>> Thank you, Dan.
Our next team hails from HRSA, group led by rob DEKENNA (phonetic).
This group is working on coordinating resources for health and human service organizations
using HHS training and technical assistance resources.
The title of this next presentation is increasing coordination of training and technical assistance
across HRSA.
Please give it up for Rob.
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>> Hi, everybody.
I'm Dr. Rob Mckenna, my teammates are (indiscernible).
Our team went into our project knowing a few basic facts.
That multiple HHS agencies administer grants for training and technical assistance.
That in many cases there's overlap among training grantees in their scope of work, whether that
be in geography or topics addressed for whom they want to provide training.
We our team couldn't figure out who all those training grantees were.
Over the last three months we talked with more than 60 staff from seven HHS agencies.
As well as training grantees and service provider.
What's the problem and whom? Meet Lackey Shah, a program coordinator at
federally qualified health resource center.
She coordinates training for staff, the first thing she said to us is my gosh I can't believe
you're writing this up.
-- bringing this up.
Spend so much today in the last few weeks reaching to multiple training programs, for
some new hires.
It's fantastic if there's one place I can go.
This is RENADA.
Executive director of HHS training grantee and champion in my region to help HHS funded
training programs clap rate.
She explained we can't do our -- collaborate.
We can't do our jobs unless we have a way know each other what each other is doing,
who with and work together.
Most don't have a way to do that.
This is my teammate, who happens to be the project officer of who you just met.
He has this reaction after one interview.
I'm surprised to hear about that training grant and it addresses behavioral health,
this is why we need to do this project.
Support it is center of excellence on that topic.
I wonder if they know about each other and does SamSA and HRSA know that?
Those quote are examples how our discussions help substantiate the problem and this consequence,
research training opportunities and find the right ones.
Efforts are duplicated.
The impact of training grantees is impeded.
The problem and consequence exist because there's lack of access to information about
the entirety of training programs that are supported by HHS.
And lack of coordination at the HHS level as well as training grantee level.
One suggested solution that surfaced consistently among the 60 plus stake holders and web portal,
there's feedback guided development of prototype.
Users access this portal from an HHS website and as illustrated on the blue banner users
can search for a list of training programs major topics they address an who they serve.
Do that by state if they choose.
Look for tools to deliver own training or conduct training assessments.
Search on demand webinars and request training for technical assistance.
Further training grantees and HHS project officers can accounts to communicate collaborate
and document outcomes of requests.
We experience so much positive feedback and excitement about the prototype and how it
maximizes resources.
One quote from everybody is why doesn't this exist?
We heard -- we said it would be amazing because training grantees at HHS staff now have a
way to learn about similar programs and reduce duplication.
Speakers of training for technical assistance now have a one stop shop to go to places for
help.
And the decision makers now have a way to know what resources exist before spending
more money on (inaudible).
Our solution helps us reimagine and access to HHS work and supports HHS interest reducing
duplication promoting our work and resources, and engaging across HHS agencies.
Training grantees will have a place to share resources and identify what makes sense for
them to do it together.
Ultimately our solution means that grantees both training and service will increase impact.
We need the right HHS leadership support so we can work across all HHS agencies to complete
a full inventory of what all training grant programs across HHS are.
To educate stakeholders internal and external to HHS about those resources, and share strategies
for using and promoting them and build the portal.
Interests have surfaced as potential starting places, this initiative can expand to include
HHS training contractors and other HHS supported training programs.
In conclusion, our portal help HHS better leverage training and technical assistance
resources and increase access to them, which in turn yield grater impact of providers resulting
in better health outcomes of the clients they serve.
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