This new checklist is designed to help health center administrators, managers, and care teams effectively leverage the skills and experience of Community Health Workers (CHWs) as part of vaccine rollout efforts. Health center teams have employed CHWs in essential rolls throughout the pandemic response and this resource, created by our colleagues at the National Association of Community Health Workers, will help onboard and incorporate them as part of the next stage.

The STAR² Center, in partnership with our colleagues at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), has produced the Chief Workforce Officer (CWO) Toolkit. The resources in this toolkit are designed to assist health center and PCA teams to recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain workforce leaders in this integral role to meet the complex needs of their organizations. Learn more about the toolkit through our new Coffee Talk Toolkit Walkthrough video and dive into resources such as CWO core competencies, sample job descriptions, and more.

Building on our CWO Toolkit and Coffee Talk Toolkit Walkthrough, season one of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast takes a deeper look into the importance of the CWO role to health center teams. Episodes 1-5 of the podcast feature informative and insightful conversations with workforce experts from across the country on the importance of CWOs to workforce success. Full episode transcripts are now available for each episode.

The team at Shine have a variety of resources to support individuals and teams in managing their mental and emotional health. This app helps users to set personal growth goals and work toward them with the help of tools such as meditation and motivational messaging. Shine offers a discount and tools for those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and workplace plans to support your team's mental wellbeing into the future.

We recently completed our webinar series focused on provider burnout and satisfaction in the context of the pandemic. All three sessions in the series have been archived on our site. As the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and mass vaccination efforts continue across the country, it will be important for health center teams to consider lessons learned and new strategies to minimize burnout and maintain provider satisfaction in the next several months.

Please keep an eye on your inbox and social media for information on how to register for our upcoming webinar series focused on our Building an Inclusive Organization Toolkit and implementing diversity policies in health centers.

The STAR² Center team offers FREE technical assistance to health centers on their workforce needs. Where questions arise in reviewing the Data Profile Dashboards, completing our comprehensive Retention and Recruitment Plan Template, planning for employee engagement, or something else, our team of experts is here to help. The STAR² Center is available to offer phone or web-based assistance free of charge to health center staff.

Space is limited to join us for the free Virtual 2021 Biennial Workforce Summit on Wednesday & Thursday, May 26–27, 2021 from 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm ET / 9:00 am – 2:00 pm PT! The two-day virtual event is an opportunity for workforce teams to come together to share and elevate promising practices in addressing workforce challenges and needs.

This year’s Summit will focus on workforce matters related to the COVID-19/Post-COVID-19 environment, the role of technology, and integration of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.

The Health Center Resource Clearinghouse is designed as a one-stop online repository of training and technical assistance resources developed for health centers by the National Training and Technical Assistance Partners. Topics include finance, operations, workforce, quality improvement, capital development, HIT/data, governance and emerging issues.