Butler County Community Health Consortium

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) PROJECT PERIOD: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2029 FUNDING PRIORITY: QUALIFICATION 3: NEW PROGRAM PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) DEDICATED TO PROVIDING INTEGRATED, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN OHIO. WITH A NETWORK OF 19 HEALTH CENTER SITES, PHS OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES, INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, AND PHARMACY, TO ADDRESS THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF ITS PATIENT POPULATION. PHS IS UNIQUELY SITUATED TO SERVE AS A CLINICAL TRAINING SITE FOR DEVELOPING THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE, OFFERING TRAINEES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND SERVICE AREAS IN BUTLER COUNTY, OHIO. PHS’ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (BHWET) PROGRAM WILL PREPARE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) STUDENTS TO DELIVER INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN HIGH-NEED AND HIGH-DEMAND AREAS THROUGH CLINICAL TRAINING IN ITS THREE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SITES AND FOUR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER SITES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MIAMI UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SCIENCE AND SOCIAL WORK, THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL TRAINING TO A MINIMUM OF 12 MSW STUDENTS IN THEIR FINAL YEAR OF STUDY. EACH TRAINEE WILL COMPLETE 500–600 HOURS OF CLINICAL TRAINING THROUGH A ONE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM, SPLIT BETWEEN SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SITES. CLINICAL TRAINING WILL FOCUS ON WORKING WITH YOUTH, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS IN RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. AS AN FQHC, PHS WILL ALSO TRAIN STUDENTS IN AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL, WHERE PROVIDER TEAMS MAY INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, PHARMACY, MATERNAL HEALTH, AND PEDIATRIC PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS CASE MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL WORK, AND ELIGIBILITY ASSISTANCE STAFF. TRAINEES WILL GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, PREPARING THEM TO DELIVER HOLISTIC, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE IN HIGH-NEED SETTINGS. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: THE PROGRAM TARGETS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER SHORTAGES IN OXFORD, HAMILTON, AND MIDDLETOWN, OHIO – MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES (MUC), WHERE PATIENT-TO-PROVIDER RATIOS EXCEED STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES, AND RURAL POPULATIONS EXPERIENCE INCOME DISPARITIES AND ACCESS BARRIERS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO STRENGTHEN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO AND INCREASE RETENTION OF HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS IN THE REGION. PROPOSED SERVICES AND POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN MUCS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND TRANSITIONAL-AGE YOUTH, WITH A FOCUS ON ADDRESSING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES. TRAINEES WILL COMPLETE CLINICAL PLACEMENTS AT SEVEN HIGH-NEED TRAINING SITES, INCLUDING FOUR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER SITES AND THREE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS. THESE SITES OFFER INTEGRATED PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, WOMEN’S HEALTH SERVICES, REENTRY PROGRAMMING, DENTAL CARE, PHARMACY, AND ANCILLARY SERVICES, LEVERAGING AN INTEGRATED CARE TEAM MODEL AND EMPHASIZING CULTURALLY COMPETENT, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. FUNDING PRIORITY QUALIFICATION: PHS REQUESTS FUNDING PRIORITY UNDER QUALIFICATION 3: NEW PROGRAM, MEETING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA: 1. THE PROGRAM REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL CLINICAL TRAINING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES (MUCS). 2. A MINIMUM OF 20 PERCENT OF CLINICAL FACULTY DEDICATE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THEIR TIME PROVIDING OR SUPERVISING CARE IN MUCS. 3. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE PROGRAM IS PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN A MUC. 4. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES A PLACEMENT MECHANISM TO HELP GRADUATES SECURE POSITIONS IN MUCS.

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

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND - JUSTICE INVOLVED - PROJECT TITLE: PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS HRSA QIF-TJI PROJECT DIRECTOR: RYAN RANDALL CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 513-454-1468 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: RYANRA@MYPRIMARYHEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS0875 WEBSITE: HTTPS://MYPRIMARYHEALTHSOLUTIONS.ORG/ ADDRESS: 300 HIGH STREET FL 4 CITY & STATE: HAMILTON, OH 45011 PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS (PHS) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN OHIO COMMUNITY - WHICH MEANS PHS TREATS ALL PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. PHS, FORMERLY THE BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSORTIUM (BCCHC), FIRST RECEIVED DESIGNATION AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) LOOK ALIKE (LAL) BY THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) IN SEPTEMBER 2006. BY SEPTEMBER 2007, BCCHC OBTAINED FULL FQHC STATUS AS DESIGNATED BY HRSA. IN 2010, BCCHC’S BOARD APPROVED CHANGING THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION TO PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS. PHS PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTHWEST OHIO WITH CENTERS IN HAMILTON, FAIRFIELD, MIDDLETOWN, OXFORD, DAYTON, AND TRENTON. PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS FOCUSES ON CARING FOR THE WHOLE PERSON BY PROVIDING INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE TO INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS UTILIZES BEHAVIORISTS, PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS, AND BOARD-CERTIFIED PSYCHIATRISTS TO ADDRESS A WIDE RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. PHS PROVIDERS USE SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY, FOCUSING ON CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES AND FUTURE GOALS RATHER THAN PAST EXPERIENCES. PHS PROVIDES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS 22 SITES, INCLUDING 4 WIC SITES AND 8 SCHOOL-BASED SITES. THROUGH QIF-TJI FUNDING, PHS WILL IMPLEMENT JAIL-BASED PRIMARY CARE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO DEVELOP REENTRY PLANS AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE POST-RELEASE. CRITICAL HEALTH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH PROGRAMMING INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT NEEDS, REDUCING RISK OF OVERDOSE, MANAGING CHRONIC CONDITIONS, AND THE PREVENTION, SCREENING, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF HCV, HIV, AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES. PHS WILL ALSO FACILITATE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS HEALTH RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING HOUSING INSECURITY, FINANCIAL STRAIN, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, AND OTHER NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED. TO ADEQUATELY ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, PHS WILL PARTNER WITH BUTLER COUNTY CORRECTIONS CENTER, UNDER BUTLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO COORDINATE CLIENT SCREENING, ASSESSMENT, AND TRANSITIONS IN CARE TO COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS AS INDIVIDUALS PREPARE FOR REENTRY. PHS WILL ALSO PARTNER WITH FRINGE INDUSTRIES, BUTLER COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY, AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS IN ORDER TO MEET CLIENTS’ HEALTH-RELATED SOCIAL NEEDS POST-RELEASE. OTHER PROGRAM ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF: - HEALTH EVALUATION(S), TO IDENTIFY ACUTE AND CHRONIC PHYSICAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, OR ORAL HEALTH ISSUES AND ASSOCIATED NEEDS. - CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING REENTRY PLANNING, REFERRALS TO SPECIALTY CARE, AND CONNECTING J-IR INDIVIDUALS WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL BENEFITS PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL HEALTH AND HEALTH-RELATED NEEDS. - PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. - IMMUNIZATIONS AND/OR INFECTIOUS DISEASE SCREENINGS. - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING MAT/MOUD AND PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT. - PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND MAT. - TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THROUGH HRSA QIF-TJI FUNDING, PHS WILL: - INCREASE THE NUMBER OF JI-R INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE IN-SCOPE HEALTH CENTER SERVICES POST-INCARCERATION. - IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR JI-R INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING INTO THE COMMUNITY. - REDUCE RECIDIVISM AMONG PARTICIPANTS BY IMPROVING REENTRY OUTCOMES.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS - TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND FAMILIES - PROJECT NAME: PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS - TREATMENT & RECOVERY SERVICES FOR YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS & FAMILIES PROJECT SUMMARY: BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CONSORTIUM DBA PRIMARY HEALTH SOLUTIONS WILL IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY-WIDE SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND FAMILIES IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, YOUTH RECOVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS, A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDER, AND A JUVENILE JUSTICE AGENCY. POPULATION OF FOCUS: PHS WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, AND DAY TREATMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH (AGES 12–17) AND YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18–25) WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND/OR CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND CAREGIVERS THROUGH 17 SERVICE DELIVERY SITE LOCATIONS ACROSS BUTLER, MONTGOMERY, AND PREBLE COUNTIES IN OHIO. STRATEGIES & INTERVENTIONS: CLIENT-LEVEL, SELECTIVE INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCE USE AMONG PHS PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS AGED 12-25 YEARS, WITH BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT AS APPROPRIATE. INDICATED INTERVENTIONS FOR SUD/COD WILL INCLUDE: MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY, PERSONALIZED DRINKING FEEDBACK, SOLUTIONS-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY, PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT (INCLUDING MOUD/MAUD), RECOVERY HOUSING, AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. UNIVERSAL INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE SOCIAL NORMS MEDIA MARKETING TO CORRECT SUBSTANCE USE MISPERCEPTIONS, PSYCHO-EDUCATION AND SKILL BUILDING GROUPS, AND THE SCHOOL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL HARM REDUCTION PROJECT FOR STUDENT SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION EDUCATION. PROJECT GOAL & OBJECTIVES: THE PROJECT GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS BY REDUCING THEIR USE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, CANNABIS, AND OTHER SUBSTANCES AND SUPPORTING THE PURSUIT OF THEIR RECOVERY GOALS. UNDER THIS GOAL, PHS HAS IDENTIFIED 13 MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: (1) PHS WILL SIGN A FORMAL MOU FOR YEAR 1 YOUTH-SPECIFIC MOUD/MAUD SERVICES WHILE BUILDING CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MOUD/MAUD FOR YOUTH AT PHS SITES IN YEARS 2-5; (2) PHS WILL INCREASE ITS NUMBER OF PROVIDERS ABLE TO OFFER MAT/MOUD BY THREE; (3) PHS WILL ENROLL A MINIMUM OF 50 UNDUPLICATED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN YEAR 1 AND 100 IN YEARS 2-5 (450 TOTAL); (4) AT LEAST 90% OF PHS PATIENTS AGED 12 TO 25 YEARS WILL RECEIVE ANNUAL SCREENINGS FOR SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; (5) 100% OF YOUTH (12–17) WHOSE SCREENINGS REVEAL ALCOHOL USE WILL RECEIVE BRIEF INTERVENTION BY THEIR PRIMARY CARE OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT, AND 100% OF YOUNG ADULTS (18-25) AND CAREGIVERS WHOSE SCREENINGS REVEAL ALCOHOL MISUSE WILL RECEIVE REFERRALS TO TREATMENT; (6) AT LEAST 90% OF PHS PATIENTS AGES 12–25 WILL RECEIVE ANNUAL TOBACCO USE SCREENING AND 100% WITH POSITIVE SCREEN WILL BE REFERRED TO TREATMENT; (7) AT LEAST 75% OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS RECEIVING CARE FOR SUD/COD WILL COMPLETE INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLANS; (8) 100% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING SAMHSA-FUNDED SERVICES WILL BE SCREENED FOR FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS; (9) PHS WILL EXTEND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOURS FROM 5PM TO 8PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 8AM TO 6PM ON SATURDAYS; (10) PHS WILL IMPLEMENT A SUBSTANCE USE REDUCTION PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN THAT REACHES AT LEAST 50,000 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS ANNUALLY; (11) PHS WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTARY TRAINING FOR SCHOOL STAFF TO IDENTIFY SUBSTANCE USE, USE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, AND REFER STUDENTS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT; (12) PHS WILL DISTRIBUTE PREVENTION EDUCATION TO AT LEAST FIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND (13) PROGRAM DATA WILL BE REPORTED IN SPARS PER SAMHSA STANDARDS.

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

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

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM