits
August 16 & 30; September 13, 2022; 1:00-2:30 pm
(More information and registration)
Join the NC Center for Nonprofits for Making Your Nonprofit’s Case, the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits' new 3-part advocacy series, which will offer concrete tools for everyone to be an effective advocate for their cause.
- August 16 – Making Your Nonprofit’s Case: Back to Basics – Define your nonprofit’s goals, audiences, and resources as you develop advocacy strategies and tactics to make your case with funders, policymakers, and other decision makers
- August 30 – Making Your Nonprofit’s Case with Storytelling – Study proven narratives and practical storytelling tools to make the case for your programs and mission
- September 13 – Making Your Nonprofits Case with Quantitative Data – Identify and track the data that supports the need for your programs and services.
Register for the full series or individual webinars. Registration for the full series begins at $60 and closes August 15. Registration for individual webinars begins at $25 and closes the day before each webinar.
Medicaid Managed Care Webinar Series
Every 3rd Thursday of the month | 5:30-6:45 PM
Hosted by Shannon Dowler, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NC Division of Health Benefits. Moderated by Hugh Tilson, Director of the NC AHEC Program. Register for sessions and access past archives on this webpage.
- August 18, 2022 | Medicaid Hot Topics
- September 15, 2022 | Medicaid Hot Topics
- October 20, 2022 | Medicaid Hot Topics
- November 17, 2022 | Medicaid Hot Topics
- December 15, 2022 | Medicaid Hot Topics
2022 NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) Conference & 340B Day in Chicago
August 28-30, 2022
Register
The NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI) and EXPO is the largest annual gathering of health center clinicians, executives, consumer board members, along with State and Regional Primary Care Associations and Health Center Controlled Networks. The conference is scheduled to kick off in Chicago, IL from August 28 to 30, 2022 at a time when health centers are charting a new course in a rapidly changing health environment and being called upon to assume a larger role in the nation’s health care system.
Save the Date for NCCHCA’s 2022 Clinical Conference: Breaking Down Barriers
October 20-21 | Winston-Salem
We look forward to welcoming you at our 2022 Clinical Conference, which will be a valuable opportunity for professional development and networking. Please mark your calendars for October 20-21 and be on the lookout for more details and a registration link coming soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
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