Written by Jenn Saueressig, RN, Clinical Quality Manager CHAD recently wrapped up a successful three-part webinar series aimed at increasing Well-Child Visits, Adult Annual Wellness Visits, and Medicare Annual Wellness...
This comprehensive toolkit is designed to support you in educating and empowering your patients to take control of their heart health. Inside, you’ll find ready-to-use social media posts, eye-catching graphics,...
This toolkit provides a variety of resources to help you raise awareness and support your patients' mental well-being. Inside, you'll find ready-to-share social media posts, engaging graphics, a sample press...
Preventative Power: Best Practices for Maximizing Wellness Visits Join us for an engaging and informative webinar series dedicated to exploring the critical importance of wellness visits for children and adults....
2025 FTCA Application Updates: Ensuring Compliance & Success CHAD is pleased to welcome Kyle Vath, BSN, MHA, RN, and CEO of RegLantern, for an in-depth review of HRSA’s 2025 Federal Tort Claims...
This toolkit is designed to help health centers promote regular check-ups for Medicare patients. It includes a variety of resources such as customizable social media graphics and videos, eye-catching posters,...
Medicare Billing: Maximizing Reimbursement & Revenue in 2025 Join us for a dynamic four-part webinar series designed to equip Health Centers with the latest insights and strategies in healthcare management and reimbursement....
Every year, National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) highlights the importance of protecting infants and young children from vaccine-preventable diseases NIIW will take place from April 21-28, bringing together health care...
The Navigator team has been hard at work during this busy season, connecting with individuals and families who need access to health care. Recently, we participated in a resource event...
Written by Shelly Hegerle, Director of People & Culture On March 8, it was announced that a winter storm could impact our area the following weekend. My immediate thought was,...
This toolkit is designed to help health centers promote regular check-ups for adults. It includes a variety of resources such as customizable social media graphics and videos, eye-catching posters, informative...
This toolkit is designed to help health centers raise awareness, promote education, and encourage proactive measures to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV year-round. This comprehensive toolkit includes a...
This toolkit is designed to help health centers promote regular check-ups for kids. It includes a variety of resources such as customizable social media graphics and videos, eye-catching posters, informative...
How to Love Your Craft Without Losing Your Mind Healthcare professionals often enter their fields driven by a deep passion for helping others. However, the demands of the profession and...
This comprehensive resource is designed to help you educate and encourage patients to stay up to date with their colorectal cancer screenings. This toolkit includes engaging social media graphics and...
This toolkit equips health centers with essential resources to help patients enroll in health insurance. This toolkit includes social media graphics, sample text messages, and outreach materials to simplify communication...
The Clinical Advisory Committee at CHAD, made up of medical directors and leadership from member health centers, has identified hypertension as a top clinical quality priority. See below for sample...
Communicating with Data CHAD and the GPHDN hosted a follow-up webinar to the Data Storytelling session held during the 2024 GPHDN conference. In this 90-minute webinar, we explored how your...
Looking for the latest news at CHAD and health centers across the Dakotas? Check out the CHAD Connection newsletter and read about current news, upcoming events and training, programs, and...
March: National Dental Assistant Recognition Week (Mar 2-8) National Dentists Day (Mar 6) National Social Work Month National Doctors’ Day (March 30) April: Administrative Professionals Day (Apr 23) May: Nurses...
In today’s fast-paced digital world, maintaining a consistent and engaging online presence is key—even when you’re out of the office. That’s why having a toolkit for crafting personalized and engaging...
Open Enrollment for 2025 health insurance ends on January 15, 2025. Use this toolkit to share and promote content encouraging your audiences and patients to enroll in health insurance and...
Cervical cancer awareness is crucial for community health centers in North Dakota and South Dakota because these states face significant barriers to preventive care, including rural populations, limited healthcare access,...
Empowering Diabetes Prevention: Strategies for Identifying and Managing Prediabetes CHAD hosted an engaging webinar focused on the critical importance of prediabetes awareness and management. This session equipped health care professionals...
The Great Plains Health Data Network Summit (GPHDN) Summit & Strategic Planning Conference CHAD hosted the Great Plains Health Data Network Summit & Strategic Planning Conference to build a vision...
In this short on-demand presentation, Jennifer Genua-McDaniel highlights key health center financial metrics and the board's role in oversight of health center finances. This is the third video in the...
In this short on-demand presentation, Jennifer Genua-McDaniel provides an overview of risk management best practices for boards of directors. The presentation includes an introduction to risk management and highlights key...
In this short on-demand presentation, Jennifer Genua-McDaniel provides an overview of board member roles and responsibilities. The presentation discusses HRSA program requirements as they relate to boards, including board authority...
CHAD hosted the 2024 Uniform Data System (UDS) training sessions on November 12 & 14. These free web-based trainings are designed to provide assistance navigating and preparing the 2024 UDS report....
CHAD hosted a webinar designed to empower health care professionals, community organizers, and public health advocates with effective strategies to enhance education and support to individuals with diabetes. We explored...
The Medical Assistant Training Program is a 12-month program that combines on-the-job training with the educational foundation and principles to prepare learners to take the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA)...
As of 2024 health centers are required to report on how many patients were screened for their family planning needs using a standardized screening tool. CHAD has also developed a...
The following links are South Dakota loan repayment opportunities and resources. Recruitment Assistance Program (RAP) Rural Healthcare Facility Recruitment Assistance Program (RHFRAP) SD State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
The following links are Federal Loan Repayment Programs and Resources National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program NHSC LRP Fact Sheet NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Fact Sheet NHSC...
The following links are North Dakota loan repayment opportunities and resources. ND Healthcare Professionals Loan Repayment Program Dental Loan Repayment Program ND Federal Loan Repayment Program
The following links are Federal Scholarship Opportunities and Resources National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Scholarship Program Scholarship Fact Sheet Nurse Corp Scholarship Program Nurse Corp Fact Sheet
A guide for primary care providers and medical practice managers. The PDF version provides continuous content in a PDF document format. Links to individual materials are provided. The PDF version...
In this short on-demand presentation, Jennifer Genua-McDaniel provides an introduction to the health center program for board members. The presentation includes a review of the health center movement, overview of...
Board Work Plan Tool (Excel Template) CCHN developed this Board Work Plan Tool to allow CHCs to plan out the Board of Directors’ oversight responsibilities over the course of the...
The Importance of CHC Boards in Advancing Equity (Podcast, 16:51) This episode explores the deep ties CHCs have with the social justice movement and equity, and the important role boards...
Introduction to CHC Boards (Podcast, 17:30) This episode provides an introduction to the important role of the CHC Board of Directors. The episode opens with a brief overview of some...
Series: Board Governance and OSVs HCAN developed a series of on-demand videos to share information with health center boards about HRSA operational site visits (OSVs). Presented by Burt Waller, MHA,...
Succession Planning in Health Centers (Video, 5:20) Presented by Jennifer Genua-McDaniel, BA (HONS), CHCEF Founder/CEO of Genua Consulting This on-demand webinar will provide an overview of succession planning - not...
Strategies for Effective Meeting Minutes (Video, 4:34) Presented by Jennifer Genua-McDaniel, BA (HONS), CHCEF Founder/CEO of Genua Consulting Meeting minutes are just one mode of ensuring compliance - not only...
Becoming a Generative Board of Directors: Creating a Forward-Thinking Board (Video, 5:05) Presented by Jennifer Genua-McDaniel, BA (HONS), CHCEF Founder/CEO of Genua Consulting Forward thinking Board of Directors should see...
Taking the Next Step: Becoming a Generative Board of Directors (Video, 7:20) Presented by Jennifer Genua-McDaniel, BA (HONS), CHCEF Founder/CEO of Genua Consulting Less than 10% of health center Boards...
Tips for Boards on Health Center Workforce Challenges and Opportunities (e-Learning Module, PDF) Workforce retention, recruitment, and development are strategic issues in healthcare. While a health center’s CEO and their...
The Board’s Role in the Needs Assessment (e-Learning Module) Each health center must undertake a community health needs assessment to understand critical needs in its community at least once every...
Four Fundamentals of Value-Based Payment for Health Center Boards (e-Learning Module) This brief video outlines four fundamental things boards and board members should know about value-based payment. This resource might...
Board’s Role in Strategic Planning (e-Learning Modules, 10 minutes) Strategic planning is the board and management team’s attempt to create the health center’s future, achieve its vision, advance its mission,...
Tips for Health Center Boards of Evaluating the Sliding Fee Discount Program (e-Learning Modules, 10 minutes) Health center boards are required to adopt, review and evaluate at least once every...
Sliding Fee Discount Program – The Fundamentals for Health Center Boards (e-Learning Module, 10 minutes) This short video outlines the fundamentals of the Sliding Fee Discount Program that is required...
Board Financial Oversight (e-Learning Modules) The Modules on Board Financial Oversight were produced by NACHC and feature subject matter experts from Forvis (formerly BKD). This five-part series addresses the board’s...
New Board Member Orientation Powerpoint Facilitators Guide Ensuring that new board members receive the information and training to prepare them for their new volunteer role is widely recognized as a...
Governance Guides for Health Center Boards The Governance Guide for Health Center Boards addresses major areas of board responsibility and contextualizes them, where appropriate, in the Health Resources and Services...
Health Center Board Roles and Responsibilities This two-page resource discusses the three major categories of health center board roles: Strategy, Oversight & Policy, and Board Functioning. It also contains a...
In a quick-paced and dynamic training, participants learned Motivational Interviewing (MI) skills in the context of trauma-informed care. Many of those who engage in services face critical changes if they...
SCREENING TO HEALING: DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT SERIES The training team from the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) guided participants through comprehensive strategies, including data measurement, clinical pathways toward depression remission,...
Social drivers of health include factors such as income, education, employment, housing, food security, and transportation. Screening tools can be used by healthcare providers to consistently identify social drivers of...
The video introduces the concept of empathic inquiry as a person-centered communication technique designed to enhance social drivers of health (SDOH) screening in healthcare. Developed by the Oregon Primary Care...
Social drivers of health refer to the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age that affect their health. Understanding the social drivers of health is crucial...
CHAD presented a comprehensive overview of the 2023 Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) and Great Plains Health Data Network (GPHDN) Data Books. The CHAD team has prepared these...
Looking for the latest news at CHAD and health centers across the Dakotas? Check out the CHAD Connection newsletter and read about current news, upcoming events and training, programs, and...
Looking for the latest news at CHAD and health centers across the Dakotas? Check out the CHAD Connection newsletter and read about current news, upcoming events and training, programs, and...
Looking for the latest news at CHAD and health centers across the Dakotas? Check out the CHAD Connection newsletter and read about current news, upcoming events and training, programs, and...
Food Insecurity Toolkit Health Centers and Food Banks: Partnering to End Hunger and Improve Health. This toolkit was developed as a partnership between CHAD, Great Plains Food Bank and Feeding...
PRAPARE Implementation and Action Toolkit This toolkit provides a step-by-step guide for health centers as they implement the PRAPARE patient risk assessment screening tool. The guide includes stories and examples...
SD Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program The mission of the Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program is to improve cardiovascular health, reduce the burden, and eliminate disparities associated with...
KDBH Clinical Practice Guide Booklet This guide provides change principles and best practices to achieve optimal cardiometabolic health management for people with type 2 diabetes. It focuses on three core...
SD Diabetes Coalition The mission of the South Dakota Diabetes Coalition (SDDC) is to collaboratively improve the quality of life for all South Dakotans at risk for, or affected by,...
Good and Healthy SD Find evidence-based policies, programs, and practices for your community Brought to you by the South Dakota Department of Health Office of Chronic Disease & Health Promotion
Dakota Diabetes Coalition - North Dakota The North Dakota Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (DPCP) partners with public and private agencies and organizations to: Reduce diabetes-related disease and death rates...
NACHC Diabetes Prevention and Management Change Package This change package includes evidence-based interventions that support diabetes prevention and management for health center patients. It includes links to tools and resources...
SD Dept. of Health - Quality Improvement Tookit “This toolkit describes a step-by-step general quality improvement approach that is easily adaptable to any QI effort in any type of organization.”
Institute for Healthcare Improvement - Quality Improvement Essentials Toolkit Download these ten essential quality improvement tools to help you with your improvement projects, continuous improvement, and quality management, whether you...
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) AHRQ programs provide information and resources to help healthcare organizations and providers deliver safe, high-quality, and equitable care across all settings.
CHAD hosted an information session on Nexus SD, South Dakota’s Community Information Exchange (CIE). Nexus SD is a statewide collaboration of healthcare, human, and social service providers sharing information using...
CDC's COVID Data Tracker United States COVID-19 Deaths, Emergency Department (ED) Visits, and Test Positivity by Geographic Area Maps, charts, and data provided by CDC, updates weekly for the previous...
Guidance for Evaluating and Testing for COVID-19 COVID-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk...
Tools and Templates Click here to access the following: Comprehensive After Action Review & Improvement Plan Exercise Plan Template Master Emergency Management Program Multi-year T&E Plan Simple After Action Report...
North Dakota Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) The Hospital Preparedness Program coordinates and supports emergency preparedness activities across the healthcare continuum; engaging hospitals, long term care facilities, emergency medical services, and...