Community Health Centers

Course Summary

1. Title: Responsibilities of a Board Member

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This presentation outlines what it means to be the member of a community health center governing board. The contributions that community health centers have made to their patients and communities is briefly outlined, as well as what board members of community health centers can give back to the community. Community health center guidelines relating to board members are also briefly discussed.

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5. Learning Objectives:  

After viewing this presentation, one should understand the role of a board member of a community health center and how that role fits in with the other members of the community health center team.

6. Pre-requisites/Learning Level: None

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8. CEUs Offered: N/A

9. Cost: Free

10. Modality/format: Online Self-Pace

11. Length:  20 minutes

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• Adobe Acrobat Reader 
• Flash Player 
• Speakers

14. Registration requirements: Register a free account

15. Creation and/or update: July 31, 2012

Goal/ Intended Audience This presentation discusses the basic purpose of the Iowa/Nebraska Primary Care Association, or IA/NEPCA. IA/NEPCA serves primary care providers in Iowa and Nebraska, including community health centers and other "safety-net" providers, and is the link between the primary care practitioners and policymakers at the state and local levels in both states. Other issues, including funding, advocacy, community development, and the benefits of joining IA/NEPCA are discussed. Course Content - 15 minute presentation - Self-assessment

Goal/ Intended Audience These slides highlight the purpose of community health centers, and the contributions community health centers have made in the field of health care. This is a basic introduction to the concept of community health centers, and is meant to be a starting point in learning about this topic. Course Content - 10 minute video - Self-assessment

Goal/ Intended Audience Health care professionals, including physicians, nurses, and social workers, are mandatory reporters. This means that any suspected child abuse or abuse of a dependent adult must be formally reported to law authorities. This presentation discusses the legal statutes covering child and dependent adult abuse, as well as what to look for when abuse is suspected. This presentation is part of a course all health care professionals by law must complete when interacting with patients. After viewing this presentation, one will be able to more clearly determine what is and is not abuse, and what to do when abuse is suspected. Course Content This course consists of one 45 minute video.

This course consists of reviewing a document that lists the policy requirements that community health centers "must" and "should" follow, with the "must" items being the most important and rigid requirements instituted by the federal government for all community health centers, while the "should" items are additional suggestions that are designed to improve the health and well-being of individuals that use these centers. This document can also be used as a checklist for new directors, to assure proper management of community health centers. Course Content - Document - Self-assessment

Course Summary

1. Title: Confidentiality

2. Keywords/Themes: Confidential Information, protect,

3. Course Description:

Community health centers are included in HIPAA privacy regulations, and this presentation discusses the different types of confidential information, from the information on patient files and in electronic medical records, to what health care practitioners say inside and outside of the clinic.

4. Intended Audience: health professionals and those who run health care agencies  

5. Learning Objectives:

After viewing this presentation, one should be able to better understand what information should be kept confidential.

6. Pre-requisites/Learning Level: No Pre-requisites

7. Competencies addressed:

8. CEUs Offered:

9. Cost: Free

10. Modality/format: Online Self-Pace

11. Length: 1 hour

12. Presenter(s) and/or Content Experts:

13. Technical requirements:

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 
• Flash Player 
• Speakers

14. Registration requirements: Register a free account

15. Creation and/or update: July 31, 2012

This module contains an introductory video and a listing of the contents of the Community Health Centers (CHC) Toolkit. The video is an excellent introduction to the rest of the material in the toolkit, and provides some background information on the rest of the modules.

Goal/ Intended Audience This presentation discusses the personal side of caring for patients at community health centers. Tips for sensitive care of all types of patients are listed, along with a basic procedure for working with angry and uncooperative patients. After viewing this presentation, one should be better able to work with patients from varied ethnicities and backgrounds. Course Content - 15 minute Presentation - Self-Assessment

You Are the CHC

This presentation shows how to provide medical services to Vietnamese people in a culturally sensitive manner. Topics include communication (including body language) and cultural beliefs about disease and medicine. A background on Vietnam and the Vietnamese people is also discussed, to give providers a better understanding of the background of Vietnamese patients.

This course is provided by the North Iowa Area Community College and requires a separate login/registration.

An estimated three-million children are abused in the US each year — in Iowa, that’s three of every one-hundred children. An estimated one-point-eight million dependent adults are abused each year in the U.S. — that’s one of every twenty. Sixteen-hundred cases of dependent adult abuse are reported annually in Iowa.

According to the code of Iowa, any person who believes that a child or dependent adult has suffered abuse may report the suspected abuse to the Department Of Human Services. But the nature of certain people’s jobs requires them by law to report suspected abuse. These are mandatory reporters.

This course fulfills the first requirement for mandatory reporters — obtaining two hours of training relating to the identification and reporting of child and dependent adult abuse within six months of initial employment or self employment. Thereafter, you must complete at least two hours of additional child and dependent adult abuse training every five years.

Goal/ Intended Audience The nature of certain jobs, such as physicians, nurses, and social workers, puts people in direct contact with individuals who may be victims of abuse. The Code of Iowa requires that certain health care professionals be mandatory reporters; these professionals must report any suspected abuse of children or dependent adults.

This program meets one of the requirements of mandatory reporters: obtaining two hours of training in the first six months of employment relating to identifying and reporting abuse of children and dependent adults.

This training must be completed every five years while employed in any of the following health care careers: Physicians, nurses, social workers, dentists, dental hygienists and assistants, department heads in long term care, nursing home administrators, mental health counselors, marital and family therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, OT/PT therapists and assistants, respiratory therapists, EMS personnel, dietitians, medical assistants, athletic trainers, and massage therapists.

Goal/ Intended Audience This set of slides is a general overview of the concept of community health centers and their roles in the communities they serve. Concepts discussed include primary care associations, the main functions of the community health center, federal requirements for community health centers, and highlights the efficiency and improved patient outcomes due to the presence of community health centers in underserved communities. Course Content - 15 minute presentation - Self-assessment

Goal/ Intended Audience This document is designed to help new community health center directors, especially those running federally-funded community health centers, learn about the details of working with community health center boards of directors. The document is broken into two major parts: what the major duties of a board of directors are and where the director and board of directors fit together. After reading this document, a new director should be able to more effectively communicate and work with his or her board of directors. Course Content - Handbook - Self-Assessment

Goal/ Intended Audience This presentation discusses the concept of corporate compliance as it relates to community health centers. Corporate compliance, along with confidentiality of patient record, is an important point in HIPAA regulation, as required by the federal government. Confidentiality of patient records is only one part of corporate compliance, in addition to rules for staff and governing boards of community health centers. After viewing this presentation, one will have a better understanding of how corporate compliance fits into the regulation of community health centers, and what directors and staff of community health centers need to do to ensure corporate compliance. Course Content - 25 minute presentation - Self-Assessment

Goal/ Intended Audience This presentation outlines the different health concerns of different ethnic and racial groups in Iowa and Nebraska. In addition, several overarching health concerns shared between all groups are raised, as well as the problem with literacy in the health care system. Course Content - 10 minute presentation - Self-Assessment