The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,500,000 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Project Grant (CFDA 93.527) to Packard Health, a non-profit organization in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The grant, awarded on December 1, 2024 with a performance period through November 30, 2026, will support Packard Health's efforts to provide comprehensive healthcare and social services to justice-involved individuals within 90 days of their release from...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable McLaren Oakland, a 318-bed non-profit hospital in Pontiac, Michigan, to purchase a 3D mammography system. The overarching goal is to improve access to state-of-the-art breast cancer screening and diagnostic services for the medically underserved population in Pontiac and surrounding areas. This aligns with the...
This Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program provides $1,000,000 to Wellspace Health, a non-profit healthcare organization in Sacramento, California, to increase breast cancer screening and referral for care and treatment. The two-year grant, running from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026, will focus on community outreach, patient navigation, and Medicaid enrollment to improve screening rates...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program. The grant was awarded to Neighborhood Health, a non-profit healthcare organization in Alexandria, Virginia, to increase breast and colorectal cancer screening rates among the low-income, immigrant, and uninsured populations they serve. The key products and services to be delivered under this two-year grant include: hiring a...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program to Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS), a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center located in Bremerton, Washington. The grant, titled "ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING," will be used by PCHS to expand and enhance cancer screening services for underserved and vulnerable populations across...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,475,079.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support Resources For Human Development, Inc. (RHD), a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to accelerate cancer screening and deliver comprehensive primary healthcare services to underserved and vulnerable populations. The award, with a performance period from September 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will...
The Bureau of Primary Health Care, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant to the Denver Health and Hospital Authority, doing business as Denver Health, to support the "ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING" initiative. This grant, funded under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program, aims to expand and enhance comprehensive, culturally competent, and high-quality primary healthcare services for underserved and vulnerable...
This Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 - Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) aims to develop and evaluate an intervention to improve cervical cancer screening and follow-up rates in three diverse, underserved populations: urban inner city Blacks/Haitians (Boston), Hispanic immigrants (Florida), and Hawaiian Natives/Pacific Islanders (Hawaii). The $753,446 award will be used to adapt a successful HPV vaccination intervention for cervical cancer screening,...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health awarded a $599,959 Project Grant to Wayne State University under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The goal of this 4-year project is to reduce barriers to colorectal cancer (CRC) screening and address the opioid overdose crisis in underserved African American and Middle Eastern North African communities in Metro Detroit, Michigan. Key components include:...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000 titled "ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING" was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program. The award was granted to the Bronx Community Health Network, Inc., a non-profit community health organization in New York, to expand and enhance primary healthcare services for underserved populations in the Bronx area. Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. is partnering with...
ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING - APPLICANT NAME: PACKARD HEALTH DESCRIPTIVE TITLE OF APPLICANT'S PROJECT: ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING (HRSA-22-154) ADDRESS: 2650 CARPENTER ROAD, ANN ARBOR, MI 48108 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DR. RAY RION CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (734) 276-7691 EMAIL ADDRESS: RAY_RION@PACKARDHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://PACKARDHEALTH.ORG PACKARD HEALTH HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO SERVING THE MEDICAL NEEDS OF THE WASHTENAW COMMUNITY SINCE 1973 AND REMAINS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE PRIMARY CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES COMPLEMENTED BY A BROAD RANGE OF FULLY INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES. PACKARD HEALTH CARES FOR PATIENTS AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE, BELIEVING THAT EVERYONE DESERVES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. PACKARD HEALTH OFFERS AN ARRAY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO ITS PATIENTS INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, PRENATAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES, TELEHEALTH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES, INSURANCE ENROLLMENT ASSISTANCE AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE AND TRANSLATION SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, PACKARD HEALTH'S PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL HOMELESS SHELTER WILL PROVIDE FOR TARGETED CANCER SCREENINGS TO THE LOCAL HOMELESS COMMUNITY. PACKARD HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ROGEL CANCER CENTER (AN NCI DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER) WILL PARTNER TO ACCELERATE SCREENING AND APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP FOR BREAST, CERVICAL, AND COLORECTAL CANCER. THE PROPOSED WORK PLAN BUILDS UPON AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP IN THE "CATCH UP ON CANCER SCREENING LEARNING COLLABORATIVE" THAT ALSO INCLUDES THE MICHIGAN COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK (AN INTEGRATED CLINICAL NETWORK THAT INCLUDES NEARLY ALL FQHCS IN MICHIGAN). AS PART OF THE CATCH UP COLLABORATIVE, THIS TEAM HAS QUANTIFIED THE PANDEMIC-RELATED GAPS IN BREAST, CERVICAL, AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND ENGAGED SEVEN HEALTH CENTERS IN PLAN-DO-STUDY-ACT CYCLES TO ADDRESS THESE GAPS. PACKARD HEALTH IS A LEADER IN THI S LEARNING COLLABORATIVE AND IS ALREADY DEMONSTRATING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE RATES OF COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING. KEY PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: - DEPLOYMENT OF A COMBINED PATIENT OUTREACH TEAM (TOTAL 3 FTE) TO ADDRESS CANCER SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP CARE NEEDS - TRAINING AND SUPERVISION FOR PATIENT OUTREACH WORKERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PATIENT-CENTERED COMMUNICATION AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. THIS WILL INCLUDE O ANNUAL IN-DEPTH REAL-TIME TRAINING WITH QUARTERLY BOOSTER SESSIONS FOR FRONT-LINE OUTREACH WORKERS O ONLINE INTERACTIVE SELF-EDUCATION SUPPORTING MI SKILLS AND OUTREACH PRACTICE O TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CAPACITY BUILDING - ACCESS TO MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY SERVICES - SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS - CREATION OF AN ENHANCED CANCER CONTROL & CARE DATA DASHBOARD THAT WILL ENABLE TRACKING OF SCREENING TEST VOLUME, ABNORMAL TEST RESULTS, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE. KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND PRODUCTS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BROADER MCHN. THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPACT PATIENTS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE STATE. PACKARD HEALTH ANTICIPATES PROVIDING CANCER SCREENINGS TO ABOVE THE NCQA'S 75TH PERCENTILE WITH GRANT FUNDING ACTIVITIES.