This federal Project Grant award, in the amount of $482,805.95, was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The award will fund a four-year project undertaken by Jewish Family Service of Dallas, Inc. (JFS) to provide community-led support services and connections to healthcare for Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino populations in the Dallas, Texas area. The...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137), provides $599,887 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to implement the Delta Maternal Outreach and Transformational Health Education Resource (Delta Mother) project. The Delta Mother project aims to create community-level health initiatives that reduce maternal and infant...
The Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has been awarded a $2.6 million, 4-year Project Grant under the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program (CFDA 93.928) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The grant, effective September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will be used to enhance the retention and re-engagement of individuals living with HIV in Dallas County, with a focus on priority populations including African American and...
The Delta Health Center, Inc. was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The goal of the 4-year Delta Region Maternal Care Coordination (MCC) project is to significantly decrease rates of late entry into prenatal care, low birthweight, and preterm birth in the Mississippi Delta region,...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) will support the Dallas County Medical Center (DCMC) in implementing an integrated electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) system. The key objectives are to maximize operational revenue, increase patient visits, improve...
This federal Project Grant award under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) was provided by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to advance health equity for childbearing women of lower incomes and rural women enrolled in Medicaid. The $479,980 award, effective July 1, 2024, will fund a 2-year project to: Examine geographic differences in immediate postpartum visits and diabetes screening among women with gestational diabetes enrolled in state Medicaid...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), awarded a $899,978 Project Grant to West Central Alabama AHEC (WCAAHEC) to implement the ALARISE (Resources Information Support and Empowerment) maternal care coordination program. The key objectives of the ALARISE program are to: 1)...
The Department of Health Care Finance (DHCF) in the District of Columbia was awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model (CFDA 93.869). The 10-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2034, aims to implement comprehensive maternal health care delivery and payment system reforms to improve outcomes, particularly for women of color and those in underserved areas. The funding...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) provides $800,000 over a 3-year period from September 2024 to September 2027. The funding will support a partnership between the National Healthy Start Association (NHSA) and the National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) to expand policy change resources and build policy change capacity in six local Healthy Start communities. Key...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $4,309,296 Cooperative Agreement titled "Equity in Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement" (CFDA 93.865 - Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research) to the University of Pittsburgh. The 6-year award, effective June 26, 2024, supports a multi-level research program focused on advancing maternal and reproductive health equity for Black communities in...
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES - ADDRESS: 2377 N STEMMONS FREEWAY, DALLAS, TX 75207 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: KATY WOMBLE CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 214-505-9508 EMAIL ADDRESS: KATY.WOMBLE@DALLASCOUNTY.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: DCHHS | HOME (DALLASCOUNTY.ORG) LIST OF GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: DCHHS IS REQUESTING $1,100,000 IN GRANT FUNDS IN THIS APPLICATION, INCLUDING $760,810 IN SALARIES AND BENEFITS, $50,000 IN MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR STAFF FUNDED UNDER THIS GRANT, $115,000 IN TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, $100,000 FOR INCENTIVES (CAR SEATS AND DIAPERS) FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, $49,190 FOR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND $25,000 FOR THE COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM COORDINATOR. PROJECT SUMMARY: BLACK MOTHERS IN DALLAS COUNTY HAVE NOTABLY HIGHER RATES OF MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY, LOW INFANT BIRTH WEIGHT, AND OTHER PREGNANCY RELATED COMPLICATIONS. DCHHS AIMS TO ADDRESS THE DISPARITY THROUGH TARGETED INTERVENTIONS IN THE THREE (3) ZIP CODES IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT HAVE THE HIGHEST RATES OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: 75149, 75150, AND 75217. FROM 2019 TO 2022, THERE WERE 9,260 BIRTHS WITH 21% (1,965) OF THEM ATTRIBUTED TO BLACK MOTHERS. THE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT FOR BLACK MOTHERS IN THESE ZIP CODES IS ALARMINGLY HIGH --17.08% IN 75149, 16.12% IN 75150, AND 16.76% IN 75217. THESE LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT RATES ARE MUCH HIGHER THAN OTHER RACES AND ETHNICITIES IN THE SAME AREA; FOR EXAMPLE, 75150 HAS A LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT RATE OF 6.92% FOR WHITE WOMEN AND 6.52% FOR HISPANIC WOMEN COMPARED TO THE 16.12% FOR BLACK WOMEN. DCHHS WILL USE THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE THREE (3) COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW), THREE (3) LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSES (LVN), ONE (1) HEALTH EDUCATOR, AND ONE (1) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALIST (BHS) TO HELP EXECUTE GRANT ACTIVITIES. THE CHW AND LVNS WILL CONDUCT HOME VISITS TO NEW MOTHERS LIVING WITHIN THE TARGET ZIP CODES. THESE VISITS WILL CONSIST OF A GENERAL CHECK-UP AND EDUCATION BY THE LVN FOLLOWED BY ANY RECOMMENDATIONS AND REFERRALS. THE CHWS WILL BE ABLE TO ASSIST NEW MOTHERS WITH ENROLLMENT IN SNAP, WIC, MEDICARE, AND REFERRALS TO NEEDED WRAP AROUND SERVICES, SUCH AS HOUSING, FOOD, AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, AND PARENTAL SUPPORT GROUPS. DCHHS WILL ALSO HIRE A BHS WHO CAN CONDUCT A MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING ASSESSMENT AND MAKE REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THESE VISITS ARE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL STAGES IN MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH, WITH THE FIRST SCHEDULED BETWEEN 24-28 WEEKS OF PREGNANCY, FOLLOWED BY SUBSEQUENT VISITS AT 32-34 WEEKS, 38-40 WEEKS, 1-3 WEEKS POSTPARTUM, 3 MONTHS POSTPARTUM, AND THE FINAL VISIT AT 6 MONTHS POSTPARTUM. FOR REFERRALS INTO THE PROGRAM, DCHHS WILL PARTNER WITH METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER, PARKLAND HOSPITAL SYSTEM, LOS BARRIOS, HEALING HANDS MINISTRY, JUBILEE AND OTHERS WHO HAVE AN ESTABLISHED FOOTING WITHIN THE THREE ZIP CODES WE ARE TARGETING. DCHHS WILL ALSO PROVIDE IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL GROUP-BASED PARENTING EDUCATION IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. THE CURRICULUM THAT WILL BE OFFERED WILL MIRROR THAT OF THE CENTERING PREGNANCY MODEL, WHICH CONSISTS OF HEALTH EDUCATOR-LED GROUP MEETINGS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS ALL ASPECTS OF WELLNESS DURING PREGNANCY, NOT JUST THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH. TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE DEALING WITH PREGNANCY SIDE EFFECTS AND DISCOMFORTS, PREPARING FOR GIVING BIRTH, EATING WELL, SAFE SLEEP, EXERCISING FOR PREGNANCY, STRESS MANAGEMENT, BREASTFEEDING, AND POSTPARTUM CONTRACEPTION. LACK OF TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THE PRIMARY BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MATERNAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN DALLAS COUNTY. DCHHS WILL ADDRESS THIS BARRIER BY CONTRACTING WITH A TRANSPORTATION VENDOR THAT WILL PROVIDE RIDES TO AND FROM APPOINTMENTS FOR EXPECTING AND NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. FINALLY, DCHHS WILL ALSO CONVENE A COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM DEDICATED TO INCREASING MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND DECREASING LOW INFANT BIRTH WEIGHT RATES IN DALLAS COUNTY.