The Pennsylvania Department of Health Office of Health Equity is hosting virtual implicit bias trainings for all healthcare professionals in Pennsylvania. There are multiple dates and times available to reach all groups. The focus of this free workshop is to familiarize health care professionals to a framework for understanding how the experience of implicit biases and microaggressions impact health care experiences and outcomes for patients. Key strategies for recognizing and responding to implicit bias and microaggressions will be shared. Registration is available.

Registration is now open for this annual symposium, which the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) hosts in partnership with The Joint Commission. Join your peers and experts to hear about and discuss best practices and lessons learned in health equity, quality improvement, and accreditation and recognition. Visit the event to learn more and register for the Tuesday, July 16, and Wednesday, July 17, 12:00 – 4:00 pm symposium.

Thursday, February 29 at 2:00pm EST.

The Rural Health Open Door Forum addresses Rural Health Clinic, Critical Access Hospital, and Federally Qualified Health Center issues as well other topics relevant to rural providers. Agenda coming soon.

Register here.

  The organization originally formed as the National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network helps rural practices expand their reach for posting job vacancies. This online event features Provider Retention & Information System Management (PRISM) that collects and shares real-time data to enhance clinician recruitment and retention. PRISM is a collaboration of State Primary Care Offices, Offices of Rural Health, Area Health Education Centers, and other organizations that have partnered to collect data to identify and document outcomes to enhance the retention of clinicians.  Through its design, this collaborative approach builds shared interest, cooperation, and group wisdom in best practices to promote retention among the states. Registration is required for this online event. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 3:00 pm ET.

The National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW) launched a campaign to increase awareness of the Community Health Worker’s identity, their role, impact on underserved and vulnerable communities, and leadership. NACHW will mark National CHW Awareness Week Aug 28 – Sept 1, 2023. The campaign was developed to highlight and promote policies that respect, protect, and authentically partner with the CHW profession. The Awareness Toolkit has templates that include a road map to guide participants through the process, implement strategies to help celebrate this national event, and customizable key talking points, as well as a checklist to aid meaningful conversation about CHW work and sustainability. Sign up for the CHW Awareness Week Mailing List. 

The RTTC is hosting a series of events to share digital solutions for rural health. The week features a stellar lineup of speakers who will speak on podcasting, policy updates, digital equity, and rural telementoring to improve community health. The series goes through Friday, June 2, 2023.