The federal Project Grant award of $180,791.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Healthy Start Initiative (CFDA 93.926) program. The grant was awarded to the Michigan Public Health Institute (MPHI), a non-profit organization based in Okemos, Michigan, with a performance period from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2030. The Healthy Start Initiative aims to improve maternal and infant health outcomes and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant...
The Lawrence County (IL) Health Department (LCHD) was awarded a $1,575,000 Project Grant over 5 years under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will enable LCHD to deliver high-quality substance use treatment, recovery, and other needed services to at-risk pregnant and postpartum women and their children within a...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health awarded a $593,882.50 Project Grant to the Western Reserve Land Conservancy (WRLC) under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The grant project, titled "Restoring Health Equity and Resilience to Cleveland through Vacant Land Improvements," aims to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities in Cleveland, Ohio through...
This $800,000 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) under the Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs (CFDA 93.110) will fund 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. The project aims to empower families...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $595,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) under CFDA 93.946, the "Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs." The award period runs from September 30, 2024 to November 15, 2024. The Cooperative Agreement supports ODH's "ERASE MM Project" to conduct comprehensive reviews of pregnancy-related deaths, collect and analyze maternal...
The Erie County Health Department and Erie County Community Health Center were awarded a $1,100,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The funding will be used to expand access to behavioral health services, including substance use, opioid use, and co-occurring mental health disorder treatment, for vulnerable populations in the tri-county service area of Erie, Huron, and Ottawa...
This Project Grant award of $1,582,160.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.110 - Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs), supports the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Services in implementing the State Maternal Health Innovation Program. The award, effective from February 12, 2025 to September 29, 2028, aims to enhance maternal and child healthcare services, conduct research, provide training, and develop innovative approaches to...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $595,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Ohio Department of Children and Youth Services under the "Cooperative Agreements to Support State-Based Safe Motherhood and Infant Health Initiative Programs" (CFDA 93.946). The grant supports public health surveillance, research, and quality improvement initiatives to identify, characterize, and prevent pregnancy-related deaths, address...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, awarded a $584,692 Project Grant under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137) to Illuminate Colorado Inc., a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. The grant aims to enhance implementation of the Family Connects model to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in Colorado, with a focus on increasing access and utilization of the program among underrepresented...
The federal Cooperative Agreement award U54HD113030, titled "Equity in Maternal and Birthing Outcomes and Reproductive Health through Community Engagement", is funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $4,309,296 award supports a multi-level research project aimed at advancing maternal and reproductive health equity for Black individuals in Allegheny...
HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES - SAM MELUCH, MPH, MSSA, LSW: PROJECT MANAGER 9880 MURRAY RIDGE RD. ELYRIA, OH 44035 440-322-6367 SMELUCH@LORAINCOUNTYHEALTH.COM WWW.LORAINCOUNTYHEALTH.COM LORAIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH (LCPH), A COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN NORTHEAST OHIO, SERVES APPROXIMATELY 316,000 RESIDENTS OF LORAIN COUNTY. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED HEALTHY START PROJECT IS TO CONTINUE BUILDING ON THE MOMENTUM THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN RECENT YEARS TO COMBAT THE COUNTY'S RISING INFANT MORTALITY RATES. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, LORAIN COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH (LCPH) HAS RECEIVED START-UP FUNDING TO BUILD UP AND BETTER COORDINATE SYSTEMS THAT ADDRESS INFANT MORTALITY THROUGH UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM APPROACHES. THIS FUNDING HAS ENABLED LCPH TO GAIN A DATA DRIVEN UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE RESOURCES NEED TO BE INVESTED TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CURRENT SYSTEMS. LCPH IS SEEKING A TOTAL OF $4,965,059.53 OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE YEARS.SIX ZIP CODES WITHIN LORAIN COUNTY WILL BE CONSIDERED AS THE TARGET POPULATION: 44035, 44055, 44052, 44054, 44053, AND 44074. BETWEEN 2019-2021, WOMEN ON MEDICAID IN THESE ZIP CODES EXPERIENCED AN INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 9.4 AND A PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE OF 12.1. OUR APPROACH WILL ENHANCE ALREADY EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS AND NETWORKS CURRENTLY FOCUSING ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH THROUGH STRATEGIC COORDINATION OF RESOURCES, AS WELL AS CENTER AROUND THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM, BRINGING TOGETHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WILL FACILITATE A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO THE COMPLEX CHALLENGES SURROUNDING INFANT MORTALITY, ENSURING A COORDINATED AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF SERVICES. THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT OF DIRECT AND ENABLING SERVICES, LCPH AND ITS PARTNERS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UP THE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER AND DOULA WORKFORCE, IN ADDITION TO CONCENTRATING EFFORTS WITH CLINICAL PARTNERS. A SPECIAL EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IN ADDITION, LCPH WILL MOBILIZE A COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM AROUND A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTING BIRTH OUTCOMES. THE WORK OF THE CONSORTIUM WILL BE DIRECTLY FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED IN AN EFFORT TO DEMONSTRATE A TRUE COMMITMENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IDEAS. BY COMBINING DIRECT SERVICES WITH ENABLING INTERVENTIONS AND FOSTERING COLLABORATION THROUGH A COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM, THIS INITIATIVE AIMS TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE, SUSTAINABLE, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO REDUCE INFANT MORTALITY RATES IN LORAIN COUNTY. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY BE MEASURED BY STATISTICAL IMPROVEMENTS BUT BY THE STRENGTHENED BONDS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND THE LASTING IMPACT ON THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COUNTY.