2022-2023 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 2022 through June 2023.   
 
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

In the Spring 2023 Session of the Board Governance Learning Collaborative (LC) , we will focus on building the leadership capacity of staff and consumer board members serving health centers who provide health care services to MSAWs and their 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, Board/CEO partnership, board self-assessment and evaluation and effective governance practices.
Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include:
  • Training on board roles and responsibilities, strategic planning, HRSA Program Requirements, board self-assessment and evaluation, CEO/Board partnership and effective health center governance practices.
  • Access to short, effective Spanish language e-learning courses for Spanish speaking board members that can be easily accessed via the web.
  • Access to a wide variety of key board member training tools, resources and newly developed tools.
  • 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.
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Contact Katie O’Malley for more information.

Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Learning Collaborative

Our 2022 Emergency Preparedness Learning Collaborative (EPLC) will be exploring ways to address population specific emerging issues in regard to emergency preparedness, particularly developing policies and procedures to streamline health centers’ organizational response to emergency situations. This LC also aims to build confidence and strategies around customizing health center communications to the public, especially MSAWs, to minimize interruptions to service delivery during national emergencies.​

​Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include: 
  • Understand the challenges and barriers of both the patient and the health care system in accessing medical care during a national state of emergency. 
  • Learn to assess risk levels and analyze which emergencies would have the highest impact on a particular health center.
  • Plan communications and staff training to minimize risk to patients and interruption of service delivery.
  • Receive resources and develop an action plan to address any gaps and test 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, and outreach workers given their role in delivering information and direct services to patients. Supervisors and/or other staff directly involved in policies and procedures for emergency preparedness are highly recommended to attend.

Learning Sessions will be held:
  • Sept. 28, 1-2pm CT
  • Oct. 12, 1-2pm CT
  • Oct. 26, 1-2pm CT
  • Nov. 9, 1-2pm CT

Contact Katelyn Scheetz for more information. 

Ready to register? Click here.

Diabetes ​
Diabetes Learning Collaborative
The Fall 2022 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 appointed 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.

If you are interested in being part of our upcoming Learning Collaborative, please sign up via our waitlist here.
 
For additional questions, please contact our Diabetes Team.  
​​Increase Access to Care
Increase Access to Care Core Learning Collaborative
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 Outreach! The learning sessions will guide participants through developing an outreach-focused Migrant Health Action plan and will offer guest speakers, tools, and resources to help your health center better reach the Ag worker community and achieve your increase access goals. Watch the video to learn about the learning session topics in more detail! 
  
To register for this LC, please complete this registration form. Contact Kadie Koeneman for more information. 

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 2022-2023 Increase Access to Care (IAC) Plus Learning Collaborative (LC) will be addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) with a specific focus on Health Literacy and Digital Literacy. This LC is designed to increase workforce capacity and self-efficacy when screening and documenting for social determinants of health (SDOH). NCFH will provide four learning sessions focused on addressing health and digital literacy when working with Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Worker populations (MSAW). Participants will discuss strategies to improve health literacy and access to adequate health information for MSAW populations, address important aspects of digital literacy and how the use and access to technology impacts MSAW health and develop ways to improve screening of MSAW patients using technology.   ​

Contact Alexis Laboy for more information.
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 Benefits from participating in this learning collaborative include: 
  • Increase knowledge in health and digital literacy factors specific to the MSAW population . 
  • Develop skills and access tools required to successfully screen, document, and provide solutions to overcoming health and digital literacy barriers. 
  • Incorporate strategies in service delivery to integrate health and digital literacy factors into SDOH screening tools and effectively document all efforts and outcomes.
 
Special thanks to our 2022-2023 IAC Plus participants
  • Saint Leo University - Premier CHC
  • Neighborhood Health Center
  • Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
  • Keystone Health
  • Yakima Neighborhood Health
  • Beaufort Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.
  • Variety Care
  • Generations Family Health Center
  • ETSU - Johnson City Community Health Center
  • Washington County Public Health
  • Project Access NOW
  • Beaverton School District Migrant Program
  • Unite Oregon
  • North Carolina State University
  • OHSU HMC Salud!
  • Micronesian Islander Community
  • Alabama Primary Health Care Association
  • North Carolina Community Health Center Association
Social Determinants of Health Screening
Social Determinants of Health Screening Learning Collaborative
The 2023 Screening for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Learning Collaborative facilitated by the Farmworker Health Network (FHN) will launch its third and final year. Its purpose is to increase the number of health centers that screen for SDOH factors in migratory and seasonal agricultural worker (MSAW) patients to improve health outcomes. This year's learning collaborative will focus on the impact of climate change and emergency preparedness as SDOHs. The first session will provide an introduction to climate change and responding to emergency preparedness and their impact on agricultural workers and their families. Subsequent sessions will look at the intersections of climate change and the response of emergency preparedness to natural disasters and these SDOHs: 1) Built environment, 2) Food insecurity, and 3) Mental health. In all sessions, facilitators will share screening tools to identify MSAW health needs related to different social determinants of health, including climate change. 
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This multi-disciplinary LC is designed for staff of community and migrant health centers. 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 given their role in registering and delivering direct services to patients. 

​Benefits of participating in this learning collaborative include: 
  • Share information about SDOH factors impacting MSAWs and review best practices & lesson learned from past years one and two 
  • Assess current health center practices and tools used to screen and document for SDOH and address challenges related to SDOH 
  • Discuss accommodations for new SDOH challenges such as climate change faced by MSAWs due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
  • Ongoing technical assistance from NTTAP partners (NCFH, FJ, and HOP)   

 
The four learning collaborative sessions will begin on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM PT/ 1:00 PM MT/ 2:00 PM CT/ 3:00 PM ET and will continue on a biweekly basis.  

Register Here

For more information about FHN SDOH Screening LC, please contact Esly Reyes. ​
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH Community Partnerships

Social Determinants of Health Community Partnerships Learning Collaborative

The 2022-2023 Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Community Partnerships Learning Collaborative (LC) will be facilitated in collaboration with the  National Center for Farmworker Health,  Farmworker Justice, and Health Outreach Partners,  and will build on year one and two to focus on implementing community partnerships that address social determinants of health and making them work to find shared solutions.  These sessions will include guest speakers, case studies, and tangible tools for the group to identify promising practices in coalition building and access relevant resources to help forge local, state, and national coalitions to increase access to care for the MSAW population. 
 
​Benefits from participating in this learning collaborative include:   
  • Identification of unique challenges and effective strategies for implementing partnerships to address SDOH factors  
  • Understand the role of community partnerships and the importance of coalition building to forge and maintain partners at the local, state, and national levels  
  • Resources to plan and coordinate partnership / coalition efforts effectively   
  • Ongoing technical assistance from NTTAP partners (NCFH, FJ, and HOP)  
 
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. 

The third and final year of this learning collaborative has concluded, but you can access these resources to learn more about Collaborative Relationships/Partnerships:  ​
For additional information or requests about SDOH Community Partnerships, please contact Esly Reyes​ (ereyes@ncfh.org). ​