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The QI Chat Room podcast brings together health centers, county and federal agencies, and more to the table to talk all things QI.

Episode 51 Adolescent Depression Screening & Follow-Up
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Episode 51 Adolescent Depression Screening & Follow-Up

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Aug. 19, 2026

Episode 51 Adolescent Depression Screening & Follow-Up

In this episode, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center shares practical strategies that have helped sustain strong performance in Adolescent Depression Screening and Follow-Up. The conversation explores screening workflows, EHR optimization, behavioral health integration, and other approaches that support effective screening and timely follow-up care. Listeners will gain insights and practical takeaways that can be adapted and tested within their own health center settings. Thank you to our fund
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April 29, 2026

Episode 50 Beyond the Clinic Walls: Partnering for Nutrition

This episode tackles a challenge many health centers face: how to truly integrate nutrition into whole‑person care. We’re joined by partners from Santa Rosa Community Health and the Center for Well‑Being, who are working together to embed nutrition services into clinical care in practical, sustainable ways that work for both patients and care teams. The conversation highlights what their model looks like in practice, how it fits into existing workflows, the outcomes they are seeing, and practica
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March 2, 2026

Episode 49: Aliados Health and Marin Community Clinics Community Health Worker (CHW) Pilot Project to Utilize the CHW Benefit under Medi-Cal

In this episode, we explore the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) within Federally Qualified Health Centers and how Marin Community Clinics partnered with Aliados Health to design and launch their CHW pilot in response to the Medi-Cal CHW Benefit limitations on FQHCs. This podcast episode was made possible by funding from UCLA/UCFS ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN). .
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Jan. 5, 2026

Episode 48 Santa Rosa Community Health: Cervical Cancer Screening HPV Self-Swab Test

In this episode, we discuss a major step forward in cervical cancer screening—HPV self-swab testing—and how Santa Rosa Community Health is using it to expand access and equity for patients who have struggled with traditional Pap smears.
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Sept. 6, 2024

Episode 47 Marin Community Clinics: Cancer Screening

In this episode, we sit down with Marin Community Clinic's (MCC)quality improvement team and discuss their success in increasing breast and colorectal cancer screening rates. Join us to learn more about MCC's strategic interventions to achieve top performance in breast and colorectal cancer screenings
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April 12, 2024

Episode 46: Geriatrics Workforce

In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Josette Rivera, a distinguished professor of Medicine and a clinician educator at the renowned UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Kathryn Stambaugh, MPH,MBA, Geriatric Services Director from LifeLong Medical Care also joins us to share their journey on becoming an IHI Level 1 recognized Age Friendly Health System. Join us as we discuss Aliados Health’s collaboration with UCSF and explore training opportunities for the 4Ms within the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement