This session was presented on February 18, 2021. This one-hour webinar led by expert faculty, Matt Bennett, looked at the physiological underpinnings that define moral injury and moral distress while addressing the role COVID-19 plays in its development and steps health center teams can take to advance resilience and...
STAR² Center PCA TTA Self-Assessment
This self-assessment tool has been designed to help PCA teams assess your organization’s strengths and challenges in delivering a robust workforce training and technical assistance program to health centers. The tool includes questions based on ACU’s Core Components for a healthy health center workforce including: Leadership Investment, Workforce Planning,...
COVID-19’s Impact on Mental Health and Workplace Well-being
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll, Americans are facing greater mental health challenges. This infographic highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on workers’ mental wellness. It also outlines actionable, workplace strategies that both employees and employers can implement to support and improve mental health and wellness.
Supporting Mental Health of Employees During and Beyond COVID-19
Informed by scientific evidence and best practices, this toolkit is designed to help business leaders and managers anticipate and take actions that effectively support employees’ mental health during COVID-19 and beyond. By making mental health an integral part of your COVID-19 recovery plan, your entire organization can thrive now...
Building an Inclusive Organization Toolkit
The Building an Inclusive Organization Toolkit provides information and resources to support health centers in their journeys to achieving a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce. It’s content addresses common questions related to workplace assessment, strategies to take, and accountability. The toolkit was developed by the Association of Clinicians for...
2020-2021 PCA & HCCN Workforce Professional Development Series
Primary Care Association (PCA) and Health Center Controlled Network (HCCN) staff were invited to join the STAR2 Center team for a monthly webinar series focused on workforce professional development. Series topics were designed to align with current workforce initiatives led by the Bureau of Primary Health Care and enable...
STAR² Center Chief Workforce Officer Toolkit
The Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU) and the STAR² Center in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) are excited to announce the release of the Chief Workforce Officer (CWO) Toolkit. Our organizations have collaboratively developed this timely and relevant new resource to assist community...
2020 Recruitment Boot Camp
Description: From September through December, participants will spend one hour every other week in a mix of webinars, discussion, and projects to complete an overhaul of their recruitment processes. Starting with a self-assessment and planning all the way through contracting, this series will provide guidance, tools, and templates for...
“Psychological PPE”: Promote Health Care Workforce Mental Health and Well-Being
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing issues with health care professional burnout and joy in work that will persist once the more immediate crisis has abated. IHI reviewed available evidence for interventions that can help protect staff mental health in the face of extreme working conditions such as natural disasters,...
Virtual Learning Hour Special Series: Psychological Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This program is part of the IHI Virtual Learning Hour Caring for Caregivers Special Series, delivered in partnership with Well Being Trust. The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an unprecedented “second wave” of mental health and well-being concerns, especially for health care workers on the front lines. This Virtual...