October 6, 2022

HRSA Scholarships and Loan Repayment Programs for Nurses

The Health Resources and Services Administration, Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (HRSA IEA), and the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) in Region 7 invite you to a webinar on HRSA Scholarships and Loan Repayment Programs for Nurses working in Critical Shortage Facilities such as public health departments, hospitals, and rural health clinics.

Date:  Monday, October 31, 2022

Time:  3 pm – 4 pm CT

Topics at a Glance

• Programs offered through HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce to strengthen the nursing workforce
• Nurse Corps Scholarship Program including eligibility and how to apply
• Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program including eligibility and how to apply
• Benefits of the Nurse Corps Program including scholarships and payment of unpaid nursing education debt
• How to become a Nurse Corps program site
• Resources and tools available on the supply, use, access, need, and demand for health workers

Who Should Attend?

• Public Health Departments
• Hospitals
• Rural Health Clinics
• Public Health Nurses
• Registered Nurses
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Certified Midwives
• Nurse Faculty
• Nursing Students

REGISTER HERE

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on October 31^st.

For more information about the webinar, contact Kim Shiu at KShiu@hrsa.gov.

For more information about HRSA’s Nurse Corps Programs, check out these fact sheets:

• • Nurse Corps Scholarship Program
  • Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program
  • Bureau of Health Workforce Loan Repayment Programs for Nurses 
  • National Health Service Corps Program

September 28, 2022

FREE opportunity! Registration is open for the 2022 3RNET Academy “Guiding Your Recruitment for Retention Process.”

The 2022 Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet) Academy “Guiding Your Recruitment for Retention Process” is a new 6-part FREE webinar learning opportunity.  Enjoy anytime/anywhere access to materials and recorded sessions. See the Academy website for additional details and how to register. Even if you are not available for the live sessions, by registering you can watch the sessions later and have access to all materials and resources.

Please take advantage of this FREE opportunity.  To waive the $500 fee, use the coupon code MO3RNET22, during checkout.  This FREE training is made available through a partnership with Missouri Health Professional Placement Services and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Office of Rural Health and Primary Care.

Date: September 23, 2022

You are invited to join the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the fifth webinar in the monthly partner education series on Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Continuous Enrollment Unwinding.

This month’s webinar will highlight the importance of outreach to the Latino community and immigrant families in order to prevent large coverage losses when the public health emergency ends. Featured speakers will include officials from the CMS Office of Minority Health and a guest presentation from UnidosUS.

Topics discussed during this month’s webinar will include:

• Potential impact that Unwinding may have on the Latino community
• Strategies and best practices on how partners are working to educate individuals and families about Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding
• CMS resources available in additional languages

When: Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Time: 12:00-1:00 PM ET

Where: Zoom link will be provided following registration.

Who should attend: If your organization serves or interfaces with people that have health insurance through Medicaid or CHIP then this call is for YOU!  Organizations that work with the Latino community and immigrant families may find this information particularly beneficial.

RSVP: click here

NOTE: A brief review of Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Enrollment Unwinding logistics will be provided at the beginning of the call. If you are unfamiliar with Unwinding, CMS encourages you to watch the recording from the May 25, 2022 webinar for more information.

The recordings, transcripts, and slide decks from the previous webinars can be found on the CMS National Stakeholders Call Webpage.

Please send all questions to PARTNERSHIP@cms.hhs.gov

Date: September 15, 2022

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of Minority Health (CMS OMH) would like to share this announcement on behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE).

On Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 1:30 – 3:00 PM ET, SAMHSA OBHE will host a webinar to discuss the need for behavioral health equity to ensure individuals living in underserved communities have access to recovery, treatment, and support.

During the webinar, Dr. Victoria Cargill will discuss:

• The impact of discrimination, racism, and racial trauma on marginalized individuals living with substance use disorders;
• Intersecting effects of the social determinants of health;
• Effective and successful interventions that support substance use disorder treatment for underserved populations;
• Barriers to equitable treatment, recovery, and support services; and
• How we move forward together as a nation.

To join the webinar: 

• Webinar ID: 161 401 7737
• Passcode: 393593

About the Presenter:

Victoria Cargill, MD, MSCE IAS-USE

Assistant Commissioner, Baltimore City Health Department

Dr. Victoria Cargill is a Boston and Harvard University trained board-certified internal medicine and HIV physician, and former Assistant Commissioner of Health at the Baltimore City Health Department, overseeing the Ryan White program and Community Risk Reduction/Syringe Support Services. Prior to becoming an Assistant Commissioner, she served as a senior policy analyst and program director for 20 years at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in both the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) and the Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH). At OAR, she was the Director of Minority Research and Clinical Studies, and Acting Director of HIV Therapeutics Research. At ORWH, she served as the Associate Director for Interdisciplinary Research, and grew the U3 program focused on stimulating research on understudied, underreported, and underrepresented women to over $3 million dollars. She has also served as the acting chair of the FDA Antiviral Advisory Committee, including chairing the hearings of the first two U.S.-approved HCV antivirals.

A former co-investigator at the Case Western AIDS Clinical Trials Unit and the creator of an AIDS education and prevention adolescent-focused program that reached over 100,000 teens in five Ohio cities, she has extensive public health and HIV prevention research experience. Currently the principal investigator of a HRSA-funded Ending the HIV Epidemic grant, and the author of over 150 scientific articles, research presentations, book chapters and popular press educational materials, she has been nationally recognized as one of America’s Top Doctors. Dr. Cargill continues to consider patients and communities as her best teachers.