The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) actively represents its diverse membership in legislative and regulatory forums in Sacramento and Washington D.C. With member direction and support, each year CPCA sets an aggressive advocacy agenda, inclusive of advocacy on the state budget, state and federal legislation, state and federal regulations, and ballot measures. This is done to ensure that state and federal funding for community health centers is protected and sustained, and that community health centers have access to resources and programs that enable them to continue offering affordable, quality care. Additionally, CPCA invites all members to participate in an annual advocacy event that allows patients, clinicians, health center staff and leadership to dialogue with legislators and legislative staff about priority issues.

Education

CPCA hosts numerous live and asynchronous learning opportunities, such as webinars, webcasts, podcasts, etc., to train community health centers and consortia on issues such as value-based care, finance and billing, health center operations, social determinants of health, workforce development, and many other topics.

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CPCA is committed to providing CHC staff at all levels with training opportunities and resources that will help them effectively run their health centers. Building on CPCA’s educational offerings, cohort-based educational programs are critical to advancing health center contributions in the managed care environment, elevating the health center delivery model and system and effectively managing and improving the health of patients.

Events & Conferences

CPCA offers regular day-long or multi-day training events such as the Quality & Technology Conference, the Financial Conference, the Clinical Excellence Conference, the Annual Conference and more. Additionally, CPCA leverages these events to connect health centers with exhibiting product and service vendors, allowing health centers to find innovative business and care delivery solutions specific to their needs and communities.

Technical Assistance

Community health centers have regular access to one-on-one and group support from content leads who provide information and programs on a variety of timely topics, e.g. state and federal regulatory compliance, leadership development, managed care, behavioral and oral health, operational efficiency, quality improvement, workforce recruitment and retention, payments and billing, facility licensing, emergency preparedness, and more.

Toolkits, Promising Practices, and Resources

CPCA develops toolkits, promising practices, and resources on a variety of subject areas alongside industry experts and CPCA members to provide tailored content to community health centers. These written materials may be accessible through the CPCA store.