CHAMPS understands that CHC personnel often have a multitude of responsibilities that make attending live events difficult. To help overcome this barrier, CHAMPS offers archived versions of our distance learning events, which are typically archived online for one year beyond the live presentation date. Please note that continuing education credit is typically NOT available for archived CHAMPS distance learning events unless otherwise indicated below.

Visit the Distance Learning Library to download handouts and other documents created for these and other past CHAMPS distance learning events.

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CLINICAL AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT DISTANCE LEARNING EVENTS

REGION VIII MATERNAL HEALTH SUMMIT

Event Overview: Addressing maternal health is a federal priority area, and many community, state, and federal partners are actively engaging in a variety of initiatives throughout Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) aimed at improving maternal health outcomes. On January 22, 2026, CHAMPS hosted an online convening of health center and maternal health experts, to foster efficient cross-program collaborations and to share evidence-based models or promising practices that support improved maternal health. Health center clinical and enabling services staff, state and local health officials, and individuals from maternal health community organizations were encouraged to attend.

Region VIII Maternal Health Landscape: Setting the Stage for Change
Sharon Talboys and Shahpar Najmabadi at University of Utah

Session Description: CHAMPS began working with Dr. Sharon Talboys and Dr. Shahpar Najmabadi from the University of Utah earlier this year to better understand the landscape of maternal health agencies and organizations across Region VIII. They conducted an environmental scan and key informant interviews across the region that aimed to define and describe the governmental agencies and community-based organizations supporting maternal health and related initiatives in Region VIII states and to determine their highest priority areas. This session discussed their findings and themes that emerged.

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Archive available through 1/22/2027.

Perinatal Mental Health: From Maternal Mortality to Meaningful Support
Robin Landwehr at Spectra Health and Dr. Marcella Smid at SUPeRAD Clinic

Session Description: This session discussed maternal mortality, perinatal mental health and substance use disorder, and featured best and promising practices for screening, referral, and wraparound support systems.

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Archive available through 1/22/2027.

Primary Care and Public Health Collaboration: Integrating Title V and Community Partnerships
Darcie Lee at Horizon Health and Hope Kleine at South Dakota Department of Health

Session Description: This session discussed Title V priorities and opportunities for collaboration, public health and clinical care integration, and patient navigation and support program innovations in Region VIII.

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Archive available through 1/22/2027.

Strengthening the Foundation: Innovations in OB Care and Workforce Development
Dr. Carl Whittaker at CHC Inc., Dr. Samantha Greenberg at Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana, and Tanya Baity at Family HealthCare

Session Description: This session discussed perinatal and obstetric care in community health centers, and promising practices for developing the obstetric clinical workforce through Graduate Medical Education,
residencies, and fellowships.

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Archive available through 1/22/2027.

Closing Keynote: From Insights to Action
Danielle Pendergras at Easter Utah Women’s Health

Session Description: Grounded in the power of personal stories to shape health care, this session highlighted how lived experience can drive creative programs, strengthen community partnerships, and inform policy solutions that improve access to perinatal care across our largely rural region. Participants left with a clear call to translate insight into action, leverage their individual and collective influence, and elevate real-world experiences to advance equitable, sustainable perinatal health systems across the region.

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Archive available through 1/22/2027.

USING AGE-FRIENDLY PRACTICES TO IMPROVE CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS
Arielle Mather, MPH, Senior Program Manager from National Center for Equitable Care for Elders

Event Overview: Created in partnership with the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, this webinar was held on January 15, 2026 and explored how age-friendly approaches can enhance care quality and outcomes for older patients and offered practical strategies to integrate these principles into daily practice.

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Archive available through 1/15/2027.

REGION VIII IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING SERIES

Event Overview: This series was created as a joint effort between CHAMPS and Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH), Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN), Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD), Montana Primary Care Association (MPCA), and Wyoming Primary Care Association (WYPCA). It was intended for any Region VIII Health Center staff member interested in enhancing their ability to identify and respond to IPV and HT, improve organizational practices, and achieve continuity of care.

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Impact of IPV/HT
McKenzie Huska and Mary Jackson at Call to Freedom

Session Description: This session took place on 5/19/2025. It highlights the different types of human trafficking, indicators of intimate partner violence and human trafficking, and how these present across different areas.

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Archive available through 9/18/2026.

Operational Considerations: Organizational Guidelines for Screening for IPV/HT
Heidi Hart at Terry Reilly Health Services

Session Description: This session took place on 6/16/2025. It focuses on a framework to support community health centers in operationalizing screening for IPV/HT. The presentation highlights clinical tools to support IPV/HT screening and education and shares potential support resources for someone who discloses IPV/HT.

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Archive available through 9/18/2026.

Clinical Considerations: Best Practices for Health Centers and Providers’ Response to IPV/HT
Dr. Kimberly Chang at Asian Health Services

Session Description: This session took place on 8/21/2025. It focuses on how health centers can operationalize care for individuals impacted by IPV and exploitation. It highlights ways to help health centers provide comprehensive care and services for people at risk or experiencing IPV/exploitation.

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Archive available through 9/18/2026.

Continuity of Care: Building Partnerships with Community Organizations for IPV/HT Services
Lisa Brockmeier at Elevated Community Health

Session Description: This session took place on 9/18/2025. It explores the important role of integrated care in responding to intimate partner violence and discusses how health centers can develop strong community partnerships to improve service delivery.

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Archive available through 9/18/2026.

 2025 IMMUNIZATION UPDATE
Dr. David Higgins, MD, MPH, FAAP, Pediatrician, Public Health/Preventive Medicine Specialist, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Event Overview: Created in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center (RMPHTC), this annual presentation, held on June 10, 2025, was intended to update health center and public health staff on the latest recommended immunization schedules and the most recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) immunization recommendations.

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Archive available through 6/10/2026.

HEALTHY COMMUNITIES LEARNING EVENTS

2025-2026 CHAMPS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE

Event Overview: This free collaborative was intended for Region VIII health center staff who serve people experiencing homelessness and key PCA contacts to hear from experts in the field, discuss challenges, and identify desired training and technical assistance.

Innovative Behavioral Health Services for the Unhoused Community
Meghan Fry, MA, CMHC and Louie Krolak, MA, CMHC at Fourth Street Clinic

Session Description: This session took place on 11/20/2025. It highlighted Fourth Street Clinic’s behavioral health services for the unhoused community.

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Archive available through 2/18/2027.

Incorporating Health Management Strategies
Kate Gleason-Bachman, MPH, RN, WCC at National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Session Description: This session took place on 12/17/2025. It provided an overview of health management and strategies to address health management needs.

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Archive available through 2/18/2027.

Models of Care
Katie League, LCSW-C at National Health Care for the Homeless Council and Shawn Marzan, BSN, RN at STRIDE Community Health Center

Session Description: This session took place on 1/21/2026. It provided an overview of the health care for the homeless model of care and highlighted a community health center’s street medicine program.

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Archive available through 2/18/2027.

2024-2025 CHAMPS HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE

Street Medicine
Dr. Sarah Axelrath, MD, FASAM and April Krall, RN, BSN, CCRN at Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Session Description: This session took place on 9/5/2024. It focused on increasing awareness about homelessness in Colorado and explored the connection between housing and healthcare. It highlighted the Stout Street Health Center’s street medicine program and included resources for developing a street medicine program, including a toolkit and funding sources.

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Archive available through 3/6/2026.

Safety and Security
Cindy Manginelli at National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Session Description: This session took place on 11/7/2024. It focused on the basics of safety and security for homeless service providers. It highlighted the life cycle of safety and security policies and procedures, external and internal risk factors, and prevention of safety threats. This session also included resources related to health care workplace violence.

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Archive available through 3/6/2026.

Medical Respite Care
Rhonda Hauff at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, Lisa Sirois, LMSW at Poverello Center, and Breanna West, RN, CHES at Partnership Health Center

Session Description: This session, which took place on 1/9/2025, focused on medical respite care programs. It highlighted two programs of varying sizes and covered their logistics and details.

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Archive available through 3/6/2026.

WORKFORCE DISTANCE LEARNING EVENTS

2024 Region VIII Health Center Workforce Data: Understanding and Utilizing Statistics from the CHAMPS Salary, Benefits, Turnover, and Vacancy Survey Project
Andrea Martin, CHAMPS Workforce Development and Member Services Director

Event Overview: The health centers of Region VIII make up a unique group of employers that benefit from analysis of their own workforce-related benchmarks and trends. During the spring and summer of 2024, CHAMPS undertook a region-wide survey of the region’s community health centers to collect salary, benefits, and other workforce data from 50 organizations. This webinar, which took place on 4/3/25, explained the history and methodology of the survey and highlighted findings relating to salaries and benefits for all health center staff. The presenter addressed trends in workforce metrics that included vacancies, turnover, challenging areas of recruitment and retention, and an analysis of additional data relating to provider productivity expectations and provider vs. support staffing ratios.

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Archive available through 4/3/2026.

Managing and Supporting Staff in Uncertain Times
Shana Montrose, Confluescent Consulting

Event Overview: This session, hosted in collaboration with Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN), focused on strategic planning during times of upheaval, with an emphasis on managing staff. Participants explored change management concepts and practical techniques, reviewed tools to strengthen operational effectiveness amid uncertainty and constrained resources, and learned tactics to support mission-driven staff while preparing for potential workforce reductions.

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Archive available through 9/24/2026.

Region VIII Health Center Workforce Data: Understanding and Utilizing Statistics from the 2025 CHAMPS Abbreviated Salary, Benefits, and Turnover Survey Project
Andrea Martin, CHAMPS Workforce Development and Member Services Director

Event Overview: The health centers of Region VIII make up a unique group of employers that benefit from analysis of their own workforce-related benchmarks and trends. During the spring and summer of 2025, CHAMPS undertook a region-wide survey of the region’s community health centers to collect salary, benefits, and turnover data from 44 organizations. This webinar explained the history and methodology of the survey, overviewed what is included in the report, and highlighted findings relating to salaries, benefits, and tenure for health center staff in 16 hard to recruit/retain titles as well as trends in turnover rates for all staff.

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Archive available through 11/6/26.