Asian American Health Coalition Of The Greater Houston Area

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND ? MATERNAL HEALTH - QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUND – MATERNAL HEALTH

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - THE HOPE ALDINE MEADOWS SBC DENTAL CLINIC WILL BE CENTRALLY LOCATED IN ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (AISD) AT 2112 ALDINE MEADOWS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77032 (TX-029). THE ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA DBA HOPE CLINIC RECEIVED FUNDING LAST YEAR (AWARD # CE1HS46537) TO DEVELOP A SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC AT THIS LOCATION, AND THIS WILL EXPAND SERVICES BY ADDING A 3-LANE OPERATORY DENTAL SUITE IN 1,600 SQUARE FEET. ONCE THE DENTAL SUITE IS AVAILABLE, THERE WILL BE A FULL-TIME DENTIST AND A 0.8 FTE DENTAL HYGIENIST PROVIDING SERVICES NOT ONLY TO HOPE ALDINE MEADOWS’ PATIENTS BUT ALSO THOSE OF HOPE CLINIC ALDINE, 3 MILES AWAY. THE DENTAL CLINIC WILL ALSO BE ANCHORED TO ALDINE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT ORAL HEALTH AND DENTAL CARE. THE DENTIST AND HYGIENIST WILL BE PROVIDED UNDER CONTRACT WITH UT HEALTH, WHICH WILL ALSO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DENTAL STUDENTS TO PRACTICE IN AN EXTREMELY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. SUPPORT STAFF WILL BE DIRECTLY HIRED AND TRAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. WHILE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED OUT OF A LEASED MOBILE VAN. THE REQUEST ENCOMPASSES THE SPACE RENOVATION, START UP SUPPLIES, SUPPORT STAFF AND CONTRACTURAL EXPENSES.

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 2112 ALDINE MEADOWS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77032 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: ANDREA CIRCOSTAS CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: 713-337-3640 (OFFICE), 713-337-3641 (ASSISTANT) EMAIL ADDRESS: ACARACOSTIS@HOPECHC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.HOPECHC.ORG LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: FY 2022 CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING TO BRIDGE PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF GREATER HOUSTON DBA HOPE CLINIC IS REQUESTING $1,000,000 TO DESIGN, RENOVATE/MODERNIZE AND EQUIP A 4,000 SQUARE FOOT PROPERTY OWNED BY THE ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE FIRST SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC OPERATED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY OPERATES 4 CLINICS WITH FAMILY, PEDIATRIC, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGICAL MEDICINE AT EACH LOCATION AND DENTAL, OPTOMETRY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT ONE OF THE LOCATIONS FOR EACH SERVICE. THE NEW SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC WILL PROVIDE PEDIATRICS, FAMILY MEDICINE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO STUDENTS IN THE ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (AISD). THE DISTRICT HAS 67,130 STUDENTS IN THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR, OF WHICH 71.8% ARE CONSIDERED AT-RISK AND 38.3% ARE ENGLISH LEARNERS. IT CONSISTS OF 9 HIGH SCHOOLS, 5 NINTH GRADE SCHOOLS, 14 MIDDLE SCHOOLS, 38 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 12 EARLY CHILDHOOD/PRE-KINDERGARTEN/KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS AND 5 ALTERNATIVE CAMPUSES. CENTRALLY LOCATED WITHIN ALDINE ISD, THE HOPE SCHOOL BASED CLINIC IS AT THE EDGE OF ALDINE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND ACROSS FROM THE AISD’S ATHLETIC HUB, THE MO CAMPBELL ATHLETIC COMPLEX. THE CLINIC WILL BE JUST 0.5 MILES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS: DE SANTIAGO EARLY CHILDHOOD/PRE-K SCHOOL; ECKART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; AND STOVALL MIDDLE SCHOOL. HOWEVER, SERVING THOSE STUDENTS MOST IN NEED, THE CLINIC IS LOCATED NEXT DOOR TO 4 OF THE 5 AISD ALTERNATIVE CAMPUSES: HALLS CENTER FOR EDUCATION; MB SONNY DONALDSON SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL; KNIPPEL SCHOOL; AND LANE SCHOOL. THE LOCATION IS NOT ONLY WELL- KNOWN TO DISTRICT PARENTS AND STUDENTS BUT WILL ALSO BE CONVENIENT FOR SOME OF THE DISTRICT’S VERY YOUNGEST AND MOST AT-RISK STUDENTS. HOPE CLINIC IS GEARED TO WORK WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO NOT ONLY INCREASE VACCINE COMPLIANCE RATE AND ATTENDANCE RATE, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOPE CLINIC IS TAKING ROOT IN ALDINE ISD TO ESTABLISH PRIMARY HEALTH HOMES FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS.

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

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - THIS PROJECT PROPOSED BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF GREATER HOUSTON D.B.A. HOPE CLINIC WILL MAKE ALTERATIONS THE NEW HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THE PROJECT IS A 3-LEVEL FREESTANDING MEDICAL CLINIC BUILDING OF APPROXIMATELY 70,000 SQUARE FEET. IT IS BUILT ON A 3.5-ACRE PARCEL, LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF BELLAIRE BOULEVARD AND METRO BOULEVARD IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. THE NEW BUILDING WILL UTILIZE PAVED SURFACE PARKING AND DRIVES. THE ALTERATIONS AND BUILD-OUT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS AND COSTS: PHARMACY BUILD-OUT $81,400 PHARMACY EQUIPMENT (DETAILS ARE IN THE PROJECT NARRATIVE) $13,156 PHARMACY CASEWORK $119,180 OPTOMETRY BUILD-OUT $321,640 OPTOMETRY EQUIPMENT (DETAILS ARE IN THE PROJECT NARRATIVE) $491,776 DENTAL BUILD-OUT $266,530 DENTAL EQUIPMENT (DETAILS ARE IN THE PROJECT NARRATIVE) $706,318 TOTAL $2,000,000 THE FOLLOWING IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILD-OUT: - THE PHARMACY IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST LEVEL AND IS 1,000SF. - OPTOMETRY IS LOCATED ON THE SECOND LEVEL AND IS 3,000SF. - THE DENTAL CLINIC IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST LEVEL AND IS 2,400SF. EXPECTED PROJECT COMPLETION DATE – CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE 10/30/2022

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - ASIAN AMERICAN HEALTH COALITION OF THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA DBA HOPE CLINIC (H80CS24153) AIMS TO RE-ENGINEER OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (BH) SERVICES TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES IN HOUSTON, TEXAS BY EXPANDING OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES. THE NEED FOR MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL AND SUD SERVICES IS HIGH IN HOUSTON, TEXAS. IN RECENT YEARS OVERDOSE DEATHS PER 100,000 HAVE INCREASED FROM 4.6 IN 2011 TO 9.4 IN 2021. THE HOUSTON AREA HAS LESS THAN HALF THE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITH 1 PER 800 RESIDENTS IN THE THREE-COUNTY REGION OF FORT BEND, HARRIS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES COMPARED TO 1 PER 350 ON AVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE U.S. SUICIDE RATES IN HOUSTON ARE UP WITH 11.2 PER 100,000 RESIDENTS IN 2017-2020 COMPARED TO 10.3 IN 2001-2004. MANY BARRIERS EXIST TO HOUSTON AREA RESIDENTS ACCESSING BH AND SUD SERVICES, MOST NOTABLY, LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MANY IN THE AREA AS TEXAS HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF UNINSURED AT 20.4% AND THREE OF THE AREAS SERVED BY HOPE CLINIC HAVE EVEN GREATER RATES OF UNINSURED: ALDINE AT 42.4%; ALIEF AT 40.2%; AND GULFTON-NORTH SHARPSTOWN AT 43.7%. THE SERVICE AREAS AND COMMUNITIES WHERE HOPE CLINIC LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED ARE SOME OF HOUSTON’S MOST DIVERSE AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED. ALL ARE MINORITY MAJORITY NEIGHBORHOODS. HOPE CLINIC BRINGS RESOURCES, A CARE TEAM THAT SPEAKS OVER 38 LANGUAGES, AND AN ECONOMIC ENGINE THAT PROVIDES JOBS AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. TO STRENGTHEN BH ACCESS THROUGHOUT OUR FACILITIES, HOPE CLINIC WILL ADD BH SERVICES PROVIDERS: 1 FTE LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR (LCDC) 1 FTE CLINICAL CASE MANAGER (LCSW OR MSW) 1 FTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST 1 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES PROJECT COORDINATOR THE LCDC WILL ALLOW HOPE TO INCREASE APPOINTMENTS FOR PATIENTS NEEDING SUD SERVICES AND COUNSELING SUPPORT. THE CLINICAL CASE MANAGER WILL SUPPORT PATIENT NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN OUR PRAPARE SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH (SDOH) TOOL AND HELP MONITOR PATIENT PROGRESS. AS PATIENTS TREATED FOR MENTAL/BH AND SUDS INCREASES, THE CASE MANAGER WILL NOTE TRENDS AND DETERMINE IF NEW SUPPORT GROUPS ARE NEEDED FOR SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND/OR COMMUNITIES. THERE IS A CLEAR NEED TO PILOT NEW WAYS OF DELIVERING SERVICES DUE TO THE DEARTH OF BH AND SUD PROVIDERS. HOPE CLINIC AIMS TO DEPLOY INNOVATIVE TACTICS TO ADDRESS REACHING THE VULNERABLE, HARD-TO-REACH (INCLUDING REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT, AND TEENS/ADOLESCENT) INDIVIDUALS AND REDUCE THE EXTENSIVE WAIT TIMES FOR NEW PATIENTS’ ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. WE WILL IMPLEMENT A NEW MODEL OF CARE DELIVERY VIA CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SKILLED LAY COUNSELORS/COMMUNITY-ADVOCATES (LCCA) TRAINED TO ADDRESS ACUTE NEEDS. LCCAS ARE TRAINED HELPERS WHO LACK A TRADITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION, MASTER’S DEGREE, OR LICENSE BUT CAN PROVIDE CRUCIAL SUPPORT, COMFORT, AND CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE SUFFERING. LCCAS WILL REACH OUT TO IDENTIFY THOSE WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND WILL NAVIGATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO RESOURCES ALLEVIATING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AS THE INDIVIDUAL IS SCHEDULED FOR COUNSELING SERVICES WITH HOPE. HOPE CLINIC IS REPLICATING AN EXEMPLARY MODEL OF CARE IMPLEMENTED BY HEALTH CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA (STRINGER, 2024). HOPE CLINIC WILL WORK WITH EM CONSULTING TO DEVELOP THIS CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND CREATE A LCCA WORKFORCE TO CLOSE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTHCARE GAPS. LCCA MAY FACILITATE SUPPORT GROUPS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC CONDITIONS OR SOCIAL-CULTURAL ISSUES. ADDITIONAL PROJECT SUPPORT FROM THE HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM MANAGER WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN ENSURING GENDER, CULTURAL, RACE/ETHNICITY, AND AGE EQUITY THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT. THE BH/SUDS SERVICES PROJECT COORDINATOR WILL OVERSEE ALL COMMUNITY-BASED COLLABORATIONS, CHAMPION INTERNAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES RELATED TO BH/SUDS, OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROJECT PLAN, DELIVERABLES, DEADLINES, AND ASSIST WITH REPORTS.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

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

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PLANNING GRANTS

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS