Greater Family Health

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

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

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO EXPAND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES AND DECREASE THE RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION IN SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY, IL, 1 OF 57 PRIORITY COUNTIES PART OF PHASE 1 OF THE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC (EHE) FEDERAL RESPONSE. FUNDING WILL ALSO EXPAND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE NEARBY COUNTIES OF DEKALB, DUPAGE, KANE, AND MCHENRY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE ALL THREE OBJECTIVES OF THE EHE PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION (PCHP) PROGRAM BY IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS COUNSELED AND TESTED FOR HIV – GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL USE FUNDING TO ENHANCE WORKFLOWS TO SUPPORT UNIVERSAL HIV TESTING AND ENHANCE ITS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM WITH CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS. 2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS PRESCRIBED PREP – GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL USE FUNDING TO SUPPORT PREP ACCESS AND ADHERENCE BY HIRING A NEW CARE MANAGER TO SERVE AS A PREP NAVIGATOR RESOURCE FOR PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS. THE PREP NAVIGATOR WILL BE A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT IN ALL PREP-RELATED MATTERS, INCLUDING ACCESSING MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND DONATION PROGRAMS, COUNSELING PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS ON AVAILABLE OPTIONS, AND FOLLOWING-UP WITH PATIENTS TO ENSURE MEDICATION ADHERENCE. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL ALSO USE FUNDING TO REVISE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPETENCY ON THE EXPANDED HIV PREVENTION SERVICES. 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS LINKED TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS – GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL USE FUNDING TO BUILD NEW AND ENHANCE EXISTING CARE COORDINATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED HIV PATIENTS ARE LINKED TO AND ENGAGED IN TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL ALSO USE FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT FURTHER FACILITATE LINKAGE AND TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL FOCUS ON THE TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATI ON (COOK COUNTY) BY IMPLEMENTING THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES AT ITS TWO HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN COOK: 1) 135 E IRVING PARK RD, STREAMWOOD, IL 60107; AND 2) 300 MCHENRY RD, WHEELING, IL 60090. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH WILL ALSO EXPAND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE NEARBY COUNTIES (DEKALB, DUPAGE, KANE, AND MCHENRY) BY IMPLEMENTING THE ABOVE ACTIVITIES AT SIX ADDITIONAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT IT OPERATES, COMPRISING THE ENTIRETY OF ITS BUREAU OF PRIMARY CARE-APPROVED SERVICE AREA. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH’S HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER IS H80CS00288.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - GREATER FAMILY HEALTH (H80CS00288) IS A COMMUNITY-BASED AND PATIENT-DIRECTED PROVIDER OF INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (SINCE 2002), IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION (SINCE 2007), AND IS CERTIFIED AS A PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME (SINCE 2013). THE ORGANIZATION’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL, INCLUDING THOSE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO PAY. GREATER FAMILY HEALTH PROPOSES TO USE FY24 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION FUNDING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT WITH MOUD, BY DOING THE FOLLOWING: 1) HIRING ADDITIONAL LCSWS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT 6 OF OUR HEALTH CENTERS. 2) HIRING A PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT SPECIALIST TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN OUR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM. 3) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF OUR FAMILY MEDICINE LICENSED INDEPENDENT PRACTITIONERS PERFORMING MAT INTAKE. 4) ADDING MORE PSYCHIATRY CAPACITY. THE PRIMARY NEED OF THE TARGET POPULATION IS ACCESS TO QUALITY, WELL-INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY LIMITED FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE. ACCORDING TO UDS MAPPER, OF THE 1,349,360 RESIDENTS IN THE SERVICE AREA, 13.44% ARE COVERED BY MEDICAID WHILE 7.24% (ABOUT 180,400) LACK ANY HEALTH INSURANCE. THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WHO HAVE DELAYED OR NOT SOUGHT CARE DUE TO COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE 16.66% AND THE PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS WITH NO USUAL SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 24.22%.

FY 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM