"Organizational self-care is an approach that moves beyond self-care as an individual practice to accepting it as a collective responsibility. In this collective practice, organizational leadership in partnership with team members develop policies and procedures that create a healthy work environment for all. By moving away from self-care as an individual practice, organizations create systems of support that build self-efficacy for employees to engage in self-care practices.”

The STAR² Center's newest resource bundle is meant to serve as a starting point for organizations to grow their support of self-care of their workforce.

The Data Profile Dashboards produced annually by the STAR² Center team were updated this summer to include the latest data available. Each health center CEO is able to log in to review their secure Data Profile Dashboard through our website. Please contact Mariah Blake to resend or reset login information or to ask any questions about the resource.

PCA teams also have the opportunity to access Data Profile Dashboards and State Aggregate Reports. Interested PCA staff should contact Mariah Blake to complete an updated Data Use Agreement to access the updated resource.

Self-care looks different for everyone but taking time to care for yourself is an important step that anyone can take to support their mental health. The Self-Care Day project promotes the importance of self-care and provides examples of how you can work some new self-care moments into your routine.

Join the STAR² Center and experts from Ainey Volion Consulting for a webinar that will provide participants with information and tools to use for increased inclusivity in the workplace for people with physical disabilities, people that are d/Deaf, blind, and visually impaired, and neurodiverse people. Taking the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, folks will be able to work toward building a culture of belonging for everyone, with a focus on individuals with disabilities and neurodiverse people.

The STAR² Center invites health center workforce, human resources, clinical, and C-Suite staff to apply for our upcoming Recruitment Boot Camp: Mental Health Staff Edition. Building on the success and content of our previous Mental Health Recruitment Boot Camp, this learning collaborative will dive deeper into the special considerations needed to recruit a diverse, mission-driven, and patient-centered mental health workforce.

Due to safety concerns related to the pandemic, ACU's Annual Conference will no longer be held in-person in Washington, D.C. The event will now be offered in a fully virtual format from November 1 - 2. Virtual attendees will be able to access over 20 workshop sessions, including livestreaming of keynote speakers and general sessions, brief poster presentation videos, virtual exhibitors, and network with others through Attendee Hub, the virtual conference platform.

Following the ACU Conference, join the STAR² Center virtually, for this two-day workshop to jump-start your health centers’ creation of their Retention & Recruitment Plan. With each day dedicated to one of these focus areas, health center staff will gain specific knowledge needed to start working on or revamping their health centers’ Retention & Recruitment Plan. Being able to achieve these results, will help ensure a health center’s long-term sustainability, improve business operations, and increase the ability to continue offering mission-driven, patient-centered healthcare for all.

Join the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved and Pfizer for a free, rescheduled webinar on patient-centered care on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 12-1 p.m. ET. Respectful, compassionate care that puts patients first is crucial to improving outcomes and health equity. But what is patient centricity, and how can we better integrate health equity, health literacy, and other concepts to build a patient-centric approach across the development continuum and healthcare system, including 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.

There is still time to make your voice heard and share your health center's TTA needs! The deadline to complete the assessment has been extended to October 8. All health centers are invited to complete the National Training & Technical Assistance Needs Assessment.

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.