Updates from the STAR² Center
April 7, 2020
STAR² Center Webinar:
Health Center Workforce Deployment in COVID-19 Response Efforts

Health centers are currently balancing the wellbeing and safety of their workforce with the need to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. While "essential" staff are needed on the frontline, "non-essential" staff are either sent home to wait out the pandemic, or are deployed to perform alternative services to support COVID-19 response efforts. Join us on April 14 at 3pm ET for this webinar to learn about workforce strategies employed by health center leaders in response to the COVID-19 crisis.  Register today!
STAR² Center Rescheduling

The STAR² Center has made some scheduling adjustments to our upcoming trainings to support our network during the evolving response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We ask that accepted members of the Retention Academy cohort and participants of the PCA & HCCN Workforce Professional Development web series keep an eye on their inboxes for information on our altered schedule. Thank you!
Weitzman ECHO COVID-19

This Weitzman ECHO COVID-19 series features clinical care providers and operations leaders from FQHCs across the country sharing Coronavirus updates and best practices in this ever-changing environment. During this session on April 8 at 12pm ET the presenting team will provide a brief didactic and then spend the bulk of our time addressing audience cases and questions. Participants are encouraged to submit questions prior to the session by clicking here.
Today with Macrae

Health Center Program Updates are now weekly in response to health centers' requests for more information. This week's call will feature special guests:  Thursday, April 9 -  2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Call-in: 800-779-1633
Passcode: 5143271
Save the date for these future calls:
  • Wednesday, April 15, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
  • Friday, April 24, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET
COVID-19 Webinar Series: Resource Sharing and Discussions with the Frontline

Please join the National Center for Farmworker Health for this 4-part webinar series titled "COVID 19: Resource Sharing and Discussions with the Frontline." As health centers across the country are being impacted by this current crisis, there is a need amongst health center staff to share how service delivery, such as outreach strategies and enabling services, are being adjusted to maintain patient care. This series starts Wed. April 8 - register now!
Health Center Resource Clearinghouse

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 20 NCAs. Topics include finance, operations, workforce, quality improvement, capital development, HIT/data, governance and emerging issues. Click here to take a look!
HRSA COVID-19 Resources

HRSA has compiled an Emergency Preparedness and Recovery Resources page to help connect health centers and their partners access the most up to date information regarding the evolving response to COVID-19. This page will be regularly updated to reflect the current and useful information to support health center teams during this emergency response. Click here to access this page.
The Power of Stay Interviews Learning Collaborative

The STAR² Center is excited to announce an upcoming learning collaborative, The Power of Stay Interviews. This learning collaborative will direct all participants to implement Finnegan's Arrow which provides business-driven processes and tools to implement Stay Interviews such that they become permanent solutions to employee turnover and disengagement. This 6-part series will take place on Thursdays at 2pm ET from May 7-June 11. Applications will be accepted until 10pm ET, April 24. Apply now!
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