Primary care training and enhancement -- residency training in street medicine - the oakland integrated healthcare network, operating as honor community health (HCH), is a 501(C)(3) federally…

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network, operating as Honor Community Health, $1,000,000 on July 1, 2026, under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement program (CFDA 93.884).

The award funds establishment of a street medicine rotation within Honor Community Health's 6-6-6 family medicine residency program. Resident physicians will deliver integrated mobile medical, dental, and mental health services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Pontiac and Oakland County, Michigan. The rotation incorporates PRAPARE and Adverse Childhood Experience screenings and provides wraparound social services including housing and food assistance. The program aims to equip resident providers with skills to deliver holistic, trauma-informed care while reducing emergency department visits and improving health outcomes for homeless populations, including the 37 percent of Oakland County's homeless population who are children.

Honor Community Health, a 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center, has treated over 1,600 unhoused patients annually and operates the largest FQHC network in Oakland County across 20 locations including eight community health centers, ten school-based health centers, and dental facilities.

The period of performance extends from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031. Place of performance is Pontiac, Michigan.

Primary care training and enhancement -- residency training in street medicine - the oakland integrated healthcare network, operating as honor community health (HCH), is a 501(C)(3) federally qualified health center that aims to establish a street medicine rotation within its 6-6-6 family medicine residency program. This initiative will address the pressing healthcare needs of the unhoused population in pontiac and the broader oakland county region. The residency program seeks to provide residents with a street medicine experience, delivering high-quality medical, dental and mental health services to individuals experiencing homelessness. Oakland county has a high prevalence of uninsured and low-income individuals, and recent statistics show that children represent 37% of the local homeless population, underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive solutions. Resident physicians will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to offer integrated mobile medical, dental, and mental health services within the community, incorporating prapare and adverse childhood experience (ACES) screenings and providing wraparound social services, which includes housing and food assistance. This rotation aims to equip providers with skills to deliver holistic care ultimately reducing emergency department visits and improving health outcomes for the most vulnerable. HCH is dedicated to serving individuals experiencing homelessness, having treated over 1,600 unhoused patients last year. The demand for services highlights the need for expanding mobile care initiatives and resident training in street medicine. Through this program, HCH aims to cultivate a compassionate, community-oriented healthcare approach, ensuring high-quality, respectful, and trauma-informed care for children and individuals experiencing homelessness.