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ACU is grateful for Congress's CR to end the shutdown & extend funding for the NHSC, Teaching Health Centers, & CHCs. While this stop-gap measure brings relief, we look forward to ensuring long-term funding for these programs. 📃 Read our statement: bit.ly/3JMg08S

Programs like the @NHSCorps "place clinicians in communities where the need is greatest. Restore funding and let clinicians do their jobs—a shutdown shouldn’t shut out patients.” -ACU's CEO on the shutdown's impact on the #CHC workforce in @InHealthPolicy: bit.ly/4mRjNiB

With a federal shutdown now in effect, ACU urges Congress to immediately restore government funding and reauthorize core health workforce programs—including the NHSC—that safeguard care in the nation’s medically underserved communities. Read our statement: bit.ly/46x7qU3

ACU urges Congress to expand funding for the National Health Service Corps to $950 million to meaningfully address the severe U.S. healthcare workforce shortage. Read our letter to Congressional leadership to learn why expanding NHSC funding is crucial: bit.ly/47VNuv2

Join ACU's National Center for Workforce Development & Training on Aug. 27 at 3-4ET for our first Leadership Lab! Whether you're leading a team or an initiative, these free healthcare workforce office hours will help you learn to lead. ☑️ Save your seat: bit.ly/45Dek8t

"You continue to do incredible work. We're so grateful to you for joining us, & we hope you'll leave feeling energized to keep going. We're here to help. We do this work because of you, & we know we'll succeed together." - ACU CEO Amanda Pears Kelly closes the 2nd day of #ACUConf

“Clarity is kind.” Creating a shared understanding with psychological safety & clear expectations for employees is crucial to good management in the healthcare workforce. April Lewis, Dir. of ACU’s National Center for Workforce Development & Training, presents at #ACUConf.

"Health centers are celebrating their sixtieth anniversary this year ... & it's staff that make that work possible. Thank you for all that you do." - BPHC Associate Administrator Jim Macrae encourages attendees to celebrate CHC achievements—& their own—at #NHCW25 at #ACUConf.

"Your collective impact is being felt across the country." Over 32M people received care at #CHCs in 2024, including 1 in 5 people in rural communities and 1 in 15 people aged 65 or older. Over 310,000 staff are working at CHCs. - @HRSAgov BPHC's Jim Macrae at #ACUConf. #NHCW25

We're honored to welcome James (Jim) Macrae, Associate Administrator of @HRSAgov's Bureau of Primary Health Care, at #ACUConf. Thank you for your tireless leadership and partnership with our health center community. #NHCW25

Doc Albany is "more than a film. It's a window into a community." - ACU's @AdvocateAPK introduces a screening of Doc Albany by Academy Award-winning Ben Proudfoot at #ACUConf. Excited to view it & witness the dual stories of @AAPHC2's Dr. Jim Hotz and Dr. Sheena Favors. #NHCW25

Educational sessions have begun at #ACUConf! In a packed session, Molly Grady of @adv4commhealth helps attendees unpack how recent legislation impacting #Medicaid including HR1 will reshape how underserved communities receive care, and how #CHCs can respond. #MedicaidMatters

As #ACUConf continues, viral comedian, award-winning musician, and storyteller Rory Gardiner discusses resilience, humor, and becoming comfortable with the uncomfortable at ACU's 2025 Conference.

"You can't provide healthcare without the people behind it." But "how can we implement technology to support staff workloads and allow them . . . to focus on the mission of providing care?" - Dr. Candice Chen, head of @HRSAgov's BHW discusses the promise of health IT at #ACUConf.

The @NHSCorps has played a crucial role in connecting clinicians with underserved communities, but more clinicians are ready to answer the call than current funding allows. Dr. Candice Chen, head of @HRSAgov's Bureau of Health Workforce, discusses the Corps. #ACUConf.

ACU Board Member Dr. Adrian Billings welcomes Dr. Candice Chen, Associate Administrator of HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce, on ACU's behalf at #ACUConf. Honored to have Dr. Chen with us to help kick off today's proceedings.

"I want to thank you, ACU, for all that you do, and we look forward to continuing to work with you." - @HRSAgov Administrator Tom Engels concludes an address packed with updates on federal workforce and healthcare initiatives at #ACUConf. #NHCW25

CHC had countless achievements in 2024, including providing care to >32 million patients. "Behind these many achievements are people." - @HRSAgov's Tom Engels describes how "healthcare professionals and leaders are at the center of all that we're trying to do at HRSA." #ACUConf

ACU is honored to welcome @HRSAgov's Tom Engels, to kick off #ACUConf with federal updates—and gratitude for our CHC community. "Even if you can't meet all of them, there are people over all this country thanking you for all that you do, and the help that you provide." #NHCW25

"ACU is about fellowship." And #ACUConf is a celebration of a singular community doing incredible work. "The conversations had here will help lead to real healthcare solutions back home" for our communities. - Amanda Pears Kelly, ACU CEO, opens the first session of #ACUConf.