This toolkit was collaboratively developed as part of a learning collaborative of the same name and responds to common questions and needs of health center staff engaged in efforts to build a more inclusive organization by implementing policies that help to recruit and retain a workforce representative of the patients served, and building opportunities to learn and enhance cultural respect and humility in practice. The toolkit includes health center profiles, best practices, and strategies to implement these efforts.

The second season of the STAR² Center Talks Workforce Success podcast is headed to a pod-catcher near you. This season focuses on the short-term and long-term effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the health center workforce. In today’s rapidly changing workplace environment, health centers need to be at the forefront of developing solutions that meet the ever evolving needs of their workforce. This podcast series brings you engaging and informative chats with health center leaders and experts about the different core components that make up a robust health center workforce as it is the fuel for your organizational mission. 

The popular meditation app, Headspace, has released a free collection of guided meditations and exercises to support teams as COVID-19 continues to affect the workplace. "We know an app on your phone can’t solve what’s going on. What we do know is we can support and guide you and your business as best as we can."

Building on the success of previous Recruitment Boot Camps, this learning collaborative will focus on the special considerations needed to recruit a diverse, mission-driven, and patient-centered mental health workforce. This boot camp will leverage the STAR² Center’s expertise in recruitment and retention and provide real world examples through the facilitation provided by our expert faculty, Dr. Adijat Ogunyemi, a LCSW with over 13 years of health system experience including 6 years as a health center mental health clinician. 

The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved invites you to join our new webinar addressing COVID-19 vaccination development and confidence. Presented in partnership with Pfizer, this free, one-hour webinar will feature the expertise of Dr. Teresa (Tracy) Foo, MD, MPH, MBA, Vaccines Medical Director at Pfizer Vaccines US Medical Affairs. Join us to receive an overview of vaccine development during a pandemic, learn the basics of emergency use authorizations (EUA), and take part in a discussion of how our community can build vaccine confidence.

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The next session in this monthly series will take place on March 11 from 3:00-4:00pm EST. PCA and HCCN staff are invited to join our "train the trainer" series to boost their workforce training skills to support health centers. 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.

As communities across the country work to maintain health and safety precautions, the need to address health inequities in vulnerable communities is becoming increasingly dire. Many organizations turn to CHWs to lead their health initiatives because they have a track record of being effective at improving health outcomes in underserved communities.

If your organization is taking the first steps towards planning a CHW program or you are already in the process but need outside support, MHP Salud is here to help!

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.