View this email in your browser June 2025 Smaller CHCs Adapting to the Market: Administrative Support Staff By Anthony Harvey, NWRPCA On a biennial basis (every other year), NWRPCA facilitates a robust salary and benefits survey with the help of the Region X CHCs that participate... One interesting data point that came out of the most recent report is that the turnover rates for administrative support staff went from being very comparable between small (1-4 sites), medium (5-9 sites), and large CHCs (10+ sites) in 2021 to having a huge disparity in 2023. Read More CHCs Highlight: How Health Centers Assist with Reentry After Incarceration    Each year, over 600,000 individuals return to their communities after incarceration, bringing with them significant health care needs such as chronic conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders, all while facing higher risks of overdose and recurrence of legal system involvement (cdc.gov). Community Health Centers, with their accessible and community-oriented model, are uniquely equipped to serve this population and help close gaps in care. Read More  Now Available On Demand! NWRPCA/CHAMPS Governance Training Module Free Virtual Training Opportunity We are committed to providing community health centers with the latest education and training. To achieve this goal, NWRPCA and CHAMPS have teamed up to create a new governance module. This module covers essential topics necessary to bring your Board of Directors up to speed. The topics covered in this module include CHC 101, compliance, board optimization, strategic planning, leadership, and more. Our goal is to continue adding to this module to keep the content fresh and timely.   Each training session is approximately 60-70 minutes long and has been recorded in its entirety. Additionally, the full-length training videos have been divided into shorter, topic-specific chapters lasting about 15-20 minutes. This makes it easy to incorporate viewing a chapter during CHC board meetings, providing a great opportunity for board learning.  Click Here to Access Region X Post available jobs at your health center or view current openings at NW health centers. Recent openings: Alaska: Post Jobs Now! Idaho:  Post Jobs Now! Oregon: Dental Assistant at Mosaic Community Health Washington: Site Dental Director at ICHS Read news highlights about Region X health centers. Recent articles: Alaska: SEARHC looks at building rental housing for employees Idaho: Opinion: Heritage Health CEO on the impact of Medicaid expansion repeal  Oregon: Multnomah County creates Oregon's first academic health department Washington: ICHS partners with SOUND Behavioral Health Housed in NWRPCA’s Learning Vault (our archive of FREE video recordings and resources from past trainings), Learning Modules are handpicked packages of training sessions tailored to your interests or job role, that allow you to cover important health center topics at your own pace. The Education Health Center Initiative (EHCI) provides consulting services, educational materials, and information about developing relationships between health centers and residency programs. Learn More View the latest funding opportunities, as well as other educational resources and information, on our website. Attend one of our in-person workshops or online webinars. Previously recorded events are also available. Thank you to our sponsors!  Northwest Pulse is the newsletter of the Northwest Regional Primary Care Association. Each issue features a variety of information about community health, member news and spotlights, and important funding and workforce listings. Northwest Regional Primary Care Association 2025 We welcome your comments and feedback as well as your news items. Please email us your thoughts and your news, resources, and opportunities to share at [email protected]. This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U58CS06846, "S/RPCAs," total award $950K, with 65% of program funded by nongovernmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government. Northwest Regional Primary Care Association P.O. Box #9038 Seattle, WA,98109 www.nwrpca.org

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