Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT TITLE: FY 2022 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC-PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: NORTHEAST OHIO NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (NEON) ADDRESS: 4800 PAYNE AVENUE, CLEVELAND OHIO 44103-2443 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MR. WILLIE F. AUSTIN, SR., PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PHONE NUMBER: (216) 231-7700, EXTENSION 1112 FAX: (216) 231-3828 EMAIL ADDRESS: AUSTINWFSR@AOL.COM WEBSITE ADDRESS: WWW.NEONHEALTH.ORG HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT #: H80CS00191 GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $325,000 NEON WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1967 AS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF GREATER CLEVELAND RESIDENTS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER MORE THAN 54 YEARS AGO, NEON HAS CREATED NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS POINTS THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY, FINANCIALLY, AND CULTURALLY ACCESSIBLE. NEON’S MISSION IS “TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF NORTHEAST OHIO RESIDENTS BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE AND EXCELLENT HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN A CULTURALLY SENSITIVE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT”. NEON’S SERVICE SITE NETWORK INCLUDES: SEVEN HEALTH CENTERS; A MULTI-OPERATORY DENTAL MOBILE VAN; A SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC AT SHAW HIGH SCHOOL; ONSITE MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE CLEVELAND JOB CORP CENTER; AND OTHER COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM VENUES FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. NEON SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT A PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION (PCHP) PROGRAM THAT WILL HELP TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC WITHIN CUYAHOGA COUNTY. CUYAHOGA COUNTY IS A DESIGNATED HIV “HOT SPOT” AND ONE OF THE 48 TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSES NATIONWIDE; THEREFORE, PREVENTION PROGRAMS WITHIN THIS REGION ARE CRITICAL TO ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES (SOURCE WEBSITE: HIV.GOV 2021). NEON’S PCHP PROGRAM SERVICES WILL BE CONCENTRATED WITHIN ITS PRINCIPAL SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES 21 DEFINED URBAN COMMUNITIES WITHIN CU YAHOGA COUNTY: 19 STATISTICAL PLANNING AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, EUCLID, THE ENTIRE CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND, AND THREE CENSUS TRACTS WITHIN THE INNER RING SUBURBS OF MAPLE HEIGHTS. THE NEIGHBORHOODS WITHIN THESE COMMUNITIES COLLECTIVELY INCLUDE A TOTAL OF 272,611 RESIDENTS (SOURCE: US CENSUS-2019 ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES) WHO REPRESENT THE PRINCIPAL TARGET POPULATION TO BE SERVED FOR THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES 11,068 CURRENT NEON PATIENTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 TO 65 WHO ARE TARGETED FOR HIV SCREENING; HOWEVER, ONLY 53.4% (5,908) OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN SCREENED TO DATE (SOURCE: 2021 HRSA- UDS REPORT). NEON’S PCHP PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEED TO: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA WHO ARE TESTED AND COUNSELED FOR HIV, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PRESCRIBED PREP, AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSES. NEON’S PCHP PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED UPON AN INTEGRATED CARE MODEL, WHICH ENCOMPASSES: PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS (RWHAP), OTHER FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS), AND AREA HOSPITALS; CONSULTATION AND GUIDANCE FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (I.E. PROVIDER TRAINING); LINKAGE AND ACQUISITION OF RESOURCES FROM MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND DONATION PROGRAMS; AND OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED AGENCIES TO FACILITATE REFERRALS FOR TESTING, TREATMENT, EDUCATION, PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS, AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH) BARRIERS IDENTIFICATION AND ELIMINATION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT NEON’S ABILITY DIAGNOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AFTER TRANSMISSION, TREAT INDIVIDUALS EXPEDIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO REACH SUSTAINED VIRAL SUPPRESSION, PREVENT NEW HIV TRANSMISSIONS, AND ENSURE THAT ONGOING HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT SERVICES ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO THE

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

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

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

HEALTHY BEHAVIORS IN WOMEN

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM