This award funds the approved 2022?23 public health americorps programs, as listed on the approved program and funding summary charts

No member may enroll prior to the approved start date of the member enrollment period. Your 2022?23 regulatory match is 0%. The office of civic & community engagement (occe) at wake forest university proposes to have 15 americorps members who will conduct health outreach & education, provide patient navigation services, and build capacity for free health clinics in forsyth county, north carolina. At the end of the first program year, the americorps members will be responsible for improving health knowledge and access to medical care for low-income individuals and families. In addition, the americorps members will leverage 300 volunteers who will be engaged in providing medical services and health education. After their year of service, at least 13 americorps members will pursue future engagement in the public health sector. The pamlico rose institute for sustainable communities proposes to recruit 12 americorps members who will implement a comprehensive garden to table program called the public health corps. The program will provide nutrition education and distribution of healthy vegetables to approximately 120 clients and volunteers. Host sites with community gardens include the boys and girls club and center for the blind in washington, NC and the VA clinic in greenville, NC. At the end of the first program year, the americorps members will be responsible for a positive increase in nutrition knowledge and attitude about healthy food choices in clients and volunteers at garden sites. In addition, the americorps members will leverage 30 volunteers who will be engaged in building and maintaining the community gardens. After their year of service, 40% of americorps members will pursue future engagement in the public health sector. Appalachian state university proposes to have 15 (11 full-time; 4 quarter-time) americorps members who will be (1) leading the dissemination and implementation of psychological first aid intervention; (2) recruiting and retaining medical reserve corps members to implement and sustain the rapidpfa interventions in western north carolina; and (3) delivering pre and post emergency/trauma rapid-PFA interventions to organizations including local health departments. At the end of the first program year, the americorps members will be responsible for (1) the number of organizations that increased their effectiveness, efficiency, and/or program scale and reach in delivery and implementation of rapid-PFA (measured through pre-post assessments); (2) number of individuals with increased rapid-PFA knowledge (measured through pre-post assessments); (3) number of individuals reporting a change in behavior or intent to change behavior to improve their health using rapid-PFA (measured through pre-post assessments or individual interviews). In addition, the americorps members will leverage eager students, faculty, staff, and community members by establishing a medical reserve corp and recruiting these volunteers who will be engaged in delivering and implementing rapid-PFA to support preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts in public health. After their year of service, 15(11 full-time; 4 quarter-time) americorps members will pursue future engagement in the public health sector.