2023-2024 Learning Collaboratives
This year NCFH is excited to offer Community & Migrant Health Center staff the opportunity to participate in 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 2023 through Spring 2024. Every LC is also 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 and contacting the designated facilitated listed (click the arrow on the right side of the tabs to view information).
For additional questions about our LCs, please view our FAQ document. Thank you!
Each LC will consist of a set number of learning sessions and will run from the Fall 2023 through Spring 2024. Every LC is also 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 and contacting the designated facilitated listed (click the arrow on the right side of the tabs to view information).
For additional questions about our LCs, please view our FAQ document. Thank you!
language access
Language Access Learning Collaborative
Language access continues to be one of the main Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) factors contributing to barriers to care among Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs).
This Learning Collaborative (LC) will assist health centers (HCs) to reduce the gaps in language access, reduce health disparities associated with language barriers, and improve clinical quality delivery for the MSAW population. This LC is designed to provide HCs with information and resources to access appropriate language programs to reduce barriers to healthcare among agricultural worker populations.
Benefits of joining this LC include:
This LC, will consist of four 90-minute sessions to be held at 1:00pm – 2:30pm Central Time:
Language access continues to be one of the main Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) factors contributing to barriers to care among Migratory and Seasonal Agricultural Workers (MSAWs).
This Learning Collaborative (LC) will assist health centers (HCs) to reduce the gaps in language access, reduce health disparities associated with language barriers, and improve clinical quality delivery for the MSAW population. This LC is designed to provide HCs with information and resources to access appropriate language programs to reduce barriers to healthcare among agricultural worker populations.
Benefits of joining this LC include:
- Building workforce capacity in developing and implementing language access programs with culturally and linguistically appropriate services.
- Identifying and assessing language needs and barriers in patient populations.
- Identifying language access goals to implement Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) through actionable steps.
- Accessing CLAS and language access resources to address language barriers.
This LC, will consist of four 90-minute sessions to be held at 1:00pm – 2:30pm Central Time:
- Thursday, October 5th, 2023
- Thursday, October 19th, 2023
- Thursday, November 2nd, 2023
- Thursday, November 16th, 2023
Click here to register!
For more information about the Language Access Learning Collaborative, contact Alexis Laboy.
For more information about the Language Access Learning Collaborative, contact Alexis Laboy.
Social risk factors
This year’s Social Risk Factor’s Learning Collaborative (LC) will focus on produce prescription programs, also known as Food Rx programs, to address food insecurity. The LC will offer an interactive and collaborative space for health centers and community-based organizations across the country to explore creating their very own produce prescription interventions to better serve and reach vulnerable populations, including migratory and seasonal agricultural workers (MSAWs).
The LC will feature NCFH’s Food Rx Replication Guide for Health Centers and participants will address the following learning objectives:
This LC will take place during February 2024 from 12:00-1:30 pm CST. Sign up here!
For additional information about Food Rx programs and webinars related to food insecurity as a social risk factor, please view our archived webinars. Please contact Maria Bustamante with any questions or for additional information.
- Identify your patient population and assess the need for food interventions.
- Perform a full environmental scan and create an asset map of what resources are available in your community.
- Explore program models to fit your participants’ needs best.
- Collect and manage program evaluation data to continuously improve Food Rx programs.
This LC will take place during February 2024 from 12:00-1:30 pm CST. Sign up here!
For additional information about Food Rx programs and webinars related to food insecurity as a social risk factor, please view our archived webinars. Please contact Maria Bustamante with any questions or for additional information.
Diabetes
Diabetes Learning Collaborative
LC Registration is now CLOSED. If you are interested in being added to the waitlist for a future Diabetes Learning Collaborative, please join the waitlist here.
Obtain CDCES certification by participating in this LC! The LC provides guidance and assistance to health center staff on obtaining the CDCES certification, which is recognized as the gold standard for diabetes care and support. NCFH is partnering with the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES) and Expert Consultant, Ardis Reed, for the third year, 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. Additional CDCES information can be found here. You can also watch the info sessions hosted by NCFH here.
Health center staff recommended to participate include registered nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, optometrists, pharmacists, physical therapists, physicians, clinical psychologists, 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.
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.
Increase Access to Care
Increase Access to Care 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. |
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This year’s learning collaborative will focus on the bread and butter of the IAC Program, Ag Worker Identification for UDS Reporting and Migrant Health Action Planning. The learning sessions will offer guest speakers, tools, and resources to help your health center better identify, reach, and serve your Ag worker communities.
Benefits of joining this learning collaborative include:
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 health centers saw a 31% increase in the 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 and promising practices with colleagues throughout the U.S. through participation in virtual learning sessions.
- Access to ongoing technical assistance.
To register for this LC, please complete this registration form.
Contact Kadie Koeneman for more information.