TACHC The Heartbeat of Texas Community Health Centers

Community Development: Resources

Operating a Community Health Center

• Health Outreach Partners

  Innovative Outreach Practices Database

• Medicare National Intermediary

  Medicare related information for FQHCs

• Rural Assistance Center

  Comprehensive site for resources for rural communities

• Safety Net Dental Clinic Manual

  Dental clinic development, set-up, costs, finances and operations for performance improvement

• Sample Job Descriptions

  Available in the TACHC OC³ Compliance and Performance Manual

• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
• Other State and Federally Funded loan Repayment Programs
• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• BPHC New Start Protocol
• Policy Information Notice 98-23 Health Center Program Expectations
• Policy Information Notice 97-27 Affiliating Agreements of Community and Migrant Health Centers
• Policy Information Notice 98-24 (Amendment to PIN 97-27) Regarding Affiliation Agreements

Funding and Grant Applications

• Healthy People 2020
• Texas FQHC Incubator Program Information at DSHS
• Policy Information Notice 2009-06 - FQHC Look Alike Guidelines and Application
• The Health Care Plan - A Guide to Its Development
• HRSA-11-017 FY11 New Access Point Guidance
• FY10 Service Area Competition Guidance
• Public Health Service Grant Application - Form PHS 5161-1

Data and Statistics

• Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and The Uninsured
• Texas Data Sets By State, County and Cities
• Community Health Status Indicators by State and County
• Pew Charitable Trusts - State and County Demographic Databases
• School Data
• State of Texas Public Insurance Council and The Department of State Health Services Center for Health Statistics
• Guides to HMO Quality for Texas HMOs
• Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts Online
• Kaiser Family Foundation
• Texas Health and Human Services Commission Medicaid Enrollment Statistics
• HUD Housing Users - Data by County, Waiting Time and More
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Bureau of Labor Statistics (Dept. of Labor) for Unemployment
• Texas Workforce Commission

Health Disparities and Access

• Office of Minority Health
• CDC's Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD)

U.S. Census

• U.S. Census
• Data Sets by State from 2000 Census
• Information to Determine the Census Tracts Within a Given Service Area

Bureau of Primary Health Care

• Bureau of Primary Health Care
• Health Professional Shortage Areas & Medically Underserved Areas/Populations

Health Resources and Services Administration

• National Health Service Corps
• A List of HPSA Designations on HRSA's Website
• HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse
• Finding MUA/Ps and HPSA for Primary Care, Dental and Behavioral Health
• Health Center Data, Reports, and Data By Topic
• HRSA Data Resources Guide

Texas Department of State Health Services

• Texas Primary Care Office
• DSHS Center for Health Statistics
• Center for Health Statistics/Texas Health Currents
• Texas Health Care Information Council

National Association of Community Health Centers

• Health Center Information
• Special Populations
• Emergency Management
• Reports on Access and Related Issues

Corporation for Development of Community Health Centers

• Loan Application
• Preliminary Information Form

Others

• Special Populations at UNC - Sheps Center for Health Services Research