HAWAII PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE - THE OBJECTIVE OF THE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TTA) COMPONENT OF THE HPCA IS TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT, TIMELY, AND RELEVANT SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (CHC) IN THEIR ONGOING EFFORTS TO ATTAIN EXCELLENCE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. TO KEEP HPCA'S TTA SUPPORT RELEVANT, WE STRIVE TO CONDUCT TTA ASSESSMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WITH ALL MEMBER CHCS. THE ASSESSMENT FINDINGS ARE USED TO REVISE THE HPCA'S TTA WORKPLAN TO ASSURE THAT TTA SERVICES PROVIDED ARE ALIGNED WITH CHCS NEEDS AND REMAIN RELEVANT. TTA ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE MEASURED AND TRACKED IN TWO MAIN WAYS: (1) THROUGH DATA COLLECTED BY THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S (HRSA) UNIFORM DATA SYSTEM (UDS), AND (2) BY EVALUATION PROCESSES EMBEDDED INTO OUR WORKPLAN ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE HPCA'S TTA EFFORTS. ALTHOUGH THESE COUNTS CROSS OVER INTO THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, IT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE NUMBER OF TTA EVENTS AND INTERACTIONS HPCA STAFF HAVE MANAGED. - 84 TTA SESSIONS- 1,515 CHC STAFF PARTICIPATED IN 34 HPCA SPONSORED TRAININGS- 223 CHC STAFF RECEIVED DIRECT SUPPORT- 402 HPCA LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USERS, RECEIVING 86 HOURS OF ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING- 5 PEER LEARNING TEAM MEETINGS CONVENED WITH 69 CHC STAFF PARTICIPATING

COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY- THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COMMUNICATIONS AND POLICY COMPONENT OF THE HAWAII PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION (HPCA) IS DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF HAWAII'S COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (CHC) AND THE HPCA IN IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR HAWAII'S VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND BRINGING TO LIGHT THE IMPACT OF NON-MEDICAL FACTORS ON INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. A MAJOR STRATEGY WE CONTINUE TO EMPLOY TO THIS END IS THE FOSTERING AND SUSTAINING OF STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS EXTERNAL TO MEMBERSHIP. WE ARE CONSISTENTLY AND INTENTIONALLY INVESTING TIME AND EFFORT TO SOLIDIFY AND STRENGTHEN OUR SUCCESS IN THIS AREA. THE FOLLOWING ARE MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS HPCA HAS SUCCESSFULLY NURTURED AND STRENGTHENED DURING THIS PERIOD. - HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - SCHOOL HEALTH - PEDIATRIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION - FOOD PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM - COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE- HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - MEDICAID PROGRAMMING - NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT- JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - GERIATRIC WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM - AGE FRIENDLY HEALTH SYSTEM - INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH IMPROVEMENT RECOGNITION - HAWAII HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE - DATA INTEROPERABILITY- AZARA - POPULATION HEALTH TOOLS - ALOHACARE - CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT- CANCER RESEARCH CENTER OF HAWAII - CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION- NATIONAL ACADEMY OF CHRONIC DISEASE DIRECTORS/CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION - NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION PROGRAM- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (DLIR) - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS (STATEWIDE APPRENTICESHIP COUNCIL)- HONOLULU COUNTY (HAWAII COUNCIL ON AGING)- EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING (HEALTHY AGING PROGRAMS)