Description ACU invites health center C-suite and management staff to participate in the third annual Retention Academy. The Retention Academy brings together leaders from up to 25 health centers to discuss and implement scalable strategies to increase health center workforce retention. This year’s Retention Academy will focus on four...
View morePCA & HCCN Workforce Professional Development Series 2019-2020
The STAR2 Center team invites PCA and HCCN workforce staff to participate in an upcoming professional development series. This series will begin with an assessment of current workforce TTA approaches and end with the development of a strong TTA plan to support health center staff retention. This series will...
View moreExamining the Cost Effectiveness of Teaching Health Centers
This policy issue brief released in March 2019 discusses the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program.
View moreNIHCM – The Science of Well-being & Why It Matters
This webinar discussed the science of happiness and well-being and how it can be applied in our daily lives, including: Research demonstrating that we can become happier by finding contentment and strengthening our social connections Evidence that employers are increasingly focused on well-being and providing benefits like paid family...
View moreHRSA – Health Workforce Research Centers
The Health Workforce Research Centers support research to assist decision-makers at the federal, state and local levels to better understand health workforce needs. This page contains a directory of Health Workforce Research Centers.
View moreBehavioral Health Workforce Research Center – Scopes of Practice for Behavioral Health Professionals
This tool is for exploring the state-by-state characteristics of the behavioral health workforce. Selecting a state will output information about behavioral health professionals in that state, including what requirements they must meet to earn their credential and which services they are authorized to perform.
View moreWhat Works for Health – Flexible Scheduling
This article breaks down the various methods for flexible shceduling and the impact this approach can have on employees.
View moreSTAR² Center Compensation Self-Assessment Tool
This web-based self-assessment tool walks a user through the details of compensation structures and packages to help health centers understand, evaluate, and improve their compensation for increased success in recruitment of provider staff.
View moreSTAR² Center and Capital Link – Financial and Workforce Characteristics of High-Performing Health Centers
This infographic illustrates key findings from the STAR² Center and Capital Link’s study, which examines the financial and workforce characteristics of high-performing health centers across the country. Developed with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration.
View moreSTAR² Center Talks Compensation Planning Webinar Series
Are you looking to update your current compensation plan but just don’t know where to begin? Review this webinar series hosted by ACU’s STAR² Center! This series took a look at all things compensation including the finances of provider recruitment and retention, internal engagement about compensation plans, developing a compensation plan,...
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