This award funds the approved 2023-24 public health americorps program, 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 2023-24 regulatory match is 0%. Christus health will have 30 public health americorps members who will address social determinants of health by providing outreach, assisting with navigation of services, providingeducation, and offering referrals to patients to improve health outcomes in the priorities identified within the 2023-2025 community health needs assessments (chna) across the service areas of christus trinity mother frances, good shepherd, ST. Michael, santa rosa, spohn, southeast texas, ochsner ST. Patrick, ST. Francis cabrini, shreveport-bossier, ST. Vincent and system office. At the end of the first program year, the public health americorps members will be responsible for acquiring community health worker (CHW) training and state certification and utilization of a social needs community resource directory. In addition, the public health americorps community health worker (phachw) members will partner with 6 current americorps vista members who strengthen christus health's community health infrastructure by mobilizing key individuals and community partners to develop coalitions committed to improving the community's health, developing interventions to address community needs among high-risk populations as well as implementing, monitoring, and evaluating community programs. The americorps investment will be matched with $181,700; $0 in public funding and $181,700 in private funding.