Don't miss out on the latest episode of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast's second season. This season focuses on the short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the health center workforce. In this episode, ACU's Michelle Fernández Gabilondo interviews Jessica Cannon Wilson, Substance Abuse Program Director at Canyonlands Healthcare in Arizona, to discuss Jessica's personal COVID experience and the impact a positive test has on the individual and health center workforce. 

The STAR² Center's Retention & Recruitment Plan Template is a free and customizable resource designed to walk health center teams through the process of building a workforce plan step-by-step. The tool is available for download on our website and can be tailored to fit your organization's goals. Our team is available to provide technical assistance as you work through this tool. If you don't know where to start or need help thinking through a particular step, let us know! 

If you're looking for an extra boost to your motivation, positive mindset, or self-improvement journey, the ThinkUp App has free and paid options that provide tools to help. This app helps you to record affirmations in your own voice to improve self talk and boost your mood and self-esteem.

The COVID-19 pandemic forced health centers to change the way health care is delivered and as health centers continue to meet community needs related to the pandemic and engage in mass vaccination efforts, it will be important to consider lessons learned over the past year. In this webinar series, we will explore provider burnout and satisfaction in the context of the pandemic, lessons learned, and strategies that health centers can take to minimize burnout and maintain provider satisfaction in the next several months. Join our team of expert faculty for this three-part series:

The final session in our "train the trainer" series for PCA and HCCN teams will take place on April 8 from 3:00-4:00pm EST. This final session will focus on steps that health centers can take to be more intentional about diversity, equity, and inclusion in their workforce recruitment and retention plans. . Materials from past sessions are available in our Resource Center.

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.

The ALL VIRTUAL 2021 Biennial Workforce Summit convenes 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 health centers, health center-controlled networks (HCCNs) and primary care associations (PCAs) 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.