MAY 2025 | VOLUME 5

HCANHUB

YOUR MONTHLY NEWS FROM HCAN

2025 Nebraska Community Health Conference | Exhibitor & Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in engaging community health center leadership and financially supporting the upcoming 2025 Nebraska Community Health Conference? Exhibitor Booths and Event Sponsorships are booking up quickly! Make your reservations today!

Click HERE to see how to support HCAN's upcoming annual conference! This event be held at the Lied Lodge in Nebraska City, NE on Tuesday, September 9th - with a welcome reception the evening prior. 

Please reach out to HCAN's Director of Strategy & Development, Jenna Thomsen, with any questions: JLT@hcanebraska.org.

RegLantern Quarterly Training: Leading Through Uncertainty

Date: May 16, 2025

Time: 1:00 PM Central

This presentation is aimed at leaders in community health centers who are struggling to decide what to do in response to federal executive orders and potential changes to funding models such as federal grant funding, 340B regulations, and Medicaid.

Objectives:

1) Encourage leaders to remain faithful to the mission, vision and values of their organization as a guide to addressing uncertain directives from outside agencies and government directives.

2) Share strategies to engage and inform your board about current and changing events.

3) Reestablish the motivation for compliance efforts throughout the organization.

Register for webinar here.

New Advancing the Health Center Movement episode is now live!

Listen to Samantha Mantuano as we dive into the intersection of Pillr Health, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and the vital role of community health centers. They explore how 340B supports health centers by improving finances, patient care, and pharmacy operations. Sam also shares Pillr Health’s recent rebrand and their continued commitment to helping health centers navigate the evolving 340B landscape.

Listen here!

Intimate Partner Violence Resource

According to National Statistics, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men have experienced domestic violence, and in Nebraska, 33.7% of women and 28% of men in this state have experienced domestic violence.

On a daily average, more than 200,000 calls are made to domestic hotlines nationwide. Recently, HCAN staff developed an Intimate Partner Violence information booklet and scripting resources to use at your health center. These resources provide key information for identifying, screening, and supporting patients experiencing IPV. 

To access the resource, click here.

$10,000 Mini-Grant for Implementation of Building Peer and Leadership Support in Rural Settings

American Nurses Foundation (ANF) has up to five $10,000 mini-grants available.

Responses due May 20, 2025

ANF welcomes proposals from nurse-led teams interested in bringing its Nurse Well-Being: Building Peer and Leadership Support program to life at their organizations—especially in rural and long-term care settings. Through mini-grants, selected organizations will receive funding to plan and launch their own program using ANF’s online modules and resources.

For more information, click here.

NNOHA Conference Scholarship for Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants

NNOHA is once again pleased to offer its Annual Conference Scholarship for Dental Hygienists and Dental Assistants! The scholarship will cover 100% of base registration costs to the NNOHA Conference in San Antonio, TX. Two total scholarships will be awarded: one for a dental hygienist and one for a dental assistant. To be eligible, the RDH/DA must work in an FQHC or look-alike. They must be a NNOHA member at the time of their application. More details and eligibility criteria are included in the application.

Scholarship applications are due on June 6, 2025. Only online applications will be accepted. The attached PDF is for reference only. Awardees will be notified by July 31, 2025. For questions about this opportunity, please contact candace@nnoha.org. 

For more information about the scholarship, click here.

To apply for the conference scholarships, click here.

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