CHAMPS Happenings
Stay informed and connected – check out CHAMPS events, trainings, and products...
CHAMPS provides a multitude of events, trainings, products, and services designed to support Region VIII Community Health Centers (CHCs) in serving their patients. These conferences, webcasts, teleconferences, publications, online resources, pocket cards, etc. are aimed at CHC staff and board members and provide continuing education, networking opportunities, and ongoing professional development.
DON'T MISS:
Be sure to check out:
• New Voices of the Region: 2011 Region VIII Recruitment and Retention Survey Report
• Training - Enhancing Collaborative Management in CHCs: Developing Clinical Operations Teams
• Training - Health System Transformation Network
• New - Oral Health Resources
• New - Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Resources (including PCMH Policy and Procedure Templates)
• New - Behavioral Health Resources
Learn more about other CHAMPS events and products by linking to:
• CHAMPS Calendar of Events
• Distance Learning – Webcasts and Teleconferences
• Annual Primary Care Conference
• CHC Board Resources
• Patient Education Tools
• Clinical Activities and Resources
• Recruitment and Retention Resources
• Cross-Disciplinary Resources
• Publications and Electronic Media
Working in Region VIII
Are you ready to make a difference? Work for a Community Health Center!
Visit the CHAMPS Job Opportunities Bank (JOB) to explore clinical and administrative career opportunities at Community, Migrant, and Homeless Health Centers (CHCs) and related organizations in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming (Federal Region VIII).
CHCs provide high-quality, affordable, and accessible primary health care to predominantly indigent, medically underserved, and underinsured populations in a wide range of communities, from inner cities to rural frontiers. Working for a CHC is a unique experience, with an abundance of advantages over careers in other types of health-care organizations, including:
• Potential Scholarship and/or Loan Repayment Funds
• Professional Malpractice Costs Covered
• Mission-Driven Environment
• Support Network
• Commitment to Clinical Quality
• Community Governed
Learn more about the advantages of working in a CHC.
Learn more about the CHC model of care.
Membership
CHAMPS is grateful to our generous members and honored to serve as the Region VIII Primary Care Association.
CHAMPS organizational membership is open to the Community Health Centers (CHCs) and State Primary Care Associations of Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY). This support is vital and allows CHAMPS to meet its mission of supporting Region VIII CHCs so they can better serve their patients.
In exchange for supporting CHAMPS’ educational, recruitment and retention, and clinical services, current members will receive the following benefits for the April 2012 – March 2013 membership year:
• Two seats on the CHAMPS Board of Directors
• Free access to online CHAMPS Live and Archived Webcasts
• CD-ROM copies of CHAMPS Archived Webcasts
• One free copy of the 2012 CHAMPS Region VIII Health Center Salary Survey Report
• Option to participate in the CHAMPS UpToDate Group Purchasing Offer (GPO)
• Discounted registration for the CHAMPS/NWRPCA Annual Conference with travel reimbursement for clinicians and one scholarship per CHC
• Access to the Members Only section of the CHAMPS Website
Review a list of current CHAMPS Organizational Members.
Log on to the Members Only section of the CHAMPS website.