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V.
THE SUPPORT SYSTEM: BUILDING AND STRENGTHENING
THE INFRASTRUCTURE AT STATE,
CLUSTER AND NATIONAL LEVELS |
Goal:
The planning and implementation of cluster activities
will be strengthened through a PCA governance
structure with significant representation by
a group of clinicians with active practices
in health centers or NHSC sites, a cluster steering
committee composed of cluster PCAs, multidisciplinary
CNs, health center senior leaders and clinicians,
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA)
Field Office clinician, and appropriate partners.
Performance Expectations
PCA and CN:
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Complete at least twice yearly cluster steering
committee strategic planning sessions. Cluster
strategic planning sessions must include lead
cluster PCA and CN, HRSA Field Office, cluster
directors and IS specialist, other PCA CNs,
representation from TOTs PCAs and key external
partners. The CN will be multidisciplinary
or present plan and time- line to become multidisciplinary
within 12-18 months.
- Develop
a cluster mission statement and strategic
plan, including plan for sustaining and spread
of collaborative work, which forms the basis
for the lead PCA and CN proposal to BPHC.
The strategy shall align PCA and CN activities
with BPHC national activities and collaborative
goals and purposely foster partnerships at
the State and cluster level.
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Prepare a semi-annual report (SAR) summarizing
Health Disparity Collaborative activities
and accomplishments, including learning collaborative
activities and accomplishments, performance
data, and lessons learned. This report should
be submitted with the grant SAR to the BPHC
and be shared with all cluster PCAs, CNs,
HRSA Field Offices and appropriate cluster
partners.
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Develop and implement an on-going communication
strategy for the cluster and a process for
decision-making within the cluster.
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In partnership with the BPHC, continue to
utilize the roles document as a guide to strengthen
partnerships and resolve issues. Continue
the current management structure, and include
a full-time cluster director in each cluster.
The executive coordinating committee at the
national level will continue its current role.
- Utilize
National CN coordinators as faculty and partners
to strengthen the infrastructure, spread the
collaborative work, and maximize oral health
and health outcomes in migrant and homeless
populations.
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Have or plan to have clinicians in the PCA
governance structure in the next 12 to 18
months.
Goal: By July 2001 each lead
cluster will have one full-time IS coordinator,
one cluster director and one additional coordinator
and the TOTs coordinators based in their clusters
to help support health center teams. There will
also be an asthma director housed in one of
the clusters responsible for conducting the
asthma II collaborative. National CN coordinators
will be available to support collaboratives
in all clusters.
Performance Expectations:
PCA and CN
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Each cluster steering committee will develop
a strategy, in partnership with the BPHC to
train and utilize the national CN coordinators
additional cluster coordinator and the TOTs
coordinators to support current and post collaborative
teams.
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2. Shall ensure 100 percent full-time employee
capacity for cluster directors, cluster coordinators
(including TOTs), and IS specialists to work
on BPHC-funded collaboratives.
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