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Centene-Sponsored Training Opportunity and Resources

Date: 03/23/22

The Centene Foundation for Quality Healthcare has awarded a grant to one of Centene’s strategic partners, Healthcare Ready (HcR), for a two-year project aimed at increasing all-hazard planning and preparation for community health centers to improve resilience and rapid recovery in response to disasters. 

Healthcare Ready: Advancing Resilience for Community Health in Emergency Response (ARCHER)

  • This webinar recording is available at https://healthcareready.org/resources/ 
  • Includes:
    • ARCHER Program: Emergency Preparedness Planning Refresh – CMS Final Rule Part 1
      • The first installment of a two-part webinar series focused on complying with the CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and guiding community health centers and staff on refreshing their preparedness plans following the lessons learned from COVID. It covers an overview of the CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule and walks through the key components of developing an emergency plan.
    • ARCHER Program: Emergency Preparedness Planning Refresh – CMS Final Rule Part 2
      • The second of the two-part webinar series covers implementing plans into a facility’s policies and procedures as well as developing a communications plan.
  • Click here to access the rule: Rural Health Clinic / Federally Qualified Health Center Requirements: CMS Emergency Preparedness Final Rule (Updated)

Additional Upcoming Training Opportunities for Providers

  • Engaging and Strengthening Partnerships Webinar
    • Date: Wednesday, March 30, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET via Zoom
    • Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xmn3vkpIRL65eI9E6SrT-g 
    • Overview: This training will provide staff with an understanding of partnerships in practice, as well as an overview of how to increase engagement with various partners across federal, state, and local public health, NGOs, and private sector industry. The training will include a partnership mapping exercise in which staff will identify how current partners support the mission of their organization; a scenario-based discussion in which staff will retroactively assess how partnerships supported their response to a past disaster; and a discussion on strategies to leverage and engage state VOADs during a disaster.
  • Crisis Standards of Communication Webinar
    • Date: Tuesday, April 12, from 1:00pm – 2:00pm ET via Zoom.
    • Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DvxMLnKPSzuLo11WFYwk1g
    • Overview: This training will provide staff with information and skills that can be used to improve the systems and protocols that allow their organization to efficiently communicate during a disaster. The 1-hour long webinar will equip staff with:
      • An understanding of the common challenges associated with crisis communications that typically arise during a disaster.
      • Tips to developing a comprehensive communication plan that complies with Federal and state laws.
      • Enhanced knowledge of ways that staff can best coordinate with partner organizations in their region, state, or local areas.
    • The training will provide an overview of best practices in communication considerations with various partners during a crisis, including local healthcare partners, government partners, NGOs, and patients.