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Interim CEO Named at CHAD
Dear
members, associate members, partners, and supporters of CHAD,
In May, the Board of Directors announced that I will be serving as the interim CEO at CHAD. I am grateful and honored to lead this organization. With this transition, the Board and I, along with our entire team in North and South Dakota, remain fully committed to supporting the important work happening across our association every day. Our mission remains unchanged, and we are confident in the future of this organization because of the strength of our staff, members, and valued
partners.
We thank our former CEO, Shelly Ten Napel, for her many years of service, leadership, and contributions to our organization.
Thank you to all our members, partners, and supporters of CHAD for your continued dedication to the communities and patients we serve together.
I am available and welcome you to reach out to me; we will keep you informed of future updates.
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North Dakota RHTP Funding Opportunities
North Dakota HHS is currently reviewing and scoring applications submitted through recent RHTP funding opportunities. CHAD will continue to monitor for additional opportunities applicable to health centers and will share timely updates with members. All ND RHTP funding opportunities can be found here.
Commissioner Pat Traynor and Jody Estensen of ND HHS will host a community meeting about RHTP on Thursday, June 25, at 3:00 pm, at the Hankinson Community Center. This meeting is sponsored by Representative Kathy Skroch and is open to the public. Shannon Bacon from the CHAD team will attend.
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South Dakota RHTP Funding Opportunities
Upcoming application deadlines include:
Due: June 30, 5:00 pm CT
State TA Call: June 11, 3:00 pm CT – register here.
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North Dakota HHS Nominations: 2026 Behavioral Health & Children and Family Services Awards & Recognition Now Open
These awards recognize outstanding individuals and teams who have made a meaningful impact in delivering behavioral health or child welfare services and support across communities throughout North Dakota. The awards celebrate innovation, collaboration, dedication and excellence within the workforce.
The conference committee will select award recipients from each category, highlighting the incredible work being done across service sectors.
- Award nominations open Monday, June 1, 2026.
- The nomination period closes Friday, July 17, 2026.
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Inside the New American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines
The American Cancer Society has released updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines and we invite you to join an upcoming webinar to better understand these changes.
The ACS National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable’s (ACS NCCRT) webinar, Inside the New American Cancer Society Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines, on June 10, at 2:00 pm CT.
This session will provide a timely, in-depth overview of the updated colorectal cancer screening guidelines, along with the evidence supporting these changes. The presentation will be led by Robert Smith, PhD, ACS Senior Vice President of Cancer Screening and will include a live Q&A session. This webinar is free and registration is required.
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Fly-In Grant Program Helps Communities Attract Future Residents
As summer travel season begins, the Talent Pipeline Fly-In Grant Program is giving North Dakota communities an opportunity to connect directly with potential new residents and showcase what makes their communities unique. The program supports fly-in events that introduce qualified candidates from the Find the Good Life talent pipeline to local employers, neighborhoods, schools, amenities and community life.
Research continues to show that experiencing a place firsthand plays a major role in relocation decisions, with 76% of new North Dakota residents visiting the state before choosing to move here. By helping visitors picture themselves living and working in the community, fly-in events create meaningful opportunities to attract talent and strengthen local workforce pipelines. Applications for
the program are reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is fully allocated.
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Proposed Indigenous Medical School Aims to Boost Native Physician Numbers
A proposed Indigenous School of Medicine in Rapid City could help address critical workforce shortages and health disparities in South Dakota by expanding the number of Native
physicians and strengthening culturally responsive care. For CHAD members, this effort highlights a potential enhancement in future provider pipelines, community partnerships, and care delivery models that could directly impact access and outcomes across the region.
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Health Centers in the
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Competitive Compensation Programs for High-Performing Health Centers
Health centers thrive when their people do—and this three-part webinar series is designed to help leaders build the systems that make that possible. From compensation and performance management to workforce capacity, each session offers a practical, forward-looking approach to strengthening the connection between how employees are supported and how organizations perform. Rather than focusing on what’s broken, this series highlights what works—equipping leaders with clear, actionable strategies to
create fair, competitive compensation structures, meaningful performance processes, and a more fully utilized workforce.
Participants will gain a cohesive framework for aligning pay, performance, and capacity to drive better outcomes across their organizations. With real-world examples and straightforward implementation guidance, these sessions will help health center leaders build compensation programs that improve recruitment and retention, enhance employee engagement, and make more informed, data-driven decisions. The result is a stronger, more motivated workforce—and a health center better positioned to deliver on its
mission of high-quality care.
This series is designed for health center CEOs and top-level management in finance, operations, clinical, and human resources.
SESSION 1: TUES, JUN 9 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm MT
SESSION 2: TUES, JUL 14 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm MT
SESSION 3: TUES, AUG 11 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm CT / 11:00 am – 12:30 pm MT
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Compassionate Care for People
Who Use Stimulants: An Introduction to Stimulant Use Disorder and Methods to Keep Patients Engaged in Care
Register today to join us for "Compassionate Care for People Who Use Stimulants". This webinar will offer a practical introduction to stimulant use disorder and strategies to keep patients engaged in care. This session will provide an overview of commonly used stimulants and their role in the overdose epidemic, while helping participants recognize signs of intoxication, overdose, and withdrawal.
Attendees will learn evidence-based approaches for managing acute stimulant intoxication, including de-escalation techniques and how to respond effectively to psychostimulant overdose. The webinar will also highlight health promotion strategies and emphasize the importance of ensuring people who use stimulants can access compassionate, nonjudgmental medical care—regardless of continued use.
JUN 11 | 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT
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Caring with Confidence:
Integrating HIV Testing, Management, and Prevention in Primary Care
This four-part series is designed for any clinician who wants to establish or strengthen their core competencies in HIV care and prevention. Each session offers practical evidence-based guidance on essential aspects of HIV management within primary care settings.
SESSION 4: JUN 24 | 12:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM MT
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Upcoming External Webinars & Events
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CHAMPS Perinatal Mental Health Series: Evidence-Based Practice Across the Continuum of Care
This free, three-part virtual series offers clinicians and healthcare professionals a comprehensive look at perinatal mental health across the full continuum of care, from screening and assessment to clinical intervention and community-based support. Each session will be led by doctoral-level clinicians and researchers with specialized expertise in perinatal behavioral health. Participants will leave with practical, evidence-based tools they can immediately apply in clinical and community settings. Health center medical and behavioral health providers, as well as
nurses, care coordinators, and others who support the mental health and wellbeing of pregnant and postpartum individuals, are encouraged to attend.
June 11 | 1:00-2:00 pm CT | 12:00-1:00 pm MT
CHAMPS Maternal Health 101 Workshop: Practical Prenatal & Postpartum Care for Health Center Providers
This free, practical, case-based workshop is designed for community and rural healthcare providers who may not routinely provide maternity care, as well as those seeking greater confidence in their skills. Participants will learn to recognize normal versus high-risk conditions, manage common prenatal and postpartum concerns, and identify when to escalate care. Following the workshop, three 30-minute "office-hour" sessions will be offered throughout July 2026. Registration Deadline: June 15, 2026
June 17 | 12:00-2:00 pm CT | 11:00 am-1:00 pm MT
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Back to Basics: DRVS Admin
Calling all DRVS Super Users and Administrators! In this webinar, Azara will provide an overview of all the key admin functionalities that can support you in creating cohorts & registries, managing provider & location groups, establishing targets, setting shared filters, and configuring email subscriptions. Learn how to take DRVS to the next level by tailoring the functionality to support your practice's unique goals, priorities, and structures. Participants attending this session should have DRVS Admin privileges.
Tuesday, June 9
12 pm CT/11 am MT
Measure of the Month: Depression Screening & Remission
Are you ready to take your validation skills to the next level? Do you want to explore DRVS in real time with Azara
experts? Join Azara for this new webinar series: Measure of the Month! This series will take a deep dive into one to two common quality measures each month, explore validation tips and tricks, and help make sure your data is reporting ready, all year round!
Wednesday, June 10
12 pm CT/11 am MT
Back to Basics: Data Hygiene
While we all know data validation is a year-long effort, it is too often left on the back burner until UDS submission begins to creep over the
horizon. During this webinar, Azara hopes to inspire you to explore the DRVS tools available that can make your data quality efforts even more approachable. By leveraging this functionality, you will be able to identify, monitor, analyze and improve the quality of your data, helping you to avoid the pre-reporting chaos and ensure healthy data all year long. This webinar is recommended for team members responsible for supporting data quality and validation. This might include clinical quality, IT/EHR support or data analysts, administrative staff, among others.
Thursday June 11
1 pm CT/12 pm MT
Back to Basics: Dashboards
Are you ready to take your DRVS expertise from 101 to 201 and dive head first into Dashboards? Custom dashboards are one of the most complex tools in DRVS, yet they deliver a wealth of potential related to tracking, evaluation, and communication. Join Azara for a dashboard deep dive as Azara experts walk through how to create an effective and visually compelling dashboard to tell your
organization’s story. Azara welcomes participants to ask any questions you have on dashboards in your registration.
Tuesday, June 16
12 pm CT/11 am MT
Back to Basics: Population Health Tools in DRVS
In this webinar Azara will lay the foundation for success in understanding how data can be leveraged to support the needs of the patients, populations, and communities served by practices on DRVS. Join Azara to learn more about many of DRVS' most unsung heroes - registries, care effectiveness reports, and pediatric reports - and how they can support you in advancing your population health
goals. This webinar is recommended for team members responsible for identifying and tracking key populations. This might include the care team, population health, care coordination, care management, users with Admin privileges, among others.
Tuesday, June 18
1 pm CT/12 pm MT
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As the Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas, we believe that everyone has a right to high-quality, reliable, affordable health care, regardless of where they live. We work with health centers, community leaders, and partners to increase access and improve health care services in areas of the Dakotas that need it most.
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This publication 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 $1,561,267.00 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. CHAD makes available upon request its annual 990 report. Please make your request directly to the Director of Programs at 605-309-0873.
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