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!
Board Governance
Board Governance Learning Collaborative
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In the Fall 2021 Session of the Board Governance Learning Collaborative for staff and consumer board members we will again 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. Participants will also receive access to newly developed training modules designed specifically to support and enhance board governance. Learning sessions will focus on the roles and responsibilities of Board members, HRSA Program requirements, strategic planning, and board financial oversight. Contact Katie O’Malley for more information. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
Participants recommended for this LC include Consumer board members, CEOs and other members of leadership; staff responsible for board training; and PCAs who consult with health center boards.
Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Training on board roles, strategic planning, HRSA Program Requirements, understanding financial statements and much more
- Access to Spanish language e-learning courses for Spanish speaking board members that can be integrated into the Health Center Learning Management System.
- Access to key board member training tools, resources and newly developed tools
- Participants will also receive an opportunity for a stipend to attend the Midwest Stream Forum.
- Peer to peer learning and access to expert advice about board participation and training and culture
Participants recommended for this LC include Consumer board members, CEOs and other members of leadership; staff responsible for board training; and PCAs who consult with health center boards.
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Learning Collaborative
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Our Emergency Preparedness Learning Collaborative (EPLC) will be exploring ways to address population specific emerging issues in regard to emergency preparedness, particularly developing strategies around vaccine confidence and delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations to MSAW populations. Learning sessions will focus on assisting health centers in building workforce capacity and creating the infrastructure necessary to develop policies and procedures to streamline their organizational response to emergency situations and customize their communications to the public in efforts of minimizing interruptions to service delivery. Contact Katelyn Scheetz for more information. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Increased knowledge of what it means to be prepared for an emergency as a health center and how to effectively adapt service delivery as an organization.
- Address the impact of the current COVID-19 national pandemic and vaccine implementation on vulnerable patient populations, including agricultural workers.
- Understand the challenges and barriers of both the patient and the health care system in accessing medical care and obtaining vaccinations during a national state of emergency.
- Learn about the CERC curriculum for Emergency Preparedness and receive guidance on assessing current policies and procedures in terms of emergency preparedness.
- Receive resources and develop an action plan to address any gaps and/or revise current policies and procedures to better respond to national emergency situations.
- Engage in peer-to-peer learning and receive ongoing technical assistance.
Health center staff recommended to participate in this EPLC include clinical supervisors and coordinators, nurses, medical assistants, patient navigators, outreach workers given their role in delivering information and direct services to patients, and supervisors and/or other staff directly involved in policies and procedures for emergency preparedness.
Diabetes
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.
Registration is now CLOSED, if you are interested in being added to the waitlist for a future Learning Collaborative, please complete this brief survey.
For additional questions, please contact our Diabetes Team
For additional questions, please contact our Diabetes Team
Increase Access to Care
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 year's LC activities will focus on three of NCFH's IAC infrastructure concepts which serve as foundational pillars of the program and are seen as critical to health center success in increasing access to care for MSAWs, including: 1) staff development and training; 2) health center policy; and 3) program outreach. Contact Kadie Koeneman for more information. |
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Benefits of joining this learning collaborative include:
- 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 virtual learning sessions
- Ongoing technical assistance
Increase Access to Care Plus
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 addressing language and culture when working with Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker populations (MSAW), to increase workforce capacity, 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
Screening for Social Determinants of Health Learning Collaborative
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Screening for SDOH LC facilitated by the Farmworker Health Network (FHN) will build upon year one to integrate health center best practices on screening for and addressing SDOH factors that impact the Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker (MSAW) population.
Learning sessions will provide an overview of year one SDOH factors including transportation, housing, and food insecurity; address at least two new SDOH factors and review available screening tools for each one; allow for the sharing of challenges, successes, and implementation strategies for addressing SDOH with the MSAW population; and will promote peer-to-peer learning with other health centers to gather best practices for assessing the impact of SDOH on MSAW health outcomes. |
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Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Increased knowledge of SDOH factors impacting MSAW population and their health outcomes.
- Increased knowledge of use and access to SDOH screening tools.
- Identify challenges and successes to gain implementation strategies for addressing SDOH with the MSAW population.
- Engage in peer-to-peer learning with other health centers to gather best practices for assessing the impact of SDOH on MSAW health outcomes
- Receive ongoing technical assistance from the Farmworker Health Network NTTAPs
Health center staff recommended to participate in this LC include: clinical supervisors and coordinators, medical assistants, patient navigators, community health workers, and front office workers.
For more information about this learning opportunity, please contact Gladys Carrillo.
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Partnerships
Social Determinants of Health Community Partnerships Learning Collaborative
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The 2021-2022 Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Community Partnerships Learning Collaborative will be facilitated in conjunction with the Farmworker Justice and Health Outreach Partners, and it will focus on exploring and developing effective strategies for building and re-establishing community partnerships that support and provide solutions to address social determinants of health.
Learning sessions will provide a comprehensive overview of the role of community partnerships in addressing SDOH; how to define shared organizational vision; the importance of outreach and networking; and strategies to plan and coordinate partnership efforts. |
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Benefits from participating in this learning collaborative include:
- Increased knowledge of the role of community partnerships in addressing SDOH
- Identification of effective strategies for building and re-establishing partnerships
- Understand the importance of outreach and networking with potential partners
- Receive resources to plan and coordinate partnership efforts effectively
- Ongoing technical assistance from NTTAP partners (NCFH, HOP, FJ)
Health center staff recommended to participate in this LC include those responsible for, or who see the opportunity for, establishing and maintaining community partnerships and coalitions on behalf of a health center, including administrative staff, clinic managers, and outreach staff, among others.
For more information about this learning opportunity, please contact Esly Reyes (ereyes@ncfh.org).
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