ASTHO and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) hosted a webinar on the Role of HRSA in Supporting the State Public Health Safety Net.

Topics included an overview of HRSA’s role in supporting state and territorial public health agencies; how state and local public health departments can collaborate with community health centers; and how state/local public health departments can become public entities.

You can access the recorded webinar at http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=9k92fl

This webinar occurred on May 19, 2011. Presenters included:

• Marcia K. Brand, PhD, Deputy Administrator, HRSA
• Jim Macrae, Associate Administrator, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
• Tonya Bowers, Director, Office of Policy and Program Development, Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
• Mary C. Selecky, Washington State Secretary of Health