Project Grant T2946707

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - - ADDRESS: 2142 B WASHTENAW AVE, YPSILANTI, MI 48197 - PROJECT DIRECTOR: COLLEEN REINERT - PHONE: 956-373-9353 - FAX: 956-447-7908 - EMAIL: CREINERT@MHPSALUD.ORG - WEBSITE: MHPSALUD.ORG - TOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $2,960,162.04 - FUNDING PREFERENCE: MHP SALUD REQUESTS A FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 1) MHP SALUD SERVES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS; 2) MHP SALUD COMPLETES TRAINING FOR LARGE PROPORTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVE IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. - PROJECT OVERVIEW: MHP SALUD WILL PROVIDE TRAINING TO NEW AND EXISTING COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) THROUGHOUT FLORIDA WITH THE GOAL OF STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRAINED AND CERTIFIED CHWS AND EXPANDING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF CURRENT CHWS. TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED USING MHP SALUD'S LEAD (LISTEN, EMPOWER, ADVANCE, DELIVER) CURRICULUM, WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA CERTIFICATION BOARD FOR CHW CERTIFICATION. FOLLOWING TRAINING, NEW CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WILL GAIN EXPERIENCE IN THE CHW FIELD BY EITHER A) PARTICIPATING IN FIELD EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS WITH LOCAL FLORIDA ORGANIZATIONS, OR B) BEING REFERRED TO A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAP). EXISTING CHWS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS) TO MAINTAIN CHW CERTIFICATION OR UPSKILL THROUGH MHP SALUD'S CHW SUPERVISOR TRAINING. ALL CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROGRAM WILL RECEIVED INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT AS A CHW IN AN UNDERSERVED FLORIDA COMMUNITY. - OBJECTIVES: O OBJECTIVE 1: MHP SALUD WILL TRAIN 200 CHWS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD (Y1: 60, Y2: 70, Y3: 70). ?OBJECTIVE 1A: OF THE CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROJECT, AT LEAST 150 WILL BE NEW CHWS (Y1: 45, Y2: 53, Y3: 52). ?OBJECTIVE 1B: 75% OF NEW CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROJECT WILL PARTICIPATE IN A FIELD EXPERIENCE PLACEMENT OR BE REFERRED TO A RAP. O OBJECTIVE 2: MHP SALUD WILL EXPAND ITS CHW LEAD CURRICULUM TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL MODULES ON CHW AND PUBLIC HEALTH CORE COMPETENCIES AS WELL AS SPECIFIC HEALTH TOPICS. O OBJECTIVE 3: 90% OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN MHP SALUD'S CHW TRAINING PROGRAM WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WITH A PASSING SCORE. O OBJECTIVE 4: 75% OF CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROJECT WILL OBTAIN FLORIDA CHW CERTIFICATION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF COMPLETING TRAINING AND FIELD PLACEMENT. O OBJECTIVE 5: 90% OF EXISTING CHWS SEEKING CEUS THROUGH THE PROJECT WILL COMPLETE THE TRAINING WITH A PASSING SCORE. O OBJECTIVE 6: 90% OF CHWS PARTICIPATING IN MHP SALUD'S CHW SUPERVISOR TRAINING WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WITH A PASSING SCORE. ?OBJECTIVE 6A: 80% OF CHWS THAT COMPLETE MHP SALUD'S CHW SUPERVISOR TRAINING WILL REPORT AN INCREASE IN THEIR CONFIDENCE TO PERFORM MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. O OBJECTIVE 7: 60% OF NEW CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROJECT WILL BECOME EMPLOYED AS CHWS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF COMPLETING THE PROGRAM. O OBJECTIVE 8: MHP SALUD WILL EXPLORE BEST PRACTICES AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RAP FOR CHWS IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA DURING YEAR 1 OF THE PROJECT AND WILL REPORT ON POSSIBILITIES AND CHALLENGES OF SUPPORTING THIS MODEL FOR CHWS. - HHS/HRSA PRIORITY: COVID-19, HEALTH EQUITY - HOW THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED: MHP SALUD'S TEAM WILL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: O MARKETING AND OUTREACH TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS; O EXPAND MHP SALUD'S LEAD CURRICULUM AS STATED IN OBJECTIVE 2; O TRAIN CHWS WITH THE GOAL OF CERTIFICATION, CEUS, UPSKILLING, AND EMPLOYMENT IN UNDERSERVED FLORIDA COMMUNITIES; O PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO TRAINEES TO ENSURE THEY ARE ABLE TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND FIELD EXPERIENCE PLACEMENTS OR APPRENTICESHIPS; O DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FLORIDA ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL SERVE AS EXPERIENTIAL TRAINING SITES FOR CHWS TRAINED THROUGH THE PROJECT; O CONDUCT FOLLOW UP AND DATA COLLECTION