2021-2022 Learning Collaboratives
This year NCFH is excited to offer Community & Migrant Health Center staff the opportunity to participate in eight different Learning Collaboratives (LCs). LCs provide participants with regular training sessions, technical assistance, and time to strategize with and learn from peers around the country. Each LC will consist of a set number of learning sessions and will run from the fall of 2021 through June 2022.
Every LC is focused on a different health topic and addresses how that topic relates or impacts agricultural worker communities. You can learn more about each LC by clicking on the tabs below (click the arrow on the right side of the tabs to view more). For additional questions about our LCs, please view our FAQ document.
If you are interested in participating, please contact the designated facilitator listed in the LC description. Thank you!
Every LC is focused on a different health topic and addresses how that topic relates or impacts agricultural worker communities. You can learn more about each LC by clicking on the tabs below (click the arrow on the right side of the tabs to view more). For additional questions about our LCs, please view our FAQ document.
If you are interested in participating, please contact the designated facilitator listed in the LC description. Thank you!
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Board Governance Learning Collaborative
The Board Governance Learning Collaborative for staff and consumer board members will focus on enhancing the delivery of governance training to positively impact engagement of Consumer Board Members serving HCs delivering health care services to MSAW families. In partnership with NACHC, LC participants will access newly developed training modules designed specifically to support and enhance board governance. Learning sessions will focus on the effective role and responsibilities of Board members; developing educational modules through a digital e-learning course; and leading your workforce during a pandemic. Contact Mario Garza for more information. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Training on general roles and responsibilities of board members to include: Board Financial Oversight, Strategic Planning and Strategic Thinking, Tools for building a positive board culture, governance impact and considerations with response to COVID-19.
- LC participants will be introduced to the Spanish language e-learning courses for Spanish speaking board members that can be integrated into the Health Center Learning Management System.
- Access to on-going board member training tools and resources
- Stipend to attend the Annual Virtual Stream Forum to participate in board member related session.
Staff recommended to participate include consumer board members and/or leadership staff responsible for board training. Sign up to participate in this learning collaborative below.
Mental Health Learning Collaborative
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Our Mental Health learning collaborative will be exploring ways to support heath center staff in successfully integrating behavioral health services for their MSAW patients into primary care. Learning sessions will focus on understanding mental health conditions prevalent among MSAWs; occupational and environmental risk factors that contribute to mental health conditions; challenges and barriers in providing integrated mental health services; and the overall impact of COVID-19 on mental health service delivery. Contact Gladys Carrillo for more information. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Increase knowledge of mental health conditions and how they impact agricultural workers, especially now considering COVID-19
- Identify agricultural occupational and environmental risks that contribute to mental health conditions
- Understand the unique challenges and barriers health centers face in providing integrated mental health services
- Learn about mental health screening tools and how to effectively utilize them
- Receive resources, including information on evidence-based models for integrated behavioral health programs, to improve your readiness for and/or delivery of integrate mental health services
- Ongoing technical assistance
Staff recommended to participate include Clinical supervisors and coordinators, Patient Navigators, Outreach Workers, Medical Assistants, and other Health Center staff involved in the implementation and/or delivery of integrated behavioral health services. Sign up to participate in this learning collaborative below.
Diabetes Learning Collaborative
The Fall 2021 Diabetes Learning Collaborative (LC) will provide guidance and assistance to health center staff on obtaining the CDCES certification, which is recognized as the gold standard for diabetes care and support and continue NCFH’s efforts of increasing workforce capacity for team-based care. NCFH is partnering with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) and Expert Consultant, Ardis Reed, to assist LC participants in strengthening their readiness to take the Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (CDCES) exam, formerly known as CDE, and become a certified CDCES. Learning sessions will focus on improving and building workforce capacity to prepare participants for the CDCES exam; thus, creating a more sustainable diabetes program within a health center.
Health center staff recommended to participate include Clinical psychologists, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, podiatrists, registered dietitians or dietitian nutritionists, or any health care professional with a minimum of a master’s degree in social work.
Information about our LC Expert Consultant: Ardis A. Reed MPH RD LD CDCES.
As a Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Care and Education Specialist (DCES), Ms. Reed is the chronic disease content expert for the Community Coalition and Clinical specialist teams at TMF Health Quality Institute based in Austin, Texas. As a DCES, Ms. Reed’s role is to facilitate regional diabetes education and manage technical assistance for partners and stakeholders across the TMF QIN-QIO network of states, including Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Ms. Reed has been appointment by Governor Abbott in Texas to serve on the Texas Diabetes Council thru 2023, and has led CDE study sessions for several years with high levels of success.
Testimonials: View this video for testimonials from health center staff that have received training from Ms. Reed in preparation for their CDCES exams.
Informational Session Recording: Diabetes Learning Collaborative: CDCES Prep Course Fall 2021
More information on CDCES certification and exam qualifications can be found on their website.
For more information about participating in this Fall 2021 Diabetes LC, please contact our Diabetes Team.
More information on CDCES certification and exam qualifications can be found on their website.
For more information about participating in this Fall 2021 Diabetes LC, please contact our Diabetes Team.
Increase Access to Care Core Learning Collaborative
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The Increase Access to Care (IAC) for Ag Workers Network and associated training opportunities were launched in collaboration with the Ag Worker Access Campaign in 2015, to assist health center staff in accurately identifying and reporting their Ag workers patients in UDS. Since then, the IAC Network has grown to become a national learning collaborative (LC), known as the IAC Core Learning Collaborative. This LC is comprised of health centers, health center-controlled networks and primary care associations working together toward the mutual goal of increasing access to care for Ag workers and their families. Through this program, consisting of training, network calls, and support, NCFH has been able to help health centers modify their current service delivery and registration processes to demonstrate their effectiveness. As a result, participating heath center staff are implementing the steps necessary to identify and accurately report Ag workers when they register. Contact Lisa Miller for more information.
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- Participation in a program that has shown proven success. As a group, the cohort of IAC Core health centers saw a 31% increase in number of Ag workers served over a 5-year period, compared to a 2% increase by the non-participating cohort.
- Customized training for staff on accurate identification, classification, and reporting of your Ag worker population in UDS
- Development and implementation support of a Migrant Health Action Plan to assist you in achieving your health center’s increase access goals
- Peer to peer exchange of strategies/promising practices with colleagues throughout the U.S. through participation in network calls
- Ongoing technical assistance
Increase Access to Care Plus Learning Collaborative
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The 2021-2022 Increase Access to Care (IAC) Plus Learning Collaborative will be addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) with a specific focus on language access and culture, designed to increase the number of health centers that receive T/TA on screening and documenting patients whom language is other than English and Spanish. NCFH will provide four learning sessions focused on language and culture particularly when working with Indigenous Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker populations (MSAW), to increase workforce capacity on how these barriers impact these populations and increase self-efficacy when screening and documenting for SDOH. Contact Alexis Laboy for more information.
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Benefits from participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Increase knowledge in language access and cultural factors specific to the MSAW population through four learning sessions.
- Develop skills and tools required to successfully screen, document, and provide solutions to overcoming these specific SDOH barriers.
- Incorporate strategies in service delivery to integrate language and cultural factors into SDOH screening tools and effectively document all SDOH efforts and outcomes.
Screening for Social Determinants of Health Learning Collaborative
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The Screening for Social Determinants of Health learning collaborative will be facilitated in conjunction with the Farmworker Health Network (FHN) will be addressing social determinants of health by helping health centers effectively screen for and address SDOH factors that impact MSAWs.
Learning sessions will provide a comprehensive overview of SDOH factors; review resources and screening tools to evaluate patient needs in addressing SDOH; and address how COVID-19 has amplified SDOH and resulted in challenges in service delivery for health centers. Contact Gladys Carrillo for more information. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
Staff recommended to participate include clinical supervisors and coordinators, medical assistants, patient navigators, community health workers, and front office workers given their role in registering and delivering direct services to patients. Sign up below to enroll in this learning collaborative.
- Increase knowledge of SDOH factors impacting MSAW population and their health outcomes.
- Increase knowledge of effective SDOH screening tools and how to utilize them.
- Assist health center staff in documenting SDOH and their current practices for assessing the impact of SDOH on MSAW health outcomes
- Gain access to screening tools, dissemination of resources, and best strategies to integrate tools into current practices.
- Ongoing technical assistance
Staff recommended to participate include clinical supervisors and coordinators, medical assistants, patient navigators, community health workers, and front office workers given their role in registering and delivering direct services to patients. Sign up below to enroll in this learning collaborative.