HMC2 - Expanding Partnerships: NTTAP and PCA Collaboration and Data Sharing on National and State-Level Health Center Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Needs Assessments

Session Description: Since 2017, the National Training and Technical Assistance Partners (NTTAPs) have conducted a triennial TTA Needs Assessment to identify critical training and technical assistance (TTA) needs among health centers, guided by BPHC’s Health Center Performance Improvement Toolkit. In 2024, this initiative evolved to include collaboration with four Primary Care Associations (PCAs) including California, Nebraska, Michigan, and Rhode Island to reduce duplication of needs assessment efforts to minimize burden on health centers. In addition, the Kentucky PCA collaborated closely with NACHC to apply lessons learned from the national needs assessment process for their independent statewide/regional assessment. These NTTAP-PCA collaborations facilitate strategy and data sharing in an environment of fluctuating TTA priorities. By bridging national and state efforts, this initiative offers a framework to enhance understanding of TTA needs and better support data-driven strategies that inform health center workforce support. Formal needs assessments are one tool to determine TTA priorities, but assessing ongoing needs is also essential to adapt offerings in a dynamic and changing health center environment and invest in continuous TTA improvement. Additional collaborations will be highlighted that support these efforts, including convenings such as the NACHC-PCA TTA Advisory Group and the all-NTATP Needs Assessment Working Group. This session will feature NTTAP and PCA representatives sharing findings from the 2024 national assessment and Nebraska and Kentucky state needs assessments, applying results to health center TTA efforts, sharing tangible tools for learners to utilize, and demonstrating strategies to assess ongoing needs and facilitate greater data sharing between TTA providers.