Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - NEW YORK, THE ONCE EPICENTER OF HIV AND COVID-19 PANDEMICS, CONTINUES TO RECORD HIGH CASE RATES OF HIV COMPARED TO MOST STATES. IN 2019 AND 2020, HOWEVER, NEW YORK CITY EXPERIENCED 1,7772 AND 1,396 NEW HIV DIAGNOSES, A DECLINE OF 21 PERCENT. IN 2020, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEVERAL YEARS, BROOKLYN ACCOUNTED FOR THE MOST CASES OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES IN NYC AT 29.4%. COMPARED TO 2001, BROOKLYN IS DECREASING AT A SLOWER RATE THAN BRONX, MAKING BROOKLYN A PRIORITY BOROUGH FOR INCREASED FOCUSED INTERVENTIONS AND FUNDING. ACCORDING TO NYC 2019 SURVEILLANCE DATA, AMONG PEOPLE NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH HIV IN BROOKLYN, THOSE LIVING IN LOW POVERTY AREAS HAD THE SMALLEST PROPORTION LINKED TO CARE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSES. ACCESSING CARE FOR HIV TESTING AND HIV CARE WHEN DIAGNOSED IS INCREASINGLY CHALLENGING IN POORER NEIGHBORHOODS, OF WHICH BEDFORD STUYVESANT IS AN EXAMPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE BED-STUY PCHP PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE EXPANDED HIV PREVENTION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV AND PEOPLE AT RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV IN BEDFORD STUYVESANT/CROWN HEIGHTS AND EAST NEW YORK COMMUNITIES. TO ADDRESS THIS HEALTH CRISIS IN BROOKLYN, THE BED-STUY PCHP PROGRAM INTENDS TO ENGAGE 5211 PATIENTS THROUGH ROUTINE HIV TESTING AND INCREASE RAPID HIV TESTS BY 66% IN OUTREACH SETTINGS. INITIATE AND RE-ENGAGE 15 PATIENTS IN HIV TREATMENT AND REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS BY STARTING 36 PATIENTS ON PREP MEDICATION, A 66% INCREASE. THROUGH THE BED-STUY PCHP PROGRAM, INTEGRATED AND COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WILL ELEVATE THE LEVEL OF ACCESS TO SERVICES PROVIDED TO PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV, WHILE REDUCING THE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES EXPERIENCED BY THIS POPULATION.

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - REDUCING HEALTH INEQUITIES WHILE ENHANCING ACCESS TO INTEGRATED MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CARE AT BEDFORD-STUYVESANT FAMILY HEALTH CENTER THIS GRANT PROPOSAL AIMS TO TACKLE ONE OF THE MANY SIGNIFICANT HEALTH INEQUITIES IN CENTRAL BROOKLYN, A COMMUNITY DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH). WE PLAN TO EXPAND MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) AND MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) TREATMENT. BY FOCUSING ON HEALTH INEQUITIES EXACERBATED BY SDOH, WHICH PROFOUNDLY IMPACT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD, WE SEEK TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN CARE ACCESSIBILITY. DESPITE GROWING AWARENESS AND EFFORTS TO DESTIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, COMPREHENSIVE CARE REMAINS LIMITED, ESPECIALLY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OUR PROPOSAL AIMS TO BRIDGE THIS GAP BY INCREASING THE APPROPRIATE WORKFORCE, USING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO HELP EDUCATE AND DESTIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD, AND IMPLEMENTING OTHER STRATEGIC INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS SDOH INCREASING PATIENT ACCESS, AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AS WELL AS IMPROVING THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. THROUGH A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH AND USING THE LENS OF HEALTH INEQUITIES THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE CAPACITY OF BSFHC TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. OUR STRATEGIES INCLUDE THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, INCLUDING PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELORS. ALL INDIVIDUALS WILL NOT ONLY BE ASSESSED CLINICALLY BUT WILL RESPOND TO THE PRAPARE QUESTIONNAIRE WHICH WILL HELP ADDRESS THE SDOH IMPACTING THE INDIVIDUAL. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL EXPAND OUR FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWING DEMAND FOR THESE SERVICES, ENSURING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PATIENTS. CENTRAL TO OUR PROPOSAL IS THE INTEGRAT ION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT WITHIN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING. BY EMBEDDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN ROUTINE PRIMARY CARE VISITS, WE AIM TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE, DESTIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, AND PROMOTE EARLY INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION EFFORTS. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH WILL ENABLE US TO PROVIDE HOLISTIC, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE THAT ADDRESSES THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS. FURTHERMORE, WE WILL IMPLEMENT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, REDUCE STIGMA, ENCOURAGE HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND REDUCE HEALTH INEQUITIES. COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, WE WILL DEVELOP TARGETED CAMPAIGNS AND WORKSHOPS TO ADDRESS SDOH, AND TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AWARENESS WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION. IN EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF OUR INITIATIVES, WE WILL UTILIZE A COMBINATION OF QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MEASURES, INCLUDING PATIENT SATISFACTION SURVEYS, TREATMENT OUTCOMES DATA, AND UTILIZATION METRICS. THROUGH RIGOROUS EVALUATION, WE WILL ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR INTERVENTIONS IN INCREASING PATIENT ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, IMPROVING TREATMENT OUTCOMES, AND REDUCING DISPARITIES IN CARE. IN CONCLUSION, THIS GRANT PROPOSAL OUTLINES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE GROWING NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES WITHIN CENTRAL BROOKLYN. BY EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY, INTEGRATING CARE, AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, WE AIM TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES THE HOLISTIC WELL-BEING OF ALL INDIVIDUALS.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - PROJECT TITLE: RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROJECT CATEGORY: HIV CARE INNOVATION PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ALEX SAO SON CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 929-412-4659 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: ASAOSON@BSFHC.ORG WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.BSFHC.ORG/INDEX.PHP ADDRESS: 1456 FULTON STREET CITY & STATE: BROOKLYN, NY FUNDING REQUEST: $150,000 BSFHC FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (BSFHC), ESTABLISHED IN 1978, LAUNCHED ITS OPERATIONS IN A 3,000-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY IN BROOKLYN TO PROVIDE A PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO HEALTHCARE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS GROWN INTO A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), OFFERING A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF PREVENTIVE, PRIMARY, AND SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN THE 49 YEARS SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS, BSFHC HAS ADMINISTERED THE HIGHEST-QUALITY CARE AND AWARDED CARE TO OVER 60,000 PATIENTS ANNUALLY, OFFERING FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRIC CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND OTHER SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. WITH ITS RECOGNITION AS A QUALITY HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OF CHOICE IN BROOKLYN, BSFHC PARTNERS WITH PATIENTS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR CONDITIONS AND ACHIEVE OPTIMUM HEALTH. THEIR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PROVIDERS AND STAFF IS COMMITTED TO SERVING CLIENTS WITH A PATIENT-CENTERED APPROACH AND FOCUS. OPERATING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND FOUR HEALTH CENTERS, BSFHC’S SERVICE AREA HAS EXPANDED TO SEVEN BROOKLYN ZIP CODES: 11216; 11205; 11213; 11221; 11233; 11212; AND 11207. BSFHC’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES TO CLIENTS RESIDING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THAT FACE NUMEROUS BARRIERS TO EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE. WITH A VISION TO BECOME A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY-BASED PRIMARY CARE, TO ACT AS A CATALYST FOR PROMOTING HEALTH, AND TO ADDRESS MEDICAL CARE BARRIERS THAT NEGATIVELY AFFECT HEALTH, BSFHC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE TO ITS PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. BSFCH’S GROWTH HAS BEEN IN RESPONSE TO THE NEEDS OF ITS COMMUNITY, WITH A DEEP FOCUS ON SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE CAPABILITIES. THIS EQUITABLE EMPHASIS ON QUALITY CARE HAS ALLOWED BEDFORD STUYVESANT TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION OF EQUITABLE CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). IT CONTINUES TO ENHANCE ITS DELIVERY OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PLWHA BY INTEGRATING FUNDING RESOURCES AND PERSONALIZED HIV CARE INTO ITS HEALTHCARE SERVICES. BY PROVIDING SERVICES AT TWO BSFHC SITES, A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM SPECIALIZING IN HIV/AIDS CARE, INCLUDING HIV TESTING AND OUTREACH, BEDFORD STUYVESANT AIMS TO ENHANCE EDUCATION FOR PLWHA IN BROOKLYN WHILE ALSO PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF HIV. BSFHC IS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EXPANDING ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH HRSA TO IMPLEMENT THE RYAN WHITE PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE WILL FOCUS ON ENHANCING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HIV/AIDS PROGRAMMING AND TARGETING THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AT RISK, SPECIFICALLY USING FUNDING FOR DENTAL EQUIPMENT TO EXPAND ITS CURRENT DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY. THE FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS $150,000. AS BSFHC SERVES A LARGE POPULATION OF HIV+ INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO RESIDE IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, IT PROPOSES THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF ITS HIV CARE EFFORTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ACCESSIBLE DENTAL CARE SERVICES. BSFHC IS COMMITTED TO ENHANCING ITS EFFORTS TO DEVELOP ITS HIV TREATMENT SERVICES FURTHER, INCLUDING CASE-MANAGEMENT-LED CARE INTEGRATION STRATEGIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECT FEEDBACK REGARDING THE PROGRAM INITIATIVES FROM PLWHA. BY ENHANCING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PLWHA, BSFHC WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HIV TREATMENT FOR ITS PATIENTS AND ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S OVERALL HEALTH. THESE EFFORTS WILL ALSO TARGET POPULATIONS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV+ AND AT RISK OF DIAGNOSIS, BY PROVIDING CO-LOCATION SERVICES AND SPECIALIZED OUTREACH TO IMPROVE RETENTION AND FIRST-TIME PATIENT RATES WITHIN THIS POPULATION.

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT - CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS