$350 Million Initiative to Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations | Community Health Care Association of New York State

The New York Statewide HCCN (NYS-HCCN) at CHCANYS

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Established in 2012, the New York Statewide Health Center Controlled Network (NYS-HCCN) is one of forty-nine HRSA funded networks that work together to strengthen and leverage health information technology (HIT).

Benefits & Eligibility

AmeriCorps Members

CHCANYS Public Health AmeriCorps is a partnership and collaboration between CHCANYS, the New York State Commission on National and Community Service, AmeriCorps, and the CDC.

Resources on workforce & human resources

Various online resources compiled to provide health centers with valuable information and training and technical assistance on workforce, human resources, and National Health Services Corps Programs and other health workforce related resources.

HRSA has awarded nearly $350 Million to 1,471 health centers across the nation to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates among their patients and communities. The funds were from HRSA’s new initiative to support health centers to “expand outreach and education, community engagement, and coordinated events to increase COVID-19 vaccinations through mobile, drive-up, walk-up, or community-based vaccination events, including working with community- and faith-based organizations.”