Month: June 2021

Webinar: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence

Date: June 3, 2021

Time: 2:30- 4:00 PM CST

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The Health Center Association of Nebraska (HCAN) and the Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Regional Operations Region 7, invites you to Part 2 of our COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence webinar series. During this session, you will learn about COVID variants and the potential impact they may have on COVID vaccine response. You will hear updates on the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccines in adults and children, and on the association of some of the vaccines with development of blood clots. Approaches to address vaccine hesitancy will be discussed, including latest CDC guidelines on what a fully vaccinated individual can safely do. The session will also include a discussion about messaging and best practices in reaching vulnerable and medically underserved communities including racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals living in areas of high social vulnerability.

Recommended Audience:
• Clinical providers
• Community health workers
• Administrative and leadership staff
• Service coordinators and housing providers
• Social services providers
• Community-based and faith-based organization staff

Please reach out to HCAN’s Director of Training and Technical Assistance, Jenna Thomsen, with questions at JLT@hcanebraska.org

 

HRSA Grant Opportunities

June 1, 2021

Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence Program:

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) will be making grant awards to all eligible RHCs that apply and have a complete and acceptable application through the Rural Health Clinic Vaccine Confidence (RHCVC) Program to expand the response to COVID-19 in rural communities. RHCs may use this grant funding to increase vaccine confidence, improve health care in rural areas, and reinforce key messages about prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. Interested RHCs should review the Notice of Funding Opportunity and start the process to register to apply for a HRSA grant.

FORHP will hold a webinar for applicants on the following days:

Wednesday, June 2, 2021 from 10:00 – 11:00 am ET. Zoom Link: https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1604108840 Dial-in: 833 568 8864 Webinar ID: 160 410 8840

A recording will be made available for those who cannot attend.

For questions about the program, email RHCVaxConfidence@hrsa.gov.

View on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333783

Telehealth Technology- Enable Learning Program:

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a new Notice of Funding Opportunity. The Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program (TTELP) will support up to 9 public or private, non-profit or for-profit, entities to connect specialists at academic medical centers with primary care providers in rural areas to improve patient care in their communities. More specifically, address unmet needs for their target population which could include populations who have historically suffered from poorer health outcomes, health disparities and other inequities. HRSA expects to invest approximately $4.275 million for this program that aims to improve the quality of rural health care through an evidence-based approach to primary care that has proven effective in rural areas. Objectives for this five-year program include improved health outcomes, better engagement of patients and their caregivers, and continuous improvement to focus areas such as infectious diseases, or HIV/AIDs, behavioral health, substance use disorder (including opioid use disorder), prenatal care, maternal care, and those recovering from COVID-19 and facing longer-term health care challenges. Recipients are also encouraged to implement quality improvement activities that measure value by outcomes.

View on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333185