COVID-19 Toolkit

• Guidance Memo for 4th Stimulus Package:
• Health Center Request — 4th Stimulus
  • Q&A: 4th Stimulus Request
• Message Points for 4th Stimulus Package
• Did you meet with your Member of Congress? Let us know how it went:
  • COVID-19 Member of Congress Meeting Report Form

• Letter to Governors
• Letter to Local Officials
• Letter to Local Businesses/Community Organizations
• Social Media Graphics

• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Members of Congress have been circulating ‘Dear Colleague’ letters in support of health centers on various fronts. Below is a list of the letters, their sign-on deadlines, and an updated signature count for each.
  • Rep. Lee: supporting emergency funding for health centers – CLOSED 4/10, 123 Signatures
  • Rep. Levin: supporting emergency funding for Medicaid providers – CLOSED 4/16, 72 Signatures
  • Reps. Langevin & Cicilline: supporting expansion of PPP for CHC’s with over 500 employees – CLOSED 04/27, 34 Signatures
  • Rep. Cartwright: supporting funding for FQHC Look-Alikes – CLOSED 4/17
  • Rep Butterfield: Letter to HHS re Rural Provider Relief Funds – CLOSED 04/28
  • Sen.Warren, Sen. Sanders, & Rep. Pressley: Bicameral Letter to Leadership on CHC Funding – CLOSED 05/06
  • Rep. Engel’s: Letter to Sec. Azar in favor of prioritizing CHC’s in the Provider Relief Fund – CLOSED 05/20
  • Sen. Stabenow, Sen. Wicker Letter to Approps on CHC Funding – CLOSED 06/05
  • Rep. Pressley, Sen. Warren and Sen. Sanders Letter to Sec. Azar Regarding the Provider Relief Fund – CLOSED
• Congressional
  • Letter to Leadership from Massachusettes Delegation – Led by Rep. Joseph Kennedy
  • Letter to Congress from NACHC
  • Letter to Secretary Azar Regarding Extension of the Public Health Emergency
  • California Primary Care Association Letter to Congressional Leadership

• Op-Ed/Letter to the Editor Writing Workshop Recording – May 21, 2020
• Workshop Handout – Op-Ed Tips and Tricks
• Sample Op-Ed Referenced in Recording

• Summary of Key CHC Provisions in the CARES Act
  • Blog Post Explaining the CARES Act
• Breakdown of HEROES House proposal
• Sample Media Coverage:
  • CBS News: How the coronavirus is impacting rural areas
  • New York Times: Just When They’re Needed Most, Clinics for the Poor Face Drastic Cutbacks
  • New Haven Register: CT community health centers shift to telemedicine; face deep losses
• Examples of State Specific COVID-19 Fact Sheets:
  • Michigan – Created by the Michigan Primary Care Association
  • Lousiana – Created by the Louisana Primary Care Association

The 2020 Census is a critical effort that translates directly into Community Health Center funding. It is important that we ensure all of the members of our communities are counted this year.

The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) has engaged in multiple virtual efforts to promote census completion during COVID-19.  CPCA has developed the following resources. Check them out to guide your Census awareness-building efforts:

• • CPCA Census Toolkit
  • Census 2020 COVID-19 Webinar – June 2020
  • My Health Counts Website
  • Sign up to receive CPCA’s biweekly emails here
  • Join CPCA’s monthly Census strategy calls here
  • Examples of Spotify Ads placed to promote Census efforts by CPCA and the Latino Community Foundation:
    • • English Clip 1
      • English Clip 2
      • Spanish Clip

We are partnering with non-profit VotER to build this capacity within the health center movement. Every CHC will receive 2 clings (removable stickers) with QR and text codes that will direct patients, staff, vendors and supporters to a link to register to vote. We hope that you will post these clings to encourage patients and staff to participate in the democratic process. We will be having a state-by-state competition and hope you will join!

There are two ways that you can get additional resources for health center:

1. Sign up for your Healthy Democracy Kits unique to your Health Center https://vot-er.org/bulkorder/. There is a free digital option and a paid option if you instead want a physical version – both come with monthly reporting of how many patients you’ve registered.
2. Sign up for your Free Voter Registration Posters and Patient Handouts in English and Spanish branded uniquely for your Health Center https://vot-er.org/site-based-setup/.

Click here to see a Q&A on Health Center Voter Registration Activities.