A quick news source on the benefits and discounts available to health centers through Community Health Ventures, NACHC’s business development affiliate.

VIP Flu Vaccine Pre-Booking Program

Community Health Ventures, NACHC’s business development affiliate, is happy to announce the Value in Purchasing (ViP) 2022-2023 Flu Vaccine Pre-Booking Program, powered by Provista. The program offers health centers a variety of discounts and enhanced terms from well-known manufacturers.

Contract Spotlight | TESCO

Many health centers utilize mobile clinics to better connect with their communities or serve patients who may not be able to travel.  ViP is excited to announce a new partnership with Transportation Equipment Sales Corporation (TESCO) to support mobile clinic needs.  TESCO builds mobile clinics on Ford bus and truck chassis.  Various configurations are available at discounted rates to ViP members.

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Savings Through Association

The Value in Dental (ViD) Program is the only national pricing program for dental supplies. A partnership with Benco Dental, the largest privately owned dental distributor, ViD offers uniform, discounted rates based on national volume.

ViP & Cintas - Total Clean Program

ViP& Cintas helps you provide a total clean solution for your employees and patients with a cleaner and safer environment - with inventory and scheduled delivery of essential cleaning supplies, hygienically clean laundering, and on-site cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting.

Health centers can access discounts through your existing ViP Membership.  Contact your ViP account representative to make the contract connections or schedule an analysis

Elevate is a national learning forum supporting health center systems change through application of NACHC’s Value Transformation Framework. Hundreds of health centers across the nation are already registered and taking advantage of a robust portfolio of grab-and-go resources, comprehensive tools, and peer exchange with some of the nation’s leading health centers. 

Register here for Elevate 2022 to receive access to the online platform and invitations to upcoming forums, including the March 8 learning forum on Annual Wellness Visits, Care Management, and Billing and Coding.

The Delta Purchasing Alliance (DPA) is hosting a webinar to discuss their unique model and how they offer significantly enhanced savings through GPO and vendor contracts. 

The DPA is the only national community health center purchasing alliance. By working as an alliance, members access increased cost savings on medical supplies and equipment, dental supplies, office supplies, and translation and interpretation services. Created and operated by health centers, founding members include some of the leading health centers in the United States.

Leading Positive Team Performance Through Resilience and Happiness
Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 1:00-2:30 pm ET

Based on the works of positive psychology researcher, Shawn Achor and taught in Harvard’s famed happiness course and to companies worldwide, The Happiness Advantage provides a sustainable approach to increasing optimism and resilience, reducing stress, and enhancing productivity at the individual, team, and organization level.

This 90-minute webinar will feature Shawn Achor, a leading expert on the connection between happiness and success, and Joey Marie Horton, CEO of North Country Family Health Center. Shawn will share his research on what positive psychology is and provide practical applications and strategies for reaping the Happiness Advantage in the midst of change and challenge, while Ms. Horton will share the implementation story and impact of the Happiness Advantage curriculum at her health center in 2021, a replicable model for success. Following this webinar, NACHC will offer a series of workshops and a train the trainer event on the same topic.

2022 Conference for Agricultural Worker Health

May 2-4, 2022 | Denver, CO
Early Bird Registration Ends April 4

The Conference for Agricultural Worker Health is the only conference dedicated solely to the health and well-being of America’s migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families. NACHC sponsors this conference each year to bring together leaders in migrant health to learn from each other to improve the health and well-being of this population.