Updates from the STAR² Center 
December 5, 2016

The  STAR² Center (Solutions, Training, and Assistance for Recruitment and Retention) of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) provides free resources, training, and technical assistance (TA) related to recruitment and retention in community health centers. 

STAR² Center 2016: Year In Review

We've had an incredible year here at the STAR² Center! In addition to gathering helpful tools, best practices, and other resources for recruitment and retention at health centers, we've had the great fortune to work with many community and national partners through trainings in the field. This year we've welcomed 492 participants interested in workforce issues to 1in person trainings and presentations across the country. Our webinar productions have also made an impact this year. 578 viewers have joined us for 4 state level and 14 national level webinars! We hope to continue to broaden our outreach and strengthen our support of the health center workforce community in 2017. 
Partner News
Do you have innovations relating to workforce recruitment and retention? NACHC would like to learn more about them! NACHC is seeking innovations from the field on workforce recruitment and retention strategies to help facilitate peer learning opportunities between health centers and to spread effective models. Innovations will be included in a public, regularly updated online database to help facilitate connections between health centers.

If you would like to share your innovation, please click on the following link and fill out the survey to help others replicate your innovation:

Innovative Ways Health Centers Have Recruited and Retained Staff
Potential innovations can include any of the following but are not limited to: loan repayment assistance programs, moving costs, moving family members, bonus programs, training and development opportunities, outside fundraising, etc.

Organizations may share multiple innovations for each and any of the above topics.  NACHC will be collecting innovations on this topic until January 2017.  For more information, click on the links or contact mjester@nachc.org.


Tell Us More!
 
Is your organization planning an event or webinar? Have you recently released a new resource? We are always looking to highlight great work on workforce issues. If you would like to share your event or resource in our newsletter or on our website, let us know! Submit your information through the Contact Us page on the STAR² Center Site.
Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 of our webinar series exploring the recently released Retention and Recruitment Plan Template and be sure to join us for our final installment on Tuesday, December 13 at 2pm ET!
Have you or your team members missed any STAR Center news this year? Don't worry - we've kept an archive of all the workforce news and resources that we've shared with you this year. Head over to our site to check our Newsletter Archive and encourage your colleagues to sign up to receive news in 2017!