Flex Population Health Learning Collaborative
Education opportunity on how your Flex Program can help support critical access hospitals (CAHs), rural health clinics (RHCs), and rural communities in your state through population health initiatives!
Flex Population Health Learning Collaborative Hosted by TASC
This advanced Learning Collaborative series will feature in-depth discussions and activities relating to population health, and is intended for those Flex Programs with experience and knowledge of population health. This learning collaborative will be led by Caleb Siem, Program Specialist for TASC and Terry Hill, Senior Advisor for Rural Health Policy, of the National Rural Health Resource Center . 
There will also be a number of subject matter experts to facilitate discussions related to population health topics examples include:
  • Introduction to population health and data utilization
  • Mental/ behavioral health
  • Aging – LTC (shifting demographics)
  • Community engagement
  • Finance
  • Telehealth/ mobile health
By participating in the Learning Collaborative, participants will be able to:
  • Relate to Flex Program peers about successes, opportunities, and obstacles of rural population health
  • Interpret population health initiatives and their influence on CAHs and rural health clinics
  • Develop an action plan and implement population health activities
Expectations to participate in the Learning Collaborative include:
  • Active participation in six virtual discussions
  • A small amount of activity work outside of the scheduled webinars
  • Participation in three and six-month Recommendation Adoption Progress (RAP) calls
Scheduled webinar times
Webinars are bi-weekly beginning April 15, 2020 and ending June 24, 2020.
  • Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
  • Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time
Time commitment
The Learning Collaborative will require a three hour per month time commitment – two hours in virtual discussion and roughly an additional hour of individual activities related to your state. Meetings will be held virtually using webinar software and individual work will be submitted via an online learning management system. Active participation in the virtual discussions is expected of all participants as these will not be presentation-focused meetings. If you know that you will miss at least two of the above dates, we do not invite you to apply.
How will the education be applied?
Participating Flex Coordinators/Flex staff will apply the training and education gained through the Flex Population Health Learning Collaborative to develop a state Flex Program action plan to implement activities, services, and education for their state. These action plans may include supporting activities already existing in Flex Program work plans and will not have to consist of new or costly activities. There will also be three and six-month RAP calls for participants to discuss their progress on their action plans.
Participation is limited to help ensure a small enough group to allow for conversations. If your state Flex Program is interested in participating in the Flex Population Health Learning Collaborative, please fill out the TASC Flex Population Health Learning Collaborative Application .  
Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or if you’d like additional information. We look forward to working with you on this great opportunity!
Caleb Siem, MH
Program Specialist
(218) 216-7043