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January 20
TPCA Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
January 23
January 28
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2020 Health Center Program Updates Schedule
(From HRSA)
-- The BPHC All-Programs webcast has been renamed "Today with Macrae: Health Center Program Updates." The webcast will take place from 1-3 p.m. (Eastern) on the following Tuesdays:
- January 28
- March 24
- May 19
- July 28
- September 29
- December 1
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Federal Funding
On December 20, President Trump signed a year-end spending package that included discretionary funding for health centers through September 30, 2020, and an extension of mandatory funding through May 22, 2020. The legislation,
H.R. 1865,
includes $1.6 billion in discretionary funding and extends mandatory funding for the Community Health Center Fund, National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers Program at current levels. The spending bill also contains several public health provisions, such as raising the age to purchase tobacco products to 21, extending Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico and U.S. territories, repealing several taxes under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and extending funding for the Special Diabetes Program.
Passage of the spending bill followed news that leadership from the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee reached an
agreement
to provide a five-year extension of health center funding. However, that legislation was unable to pass Congress because of debates over how to address surprise billing. The five-month extension provides additional time for Congress to work toward a compromise on surprise billing that could offset the cost of a longer-term extension of health center funding.
We are grateful for everyone who took action in 2019 to advocate for health center funding. We will continue to work closely with NACHC to advocate for stable, multi-year funding for community health centers.
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to review NACHC’s 2020 Advocacy Calendar to learn more about upcoming advocacy opportunities.
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2020 NACHC Policy & Issues Forum
(From NACHC)
-- Registration is open for NACHC’s 2020 Policy & Issues Forum, which will take place March 16-19 in Washington. D.C. This year’s conference theme is, “America’s Health Centers – Sustainability for 2020 and Beyond.” The four-day schedule of events includes cutting-edge topics, interactive trainings, and compelling speakers to advance health center professionals into a future of both opportunity and challenge. Health center advocates will also descend on the halls of Congress to fight for long-term and stable funding in the new decade.
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to register.
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Health Centers in the News
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TPCA to Launch Exclusion and Debarment Service
Many health centers face challenges in establishing and maintaining compliance with exclusion and debarment screening requirements. Beginning in 2020, health centers will be able to utilize the TPCA Exclusion and Debarment Service to screen employees, contractors, vendors, directors, and volunteers. This service will help health centers save valuable resources and achieve operational excellence.
To learn more,
click here
. An introductory webinar will take place on January 28 at 10 a.m. (Central).
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to register.
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Cervical Health Awareness Month Webinar
(From HRSA)
-- HRSA observes Cervical Health Awareness month each January. Plan to join the next session in HRSA’s Data for Decision-Making Speaker Series focused on cervical health. Speakers from CDC, the American Cancer Society, and a health center will share cervical health surveillance data, as well as promising practices and experiences promoting cervical health.
Supporting Cervical Health Through Data and Practice
Thursday, January 30
2-3 p.m. (Eastern)
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Participants Needed for Focus Group on Understanding Healthcare for Adults with Autism
Researchers at Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia are working together through a U.S. Department of Defense grant on a project aimed at improving healthcare for adults with autism. They are currently recruiting physicians, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants who currently care for (or may be interested in caring for) adults with ASD to participate in a videoconference focus group.
Click here
for more information.
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Health Center Blood Pressure Control Data Dashboard
(From HRSA)
-- Nearly 30 percent of health center patients experience high blood pressure (hypertension), a known risk factor for heart disease. HRSA is introducing a new way to visualize and interact with health center hypertension data. Using UDS information, the
new hypertension data dashboard
provides a multi-level view of blood pressure control in HRSA-funded health centers. You can use it to compare health center-level and state-level UDS data to national benchmarks.
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American Diabetes Association Releases the 2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
(From HRSA)
-- Updated annually to provide the up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and management of diabetes, the
2020 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
is the go-to resource for diabetes screening, prevention, and management. A version of the standards, A
bridged for Primary Care Providers
, offers criteria for diabetes screening and guidelines for treatment of special populations that include older adults, pediatric patients, and pregnant and post-partum women. The standards are now also available in an app in the Google Play and Apple iOS stores.
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PARTNER-SPONSORED EDUCATION & TRAINING
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Register Now for RCORP-TA January Webinars
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Technical Assistance will host the following webinars in January:
How States Are Responding to the Opioid Crisis: An Overview
During this webinar, the presenters will provide an overview of how states have organized to address the opioid crisis, including a review of state funding streams and examples of how states are using State Opioid Response funding, and highlight some strategies states have used to improve care in rural areas.
Tuesday, January 21
2-3 p.m. (Eastern)
A Systems Perspective of the Opioid Epidemic
This webinar will introduce a systems thinking approach and tools to address this complex public health challenge. It will present the Georgia Health Policy Center's Opioid Systems Map as a case study for the creation and application of systems mapping in local communities. This session will foster a holistic view of the opioid epidemic and describe opportunities to further develop systems thinking capacity for application to grantees' local opioid response.
Tuesday, January 28
2-3 p.m. (Eastern)
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National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable Webinar: What Do the Data Tell Us?
The National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable will host a webinar on Thursday, January 30, from noon-1 p.m. (Eastern) that will provide a look at the latest data that informs how we are doing as a nation with our efforts to reach an 80 percent colorectal cancer screening rate. The webinar will include a review of the key colorectal cancer screening data sets: BRFSS, NHIS, HEDIS, and UDS.
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to learn more and to register.
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Learning Collaborative: Improving Access to Care for Justice-Involved Patients and Their Families
(From HRSA)
-- Several HRSA-funded NCAs are convening a learning collaborative beginning in February to explore the intersection of health and justice involvement, including incarceration. The four-module learning collaborative provides an overview of the criminal justice system, strategies to reduce barriers to care (including stigma), links between housing and criminal justice involvement, and opportunities to pursue community partnerships. Participants will join faculty members for facilitated peer-learning.
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to get more information (including dates) or register now. Up to four CME/CNE credits are available for participation in this learning collaborative.
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