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December 1 commemorates the 37th World AIDS Day with the theme, "Collective Action: Sustain and Accelerate HIV Progress." We are stronger together, and we must sustain and accelerate our efforts to address HIV and its co-occurring conditions, such as syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections, mpox, mental health and substance use disorders, and hepatitis.
This year marks the 34th anniversary of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. In 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act—the legislation that created the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. The Program was named after Indiana teen and AIDS advocate, Ryan White, who lost his life to AIDS in April 1990, four months before Congress passed the CARE Act. It was designed to improve the quality and availability of HIV care and treatment for low-income people with HIV. Over the last 34 years, the Program has made significant strides in improving HIV outcomes for people with HIV. Today, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program serves more than a half a million people with diagnosed HIV across the United States.
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Dakotas AIDS Education and Training Center (DAETC) program, housed within CHAD, is the clinical training arm of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, providing education, clinical consultation, and technical assistance to health care professionals and health care organizations to integrate state-of-the science comprehensive care for people with or affected by HIV. To learn more about resources available or to request capacity building assistance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV and commonly associated co-morbidities, such as viral hepatitis, STIs and substance use disorders, please contact CHAD’s senior program manager Jill Kesler.
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Health Centers in the News
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Wade Erickson, CEO at Horizon Health, joined nearly 300 Community Health Center leaders from across the U.S. to call for more rural health center funding in Washington D.C.
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Tell Congress to make health center funding a priority in the lame duck session!
We are asking Congress to pass funding that will include an increase to the base grants which are critical to sustaining operations and ensuring continued access to health care for patients across the Dakotas. Last year the Community Health Center Fund was $4.4 billion, which fell short of covering the cost for health centers to provide care to patients, so we are asking for an increase to $5.8 billion per year beginning in 2025.
Our goal is to get 100 emails to members of Congress between December 4 and December 12. Contact your members of Congress today and ask them to pass an increase to health center funding for 2025 before they adjourn.
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Each year, the Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) and the Community Health Association of Mountain/Plains States (CHAMPS) collaborate to gather important information through the Annual Health Center Training & Technical Assistance Needs Assessment.
Your responses will help CHAD and CHAMPS create new and innovative training and technical assistance (T/TA) programs to support your health center in the coming year. As an incentive for participation, respondents can enter a drawing for several Amazon.com gift certificates. Your contributions are significant to us!
CHAD health center members should have received the survey via email already. If you have not yet received it and believe you should have, please contact Darci Bultje, CHAD training and education specialist, at darci@communityhealthcare.net or 605-273-5669.
Please take time between now and Wednesday, December 18 to provide your input.
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Reminder: Help Patients Navigate 2025 Open Enrollment
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The clock is ticking on the 2025 Open Enrollment period for health insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace. To ensure coverage begins on January 1, 2025, individuals must complete their enrollment by December 15, 2024. If this deadline is missed, coverage will be delayed and won’t start until February 1, 2025.
Open Enrollment runs through January 15, 2025, giving consumers additional time to secure a plan if needed. However, acting early ensures continuous coverage into the new year. Even for individuals already enrolled in a Marketplace plan, it’s important to review and update the application. This step ensures information is up to date and that consumers receive all the credits and savings they may qualify for.
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Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) and its South Dakota member health centers invite you to be part of Health Center Day at the Capitol on February 10-11. Together, we’ll engage with lawmakers and state officials to showcase the vital role health centers play in providing primary medical, behavioral, and dental health services to communities across the state.
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Practical Applications: DRVS Data for Functional UDS Reporting
Join us as we dive into key strategies for effectively using DRVS data to ensure smooth and accurate UDS reporting. This webinar is designed to help participants gain a deeper understanding of the UDS tables most relevant to DRVS, with a focus on best practices for Electronic Handbook (EHB) data entry. You’ll learn how to prepare your center's data well ahead of submission deadlines, ensuring it’s UDS-ready. We will also explore common data questions related to UDS tables, offer guidance on mapping administrative workflows, and provide essential tips for a successful submission. Whether you're new to UDS, looking to use DRVS data to support your UDS reporting in 2024, or looking to refine your process, this webinar will equip you with the tools to confidently navigate the UDS reporting cycle.
Thursday, December 5
1:00 pm CT / 12:00 pm MT
Submitting UDS+ with Azara: A Review of our Registration and Submission Process in DRVS
This webinar is geared towards Network-level users, those who will be submitting UDS+ for their center, and others interested in learning about what Azara’s processes will look like for Calendar Year 2024 UDS+ Reporting.
Thursday, December 12
1:00 pm CT / 12:00 pm MT
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This account is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,423,637.00 with 0 percent financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.
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