East Jordan Family Health Center

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

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

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - THE EAST JORDAN FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (EJFHC), LOCATED IN EAST JORDAN, MI, WAS INCORPORATED IN 1976 BY A CONCERNED GROUP OF COMMUNITY LEADERS WORKING TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN MICHIGAN’S NORTHWEST LOWER PENINSULA. EJFHC SERVES ALL OF ANTRIM COUNTY AND ALL OF CHARLEVOIX COUNTY, EXCEPT BEAVER ISLAND. THE RURAL SERVICE AREA IS COMPRISED OF 50,071 PERSONS, AND THE TARGET POPULATION OF 13,020 PERSONS INCLUDES PERSONS WITH INCOMES BELOW 200 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, AND OTHER UN/UNDERINSURED AND VULNERABLE PERSONS WHO HAVE NO OR LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE. EJFHC HAS RECEIVED UNINTERRUPTED SECTION 330 FUNDING SINCE 1978, AND IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 8,291 PATIENTS THROUGH 32,761 CLINIC VISITS, INCLUDING 615 PATIENTS WHO ACCESSED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 112 PATIENTS WHO RECEIVED MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). EJFHC PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN THE SERVICE AREA AS THE ONLY PROVIDER OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES ON A SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT SCHEDULE. THE ENTIRE SERVICE AREA IS DESIGNATED AS A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) FOR PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH. DESPITE EJFHC GROWING ITS MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, RESOURCES ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR CARE AMONG ITS CURRENT PATIENTS OR EXPAND PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO OTHERS NEEDING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. BRFSS DOCUMENTS THAT WITHIN THE NORTHWEST MICHIGAN REGION, 16.2 PERCENT OF ADULTS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH DEPRESSION, AND IN THE STATE, 8.4 PERCENT OF ADULTS HAD A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND 18.4 PERCENT OF ADULTS HAD A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN THE PAST YEAR. THE MICHIGAN PROFILE FOR HEALTHY YOUTH FOUND THAT AN ALARMING 50 PERCENT OF ANTRIM COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLERS AND 45.7 PERCENT OF CHARLEVOIX COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLERS EXPERIENCED MAJOR DEPRESSION IN THE PAST YEAR. THE 2024 MICHIGAN SUICIDE PREVENTION COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT NOTES THAT THE MICHIGAN SUICIDE RATE INCREASED 14 PERCENT IN THE PAST TEN YEARS AND THE RATE OF SUICIDES AMONG MICHIGAN VETERANS IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE OVERALL SUICIDE RATE IN THE STATE. EJFHC’S SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL FOCUSES ON THE PROVISION OF INTEGRATED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND COORDINATED, COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUD, DENTAL, OUTREACH, ENABLING, AND OTHER SERVICES WHICH ARE ALL OFFERED ON A SLIDING FEE DISCOUNT SCHEDULE BASED ON INCOME AND FAMILY SIZE. EJFHC’S PRIMARY CARE TEAMS SCREEN PATIENTS FOR DEPRESSION, SUICIDAL IDEATION, MOOD DISORDERS, OPIOID USE, DEMENTIA, AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE. IF PROBLEMS ARE IDENTIFIED, PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO THE IN-HOUSE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING MOUD. AS AN EXPECTATION OF EMPLOYMENT, ALL EJFHC MEDICAL PROVIDERS ARE TRAINED TO PROVIDE MOUD SERVICES. USING HRSA’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION FUNDING, EJFHC WILL BE EXPANDING ITS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES. TO THE CURRENT COMPLEMENT OF 7.0 MSWS, EJFHC WILL BE ADDING 2.0 FTE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, 2.0 FTE CASE MANAGERS, 1.0 FTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR, 1.0 FTE WELLNESS COORDINATOR, AND 1.0 FTE CLINICAL SUPERVISOR TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO 600 ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS, 150 SUD PATIENTS, AND 25 MOUD PATIENTS. IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING CARE FOR EXISTING PATIENTS, FEDERAL RESOURCES WILL ALLOW EFJHC TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES TO TWO KEY POPULATIONS – VULNERABLE AND HARD-TO-REACH POPULATIONS (I.E., UNSTABLY HOUSED, VETERANS), AS WELL AS YOUTH AT-RISK FOR SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SUICIDAL IDEATION. TARGETED OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL LINK VETERAN’S AND YOUTH TO PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AND FOCUS ON REDUCING THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE. MOREOVER, EJFHC WILL USE FEDERAL FUNDING TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS SERVICES, AND TRAIN AND DEVELOP A CODE LAVENDER TEAM TO PREPARE STAFF FOR INTERVENING DURING CHALLENGING SITUATIONS THAT AFFECT INSTABILITY AND PROFESSIONAL FUNCTIONING.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM