Universal Community Health Center

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

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

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - PROJECT TITLE: FY 24 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION (HRSA-24-078) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER GRANT NUMBER: H80CS30722 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DR. EDGAR CHAVEZ, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/HRSA PROJECT DIRECTOR BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT: DR. EDGAR CHAVEZ AND A GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS FOUNDED UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (UCHC) IN 2009, RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE MEDICAL CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. IN 2017, UCHC WAS DESIGNATED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), AND MORE RECENTLY, WAS RECOGNIZED AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. UCHC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ORAL HEALTH, INCLUDING HEALTH SCREENINGS, FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, AND WELL-CHILD VISIT FOR THE COMMUNITY ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS. THESE PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE SERVICES ADDRESS AN UNMET NEED IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, WHICH IS A CULTURALLY RICH AND DIVERSE AREA, BUT ALSO AN AREA WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. THE UCHC SERVICE AREA COMPRISES 25 ZIP CODES IN SOUTH, SOUTHEAST, SOUTHWEST, AND EAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AND INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES, AND ALL OR PORTIONS OF THE CITIES OF BELL, BELL GARDENS, CUDAHY, AND MAYWOOD, PART OF THE CITY OF MONTEREY PARK AND THE UNINCORPORATED NEIGHBORHOODS OF EAST LOS ANGELES (90022), FLORENCE-GRAHAM, AND WILLOWBROOK. UCHC OPERATES SEVEN FIXED HEALTH CENTER LOCATIONS AND TWO MOBILE CLINICS. THROUGH THE FY24 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION (BHSE) INITIATIVE, UCHC WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH (MH) SERVICES AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES, INCLUDING PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). WE WILL FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON SERVING LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) DIAGNOSIS. WITH FUNDING, UCHC WILL START PROVIDING BH SERVICES AT ITS SAN PEDRO STREET, LOS ANGELES, LOCATION – AND EXPAND ACCESS TO BH SERVICES AT ALL UCHC’S OTHER LOCATIONS. BH STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF THE POPULATION SERVED. UCHC WILL ALLOCATE NEW AND EXISTING STAFF TO THE INITIATIVE, AND WILL USE FUNDS TO SUPPORT EHR LICENSES, EHR UPGRADES, AND STAFF RECRUITMENT AND INCENTIVE OPPORTUNITIES. AS ILLUSTRATED IN OUR 2023 UNIFORM DATA SYSTEM (UDS) REPORT, UCHC PROVIDED MH SERVICES TO 591 PATIENTS IN 2,419 VISITS (21 CLINIC VISITS AND 2,398 VIRTUAL VISITS). WE HAD 197 (ALCOHOL RELATED, OTHER SUBSTANCE-RELATED, AND TOBACCO USE) DISORDERS, AND 4 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDERS (MOUD) DISORDER DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. UCHC IS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEDICAL HOME AND THEREFORE IS WELL POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE GAPS IN BH ACCESS AND CARE. PER OUR CURRENT FORM 5A: SERVICES PROVIDED, UCHC CURRENTLY HAS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN COLUMNS I AND III. UPON AWARD, UCHC WILL SUBMIT A CHANGE IN SCOPE TO ADD SUD SERVICES TO COLUMN I. WE WILL BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT THE CHANGE IN SCOPE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF AWARD, SO THAT ONCE IT GOES TO SCOPE VERIFICATION, WE WILL BE READY TO ADD THE SERVICE TO SCOPE ONCE WE HIRE AN SUD PROVIDER TO START PROVIDING SUD SERVICES.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - UNIVERSAL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (UCHC) RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS RWHAP PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FUNDS TO TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS BY INTEGRATING BEHAVIORAL AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS FOR RESIDENTS OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND PART OF EAST LOS ANGELES. REQUESTED FUNDING WILL ENABLE UCHC TO FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, WHO OFTEN EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF CARE THAT INTEGRATES PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES INTO ONE COHESIVE SYSTEM. THIS MODEL WILL EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND ORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR ONGOING MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO FOCUS ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO CARE FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO FACE BARRIERS TO ACCESSING TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THIS WILL INVOLVE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND ENGAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE USE OF TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE REMOTE CARE AND SUPPORT. OVERALL, THE HIV PRIMARY CARE WITH BEHAVIORAL AND ORAL HEALTH PROJECT WILL SEEK TO PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO HIV CARE, ONE THAT PRIORITIZES THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS. BY ADDRESSING THE COMPLEX HEALTH NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION, THIS PROJECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES, REDUCE HEALTH CARE COSTS, AND ULTIMATELY ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM