Project Grant T2946705

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - THE LATINO ALZHEIMER'S AND MEMORY DISORDERS ALLIANCE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY COLLEGE OF CHICAGO, ALIVIO MEDICAL CENTER, ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE LATINO CAUCUS FOUNDATION, OFFICE OF ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ, AND SINAI HEALTH SYSTEMS, WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHWS TRAINED TO SERVE UNDERSERVED AREAS IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BY: OBJ. 1.1: ESTABLISH EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUMS AND RECRUIT, TRAIN AND ENABLE NEW CHWS TO ACQUIRE CORE COMPETENCIES FOR CHWS AND PUBLIC HEALTH CERTIFICATIONS THAT FOLLOW STATE, LOCAL, OR ENTITY GUIDELINES AND SUPPORT ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES BY THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE PROJECT. SUB-OBJECTIVE (SO) 1.1.1: ENHANCE 1 EXISTING CHW TRAINEE CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED CORE COMPETENCIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND DIGITAL LITERACY BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE PROJECT. SO 1.1.2: TRAIN 165 NEW CHW TRAINEES USING ENHANCED CHW CURRICULUM BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 1.2: REDUCE BARRIERS TO CHW PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION BY PROVIDING ELIGIBLE TRAINEES WITH PARTICIPANT SUPPORT BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 1.2.1: REDUCE BARRIERS TO CHW PROGRAM ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION BY PROVIDING 100% OF NEW CHW TRAINEES WITH SUPPORT BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 2.1: DEVELOP OR ENHANCE TRAINEE CURRICULUM AROUND EVIDENCE-BASED CORE COMPETENCIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 2.1.1: DEVELOP 1 CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING FOR EXISTING CHWS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 2.2: PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO 44 CURRENT CHWS TO INCLUDE THE CORE COMPETENCIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 3.1: IMPLEMENT HANDS-ON CHW INTEGRATED TRAINING TO AT LEAST 75% OF NEW CHW TRAINEES THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE FIELD PLACEMENTS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 3.2: PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES AND ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR STATE/LOCAL REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGR AMS TO AT LEAST 25% OF THE 75% OF THE NEW CHW TRAINEES BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 3.2.1: IMPLEMENT 1 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM THAT MUST BE REGISTERED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OR A STATE/LOCAL ORGANIZATION BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 3.3: IMPLEMENT 1 CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS TRAINING THAT WILL PREPARE TRAINEES TO LEARN SKILLS AND EXPERTISE FROM COLLABORATING PARTNER PROGRAMS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 3.4: PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST TRAINEES NOT ENROLLED IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN OBTAINING EMPLOYMENT BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 3.4.1: IMPLEMENT 6 RESUME WORKSHOPS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 3.4.2: CONDUCT 6 MOCK INTERVIEW WORKSHOPS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 3.5: IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT WORK ENVIRONMENT PRACTICES THAT ENSURE THE RESILIENCY, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF TRAINEES, PRACTICING CHWS, AND HEALTH SUPPORT WORKERS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 3.5.1: SHARE PROVEN STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT CHW WORK ENVIRONMENT PRACTICES AT 4 COMMUNITY MEETINGS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 4.1: ADDRESS CRITICAL GAPS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT CAN BE FILLED BY CHWS IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY BURDENED BY COVID-19, HEALTH INEQUITIES, LIMITED ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY, AND THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. OBJ. 4.2: INCREASE THE DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF THE CHW WORKFORCE BY RECRUITING, TRAINING, OR EMPLOYING, AS APPLICABLE, INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL SERVE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES AS INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF INTEGRATED CARE TEAMS BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. SO 4.2.1: RECRUIT 165 NEW CHW TRAINEES FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN NEW CHW TRAINING BY THE END OF THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT WILL ADDRESS HRSA'S HEALTH EQUITY PRIORITY LINKAGE. LAMDA REQUESTS FUNDING PREFERENCE PRIORITY AS AN ENTITY THAT SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, AND GRADUATES LARGE PROPORTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE IN UNDERSERV