Community Consortia Plan Kick-off Webinar
2024-09-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York)
On behalf of the Division of Healthy Start & Perinatal Services (DHSPS), the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) is hosting the Community Consortium Plan Kick-off Webinar on Wednesday, September 18 from 2-3:30 pm ET. As part of the 2024-2029 grant cycle, Healthy Start grantees must collaborate with their Community Consortium to create a community-driven action plan to address the factors and conditions beyond clinical care that contribute to disparities in perinatal outcomes. These plans should be based upon results of a community needs assessment and environmental scan that identifies and prioritizes SDOH causes of disparities in perinatal outcomes in the project area, and should describe strategic partnerships and strategies to address the “upstream factors” and unique social and structural determinants of health (SDOH) contributing to disparities in perinatal outcomes within the project area.
During this webinar, TASC and DHSPS staff will discuss the NOFO requirements for the Community Consortium plan and share available resources and support to help your program in the planning process. Consortia leaders and Project Directors are encouraged to attend this webinar. Each project may also invite up to two consortia members.

Quarterly Healthy Start Enhanced Webinar
2024-10-09 14:30 - 16:00
This is a closed group.

Quarterly Catalyst Webinar
2024-10-16 13:00 - 14:30

Networking Cafe: Community Consortium Plan
2024-10-29 15:00 - 16:00
Please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) for the Community Consortium Plan Networking Café on Tuesday, October 29 from 3-4 pm ET. This Networking Café is designed to support Healthy Start grantees as they move through the community consortium planning process. During this Networking Café, the TASC team will provide a level-setting overview of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), then grantees will have the opportunity to discuss the various elements of the community consortium plan and any challenges or successes that they have experienced so far in the planning process.

Healthy Start Evaluation Webinar 1: Engaging People with Lived Experience in the Community Consortium
2024-11-06 14:00 - 15:00
Please join the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS), in partnership with Westat, the Healthy Start evaluation contractor for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for two Healthy Start evaluation webinars.
The first webinar, Engaging People with Lived Experience in the Community Consortium, will take place on Wednesday, November 6 from 2-3 p.m. ET. The goal of this webinar is to provide a resource for grantees to describe the performance measure on engaging people with lived experience in the Community Consortium. Grantees must report this performance measure in the annual Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) progress report. Westat will present the spectrum of engagement as a strategy and share tools to plan, assess, and document progress on the meaningful engagement of people with lived experience for continuous quality improvement.

Healthy Start Evaluation Webinar 2: Engaging Community Members in Data-Related Decisions
2024-11-13 15:00 - 16:00
Please join the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS), in partnership with Westat, the Healthy Start evaluation contractor for Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for two Healthy Start evaluation webinars.
The second webinar, Engaging Community Members in Data-Related Decisions, will take place on Wednesday, November 13 from 3-4 p.m. ET. The goal of this webinar is to provide a resource for Healthy Start grantees to describe the performance measure on engaging community members in the process of data collection, analysis, and reporting. Grantees must report this performance measure in the annual Non-Competing Continuation (NCC) progress report. Westat will review approaches to support data equity and will share examples of activities in the different phases of the data life cycle to engage community members in data-related projects.

Community Consortium Plan Office Hours
2024-11-18 10:00 - 11:00
Seeking guidance and support as you develop your community consortium plan? If so, please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) on Monday, November 18 from 10-11 am ET for Community Consortium Plan Office Hours. TASC consultants Calondra Tibbs and Piia Brown will be available during this time to answer questions, provide guidance, and discuss elements of the community consortium plan.
If you need support on your community consortium plan and are unable to join the Office Hours, please feel free to submit a TA request.

Conversations with the Division
2024-11-20 14:00 - 16:30
Please join the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) for Conversations with the Division on Wednesday, November 20 from 2-4:30 p.m. EST. During this webinar, DHSPS staff will share key updates and information for Healthy Start grantees.
The Division wants to hear from you! Are there any topics that you hope to be covered at Conversations with the Division? Do you have any specific questions that you hope to have addressed at Conversations with the Division? If you have any topics or questions you’d like to mention to the Division, please send them to healthystart@nichq.org by EOD Wednesday, November 13.

Community Consortium Plan Q&A Session
2025-01-08 12:00 - 13:30
Please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center for our Community Consortium Plan Q&A Session on Wednesday, January 8 from 12-1:30 p.m. EST. During this session, grantees will hear from the TASC’s review team, who will discuss trends and tips from their review process. We will then review SDOH and the intent of Consortiums to move work upstream. Finally, grantees will have an opportunity to ask questions about their plans.

Fatherhood Talk Tuesday
2025-01-14 15:00 - 16:30
Please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center for Fatherhood Talk Tuesday on Tuesday, January 14 from 3-4:30 p.m. EST. During this session, Dr. Amina Alio will address the inclusion of fatherhood in the MCH program space, focusing on challenges and strategies of engaging dads.

Group-Based Education (GBE) Webinar Series: Part 1
2025-05-29 13:30 - 15:00
On behalf of the Division of Healthy Start & Perinatal Services (DHSPS), the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) is hosting a three-part Group Based-Education (GBE) Webinar Series to disseminate effective and innovative strategies to Healthy Start grantees. The series will feature representatives of model GBE programs as well as grantees who have successfully implemented GBE programs.

Group-Based Education (GBE) Webinar Series: Part 2
2025-06-05 13:30 - 15:00

Group-Based Education (GBE) Webinar Series: Part 3
2025-06-12 13:30 - 15:00

Understanding Community Consortia Training
2025-08-27 14:30 - 16:30
Please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) on Wednesday, August 27 from 2:30-4:30 pm ET for the Understanding Community Consortia Training.
During this training, Calondra Tibbs, CEO of Trifecta Advising and Consortium Subject Matter Expert for the TASC, will discuss how collaborative partnerships between community members, organizations, and other local stakeholders can drive meaningful change on shared community issues like increasing access to essential services and building stronger local networks. Whether you’re new to consortia work or looking to strengthen your approach, this session will provide valuable insights and practical guidance. To register for the Understanding Community Consortia Training, please visit the Healthy Start Hub.
The Understanding Community Consortia Training will be a prerequisite for the upcoming Advancing Community Consortia Community of Practice (CoP). As a reminder, participation in the Advancing Community Consortia CoP is a mandatory requirement for all Healthy Start projects. The Healthy Start TASC will run multiple cohorts of the CoP to ensure that all projects have a chance to participate. To learn more about the Advancing Community Consortia CoP and register to participate, please click here.

Strengthening Participation and Retention in Group-based Education
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00
Please join the Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) on Wednesday, September 17 from 11:00 am – 12 pm ET for the Strengthening Participation and Retention in Group-based Education.
Dr. Ebony Carter from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and community collaborator Cheron Phillips will discuss the foundational work their team has done around group-based care. The session will surface the building blocks of what makes a group effective, including facilitation, participant engagement, retention, and creating value in the first session, while also sharing early findings on recruitment and participant experiences.
Presenters will highlight lessons that Healthy Start sites can use to implement and sustain group-based education, including approaches that strengthen peer support, encourage active participation, and align community partnerships with care delivery systems. This session is designed to provide practical insights that grantees can apply directly to their own group-based efforts.

2025 Annual Healthy Start All-Grantee Meeting
2025-09-24 07:30 - 2025-09-27 12:00
Access the agenda here.

Conversations with the Division
2026-01-27 14:00 - 15:30, 2026-04-29 13:00 - 15:00
During this webinar, the Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services (DHSPS) leadership team and Project Officers will share key updates and information for Healthy Start grantees.

MATCHS Mentoring Program Informational Webinar
2026-01-29 14:30 - 15:30
The Healthy Start TA & Support Center (TASC) is excited to launch the Mentoring Assistance and Technical Coaching for Healthy Start (MATCHS) Mentoring Program. The MATCHS Mentoring Program leverages and optimizes the experiences, strengths, skills, and expertise of experienced Healthy Start (HS) grantees (i.e., mentors) to engage less-experienced peers (i.e., mentees) in a meaningful learning exchange, aimed to strengthen organizational leadership and program performance.
Can’t join live? No problem! The webinar will be recorded and posted to the TASC’s website.

Love4Dads Summit
2026-02-02 - 2026-02-04
Hosted by 4Kira4Dads and 4Kira4Moms & sponsored by Healthy Start TASC, this summit will bring together national leaders, fatherhood practitioners, and fathers to share strategies, best practices, and advance fatherhood engagement in maternal health.

Inside the Georgia Healthy Start Collaborative: Leveraging Healthy Start Partnerships as a Sustainability Strategy
2026-02-12 13:30 - 14:45
This webinar will feature members of the Georgia Healthy Start Collaborative, a statewide model advancing coordination and partnership across multiple Healthy Start sites. Learn how the Collaborative was formed, how it operates in practice, and what participating sites have learned through working together to strengthen impact and long-term sustainability. The session will also highlight practical strategies and lessons learned that other states and Healthy Start programs can apply to support cross-site collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action.

CAREWare Training: Tools for NCC Reporting
2026-02-25 14:00 - 15:30
CAREWare users are invited to a training on NCC reporting. We have developed tools to help you generate the data needed for the following reports:

Benchmark Performance Measures
Direct Services
Enabling Services

#HealthyStart: Strategies for Connecting with your Community
2026-03-26 13:00 - 14:30
During this session, attendees will learn the importance of showcasing your site on social media in the digital age, strategies for creating engaging social media content, how to harness online engagement for in-person recruitment and retention, and the role of data and evaluation in planning future content. Following the webinar, the TASC will host office hours for any 1:1 questions that arise.

Continuing the Conversation: Lessons from the Love4Dads Summit
2026-05-07 15:30 - 16:30
Join Healthy Start TASC and 4Kira4Dads for Continuing the Conversation: Lessons from the Love4Dads Summit, a webinar highlighting key insights and impactful moments from the inaugural Love4Dads Summit, held in Atlanta this past February.
The Love4Dads Summit, hosted by 4Kira4Dads and 4KiraForMoms, was a fatherhood-centered event focused on engaging Fatherhood Practitioners from Healthy Start sites, along with fathers from their local communities. The Summit was designed to strengthen leadership and capacity, support family-centered health outcomes, and create a space for community-building. It also emphasized strategies and practical approaches to advancing fatherhood engagement in maternal health.
This 60-minute webinar will recap the Summit, highlighting key takeaways, major content themes, and the development process behind the event. Participants will also learn about ways to stay engaged and involved in future fatherhood programming.

Maternal Mental Health Webinar Series
2026-07-01 14:00 - 15:00
Join TASC for the upcoming Maternal Mental Health webinar series, designed to equip Healthy Start staff with the knowledge, resources, and practical strategies needed to support maternal mental health before and after birth.
Over the course of three webinars, participants will gain a foundational understanding of common perinatal mental health conditions and their impact on maternal and infant health outcomes, learn about national resources, and explore the current landscape of maternal mental health policy. The series will also highlight promising practices from Healthy Start grantees, featuring real-world examples of programming that addresses perinatal mood disorders and supports families throughout the perinatal period. By the end of the series, participants will be better prepared to identify needs, connect participants to resources, and strengthen maternal mental health support within their communities.

Maternal Mental Health Webinar Series
2026-08-19 14:00 - 15:00
Join TASC for the next part of the Maternal Mental Health Webinar Series which will focus on maternal mental health support in action at Healthy Start programs and paternal mental health.

2026 Annual Healthy Start All-Grantee Meeting
2026-09-14 - 2026-09-16
