Wright Center Medical Group

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR LOOK-ALIKES

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING IN GENERAL, PEDIATRIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY AND DENTAL HYGIENE

EXPANDED MAT SERVICES FOR HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME - RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM – NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM ? NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME

FY 2020 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM LOOK-ALIKES: EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RURAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM - THE WAYNE-PIKE-HAWLEY HEALTH INITIATIVE USES TWO EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS FROM LIFESTYLE MEDICINE AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, BOTH FOCUSING ON THE REDUCTION OF HEART DISEASE THROUGH A PRIMARY CARE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACH. GIVEN THE DEGREE OF DISEASE BURDEN, MORBIDITY, AND MORTALITY, THERE IS AN URGENT NEED TO REDIRECT OUR FOCUS TOWARD PREVENTION AND TREATMENT THROUGH SIMPLE AND COST-EFFECTIVE LIFESTYLE STRATEGIES. EVIDENCE PATHWAYS TO HEALTH EQUITY FEATURE TWO BROAD THEMES THAT WILL BE EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THE FIRST, CAPACITY-BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, IS A FORM OF COMMUNITY ACTIVISM THAT CAN AMELIORATE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY, FOOD DESERTS, AND COMMUNITY SAFETY OVER TIME THROUGH TENACIOUS INTERSECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING REPRESENTATIVES FROM VULNERABLE GROUPS. THE SECOND THEME ENGAGES HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO BROADEN HEALTH CARE IMPACT BY BUILDING HEALTH OUTSIDE THE CLINICAL SETTING BY FOCUSING ON LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS WITH THEIR PATIENTS INDIVIDUALLY. THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, PRIMARILY FROM TWO RURAL NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES: WAYNE AND PIKE. BOTH OF THESE COUNTIES MEET THE HRSA GEOGRAPHIC REQUIREMENTS FOR A RURAL SERVICE AREA. THE MOST COMMON UNDERLYING CAUSES OF DEATH FOR BOTH COUNTIES INCLUDE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, ATHEROSCLEROTIC HEART DISEASE, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, AND STROKE. NEITHER CLINICAL NOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES ALONE ARE SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE. WE PROPOSE A FRAMEWORK THAT INTEGRATES CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS TO PREVENT AND MANAGE HEART DISEASE. HEART DISEASE WILL BE THE SPECIAL TRACK OF FOCUS. LIFESTYLE MEDICINE WILL BE THE EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL ENHANCED BY THE EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS OFFERED THROUGH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. THE PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ARE TO EXPAND SERVICE OFFERINGS, PARTICULARLY THOSE FOCUSED ON HEART HEALTH TREATMENT AND PREVENTION AT THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH’S HAWLEY PRACTICE SITE AND THROUGH THE RURAL CARE OUTREACH CONSORTIUM, INCLUDING THE HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES OF WAYNE AND PIKE COUNTIES, THE WAYNE PIKE WORKFORCE ALLIANCE, AND THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WHO IS A KEY CONSORTIUM PARTICIPANT. IN AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM, THE ACTIVATED AND EMPOWERED PATIENT AND FAMILY CONNECT TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT ONGOING CHANGE. WE QUALIFY FOR ALL THREE OF THE FUNDING PREFERENCES. THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH HAS THE CAPACITY AND EXPERIENCE TO FORM CONSORTIUMS AND SERVE THE RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AS EVIDENCED BY THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THREE HRSA RURAL COMMUNITY OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT INCLUDE THE REDUCTION OF HEART DISEASE REALIZED THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATION AND IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HRSA UNIFORM DATA SET MEASURES RELATED TO HEART HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE PROJECT FUNDING SUPPORTED BY SAVINGS OR REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH POPULATION HEALTH VALUE-BASED PAYMENT MECHANISMS.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - PROJECT TITLE: PART C CAPACITY BUILDING – DENTAL EXPANSION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH 501 S. WASHINGTON AVE., SUITE 1000 SCRANTON, PA 18505-3814 WWW.THEWRIGHTCENTER.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: SHANE L. COBERT, COBERTS@THEWRIGHTCENTER.ORG MOBILE 570.904.7465, DIRECT 570.591.5127, OFFICE 570.941.0630 REQUEST OF GRANT FUNDS: $113,874 THE WRIGHT CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH (TWCCH) IS A HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION RECOGNIZED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES INCLUSIVE OF PHYSICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, ADDICTION AND RYAN WHITE HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 50,000 PATIENTS FROM BOTH URBAN AND RURAL REGIONS OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA. IN DECEMBER OF 2019, TWCCH RELOCATED ITS RYAN WHITE SPECIALTY CLINIC FROM A STAND-ALONE SITE IN SCRANTON TO A NEW AND FULLY INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE PRACTICE IN THE CITY’S SOUTH SCRANTON NEIGHBORHOOD, HELPING TO DECREASE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH SEEKING CARE AND POSITIONING THE CLINIC NEAR THE CITY’S DOWNTOWN HUB OF RETAIL, TRANSPORTATION, FINANCE AND BUSINESS ACTIVITY. TWCCH IS APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT AND IS SELECTING THE CATEGORY OF INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AS IT RELATES TO INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE WITH ORAL HEALTH. THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED THROUGH THE GRANT FUNDING WILL INCLUDE A HANDHELD X-RAY MACHINE (NOMAD) THAT WILL ALLOW US TO QUICKLY TAKE AN X-RAY WHEN A PATIENT REPORTS DENTAL PROBLEMS WHAT AT THEIR MEDICAL VISIT, AN UPGRADE FOR THE PANORAMIC X-RAY MACHINE FOR BETTER DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES, AND A TITANIUM DIGITAL X-RAY SENSOR THAT CAPTURES HIGH-QUALITY IMAGES. THE SUPPLIES PURCHASED WITH THE FUNDING INCLUDE A SUPREME ALUMINUM PORTABLE PATIENT CHAIR FOR POP-UP DENTAL CLINICS, AN ULTRA- SONIC CLEANER, DENTAL SUCTION MIRRORS, AND OTHER DENTAL HYGIENE INSTRUMENTS AND SUPPLIES THAT ARE DE TAILED IN THE BUDGET NARRATIVE. THIS EQUIPMENT IS PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, AND EASY TO SET UP. THIS EQUIPMENT CAN BE USED FOR POP-UP CLINICS, ON THE MOBILE UNIT, OR IF THE PATIENT NEEDS IMMEDIATE DENTAL CARE WITH NO DENTAL OPERATORY AVAILABLE. MONTHLY HYGIENE POP-UP CLINICS WILL BE SCHEDULED THROUGH OUTREACH DIRECTLY TO OUR PATIENTS. CURRENTLY, OF THE 492 ACTIVE PATIENTS IN THE RYAN WHITE PROGRAM, 60% OR 296 PATIENTS ARE RECEIVING DENTAL CARE AT THIS LOCATION, THIS IS AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 50% IN ONE YEAR AS ONLY 150 WERE RECEIVING DENTAL CARE AT THIS LOCATION. THIS INDICATES THE CO-LOCATED SERVICE IS CONVENIENT AND ACCOMMODATING. THE RECEPTION DESK IS THE SAME FOR DENTAL SERVICES AND RYAN WHITE SERVICES SO DENTAL APPOINTMENTS CAN BE SCHEDULED WITH EASE. MANY POSITIVE ACCOLADES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM RYAN WHITE PATIENTS ABOUT THE FRIENDLY, UNDERSTANDING, CARING STAFF PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE DENTAL CLINIC. PREVIOUSLY, PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) WERE TREATED POORLY OR DENIED SERVICES AT OTHER DENTAL PRACTICES IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE GOAL WOULD BE FOR ALL 492 PATIENTS TO RECEIVE DENTAL CARE AT TWCCH.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

THE WRIGHT CENTER'S MISSION IS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE EDUCATION AND PATIENT CARE IN A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES, ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO INCREASE PATIENT ENGAGEMENT AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE, AND EXPECTS TO BENEFIT NEARLY 90,000 LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. FOUR VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING A SOCIAL SERVICE REGISTRY, PILOTING AND EVALUATING A SOCIOECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SCREENING INSTRUMENT, AND LAUNCHING SUPPORT GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.