This federal Project Grant award of $533,333.34 from the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health supports the "Salud en Accion (Health in Action)" initiative led by the Arizona Community Health Workers Association, Inc. (Azchow). The initiative will partner with Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Cochise County Health and Social Services, and the University of Arizona...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) program (CFDA 93.323) provides $1,050,000 in funding to the University of Arizona to conduct community-based participatory research. The goal is to enhance vaccine uptake across the lifespan through innovative points of access and altering norms in border and rural regions. The University of Arizona has sub-awarded...
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) was awarded a $2,429,428 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Tribal Public Health Capacity Building and Quality Improvement Umbrella Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 93.772) program. The funding will be used to enhance SCDPH's capacity to effectively detect, respond, prevent, and control known and emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases in South Carolina. Key strategies include: 1)...
This $1,999,984.00 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Assistance Programs for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CFDA 93.945), supports the Arizona Prevention Research Center (PRC CORE) at the University of Arizona. The project aims to conduct research, interventions, and public health initiatives focused on preventing and controlling chronic diseases in Arizona. Key activities include epidemiological studies, implementation of...
This $555,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under CFDA Program 93.197 "Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Projects, State and Local Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance of Blood Lead Levels in Children" aims to build health equity capacity for non-profit leaders and their staff. The primary awardee, the American Public Health Association (APHA), will deliver training, technical assistance, and partnership...
The Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) was awarded a $6 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). The grant will support IPHI's Community Health Worker Academy initiative to develop the community health worker workforce and address health inequities in Washington D.C. and surrounding counties through September 2025....
The Young Women's Christian Association of San Antonio, Texas (YWCA San Antonio) received a three-year, $6 million project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). Through its RESET program, YWCA San Antonio will expand the public health workforce in San Antonio/Bexar County by recruiting and training 60 new community health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded a $560,813 Project Grant under the Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) federal grant program to the Pueblo Community Health Center (PCHC) in Pueblo, Colorado. The grant aims to 1) increase the number of patients receiving mental health services, and 2) increase the number of patients receiving substance use disorder (SUD) services, including treatment with medications for opioid...
The Medical Care Development Inc. (MCD) was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). The grant will support MCD's Community Health Worker Training Program to recruit, train, and enhance the skills of 255 community health workers over the three-year period from September 2022 to September 2025. At least 191...
This $6 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals will support the International Pre-Diabetes Center Inc.'s Community Health Worker Training Program. The program aims to train 225 new community health workers and health support workers, with 50% expected to engage in high-demand community healthcare career pathways by providing outreach and support to underserved communities....
PIMA COUNTY - SPRING INITIATIVE FOR AN EQUITABLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY - PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS APPLYING FOR COMPONENT A - STRATEGIES A1 AND A2. STRATEGY A1 WORKFORCE PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT (PCHD) HAS IDENTIFIED SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN ITS WORKFORCE CAPACITY AND CROSS CUTTING CAPABILITIES TO MEET CURRENT AND NEAR FUTURE SERVICE DEMAND AND DELIVER EQUITY-FOCUSED WORK. STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT'S WORKFORCE AND FOUNDATIONAL CAPACITY WILL RESULT IN WELL-EQUIPPED, PREPARED, AND SUPPORTED WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE, EQUITY-FOCUSED PROGRAMS, POLICIES AND PRACTICES THROUGH STRONG COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. ULTIMATELY, GREATER INVESTMENT IN PCHD'S WORKFORCE, DATA SYSTEMS AND CORE INFRASTRUCTURE WILL LEAD TO IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY WITHIN THE COUNTY. WITH THIS MUCH NEEDED INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE PCHD WILL IMPLEMENT THE SPRING INITIATIVE FOR AN EQUITABLE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITY FOCUSED ON: S- STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE THROUGH ENHANCED, EQUITY-FOCUSED POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO RECRUIT, HIRE, TRAIN, SUSTAIN AND GROW THE WORKFORCE P- PARTNERING TO GROW THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE PIPELINE AND EXPAND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS HEALTH PRIORITIES R- RESILIENCE-BUILDING AMONG WORKERS AND WITHIN COMMUNITIES OF FOCUS I- INVESTING IN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS, OPERATIONS, AND FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY N- DEVELOPING NEW, DATA-INFORMED, EQUITY-FOCUSED SERVICE DELIVERY AND STAFFING MODELS G- GROWING A CONFIDENT, CAPABLE, RESILIENT, AND EMPOWERED WORKFORCE THAT REFLECTS THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THE 5-YEAR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT WILL ALLOW PCHD TO DEVELOP A WORKFORCE THAT: - HAS THE NECESSARY COMPOSITION, CAPACITY, AND CAPABILITIES TO MEET SERVICE DEMANDS AND NEEDS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES - REFLECTS PIMA COUNTY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES - ENGAGES WITH THE COMMUNITIES PCHD SERVES THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS - IS CONFIDENT, CAPABLE, RESILIENT, AND EMPOWERED TO CONDUCT EQUITY-FOCUSED WORK - EXPERIENCES GREATER JOB SATISFACTION, WELL-BEING AND WORK/LIFE BALANCE AS REFLECTED IN ASSESSMENTS - IS INCENTIVIZED AND SUPPORTED TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE WORKPLACE - INCLUDES CAREER PROGRESSION PATHWAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR SELECT POSITIONS - HAS A WELL-ESTABLISHED HEALTH OUTREACH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CORPS TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH PRIORITIES AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - CULTIVATES FUTURE MEMBERS THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS AND FIELD PLACEMENTS STRATEGY A2 FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES PIMA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL STRENGTHEN ITS CORE SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND POLICIES TO DELIVER MORE EQUITABLE AND EFFECTIVE SERVICES. OUTCOMES EXPECTED INCLUDE: - IMPROVING WORKFORCE PLANNING THROUGH AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT STAFFING, TRAINING AND POLICIES TO ENSURE THE DEPARTMENT IS EFFECTIVE IN GROWING A WELL-EQUIPPED, DIVERSE WORKFORCE - BUILDING SYSTEM CAPACITY TO ENSURE INTEGRATION OF EQUITY-FOCUSED AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT - DEVELOPING RESOURCES TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S EQUITY FOCUS, INCLUDING AN EQUITY CAPABILITY FRAMEWORK TO INFORM DECISION MAKING FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT - EXPANDING CAPACITY TO SERVE MARGINALIZED, AS WELL AS REMOTE, COMMUNITIES THROUGH MOBILE OUTREACH TO DELIVER EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND PREVENTION TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY PRIORITIES - STRENGTHENING DATA AND HEALTH IT SYSTEMS CAPACITY TO MAKE DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE, EQUITY-FOCUSED, ACTIONABLE, AND INTEROPERABLE - AMPLIFYING PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT TO SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT'S ACCREDITATION STATUS - ENHANCING INTERNAL CAPACITY FOR MONITORING AND EVALUATING PERFORMANCE THE PCHD WELCOMES COLLABORATION WITH THE CDC TO COORDINATE EFFORTS AND LEVERAGE GRANT RESOURCES. THE SPRING INITIATIVE WILL PARTICIPATE FULLY IN TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND ADVANCE THIS WORK.