THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023?24 PUBLIC HEALTH AMERICORPS PROGRAM. NO MEMBER MAY ENROLL PRIOR TO THE APPROVED START DATE OF THE MEMBER ENROLLMENT PERIOD. YOUR 2023?24 REGULATORY MATCH IS 0%. THE HEALTH FEDERATION OF PHILADELPHIA PROPOSES TO HAVE 40 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WHO WILL PROVIDE A BLEND OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING HEALTH EDUCATION, COVID-19 VACCINATION SUPPORT, DIGITAL HEALTH NAVIGATION, LINKAGES TO BASIC NEEDS, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION AND RESPONSE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: PHILADELPHIA, NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND SOUTHERN INLAND REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM YEAR, THE AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INCREASING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISEASE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION AND ACCESS TO RESOURCES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG APPROXIMATELY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. AFTER THEIR YEAR OF SERVICE, 27 AMERICORPS MEMBERS WILL PURSUE FUTURE ENGAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR.