Understanding and Addressing the Childhood Chronic Disease Crisis: How PCAs and HCCNs Drive Innovation and Scale Best Practices

Posted on: April 8, 2026 | Last Updated: April 8, 2026 | Chronic Disease, Adolescent Health

This session explores how Primary Care Associations (PCAs) and Health Center Controlled Networks (HCCNs) work together to address childhood chronic diseases at scale, with PCAs providing workforce training, technical assistance, and policy alignment while HCCNs deliver data analytics, interoperability support, and rapid-cycle quality improvement. Participants will learn practical regional collaboration strategies for leveraging these complementary resources to improve outcomes for children with chronic conditions and sustain innovations across community health settings.