Care Connection Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

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 - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: JOLENE JOSEPH CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 513-483-3080 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: JOLENEJ@HEALTHCARE-CONNECTION.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.HEALTHCARE-CONNECTION.ORG HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS00200 ADDRESS: 1401 STEFFEN AVE CITY & STATE: CINCINNATI, OH 45215 THE HEALTHCARE CONNECTION (THCC), PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE LINCOLN HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER, WAS THE FIRST COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN THE STATE OF OHIO. IT OPENED IN 1967 WITH SIX VOLUNTEERS AND A $10,000 GRANT FROM THE CITY OF LINCOLN HEIGHTS, ALLOWING MEDICAL CARE TO BE PROVIDED TO UNDERSERVED CITY RESIDENTS. SINCE THEN, THCC HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND SERVE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, INCLUDING MINORITIES, IN NORTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, OPERATING 9 SITES INCLUDING 4 SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE CARE TO THE MORE MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. THCC IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY, COST-EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME AND INDIGENT POPULATIONS WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA THAT ARE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY SDOH FACTORS AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO AFFORD OR ACCESS HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THCC HAS A LONG- STANDING HISTORY OF SERVING THE AREAS MINORITY POPULATIONS, WITH OVER 60% OF THCC PATIENTS IN 2023 IDENTIFYING AS A MINORITY GROUP AND WITH 28% OF PATIENT BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. OF THCC’S 20,781 PATIENTS, 332 PATIENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS. IN 2023, THCC PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 2,090 PATIENTS AND SUD SERVICES TO 0 PATIENTS. THCC WILL UTILIZE FUNDS THROUGH HRSA TO EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND EXPAND SUD SERVICES, PROVIDING THESE SERVICES DIRECTLY. THCC UNDERSTANDS THAT DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS AND WILL HAVE A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. THCC WILL ENSURE THAT SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO CATER TO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING SUD SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT THCC’S LINCOLN HEIGHTS HEALTH CENTER LOCATION AS WELL AS TWO SCHOOL-BASED LOCATIONS- WINTON WOODS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LOCKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT AS NOTED IN FORM 5B. SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN WILL INCLUDE: - AGES 0-5: EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORT – BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE ASSESSMENTS, PARENTING SUPPORT, PLAY THERAPY - AGES 6-12: CHILDREN – INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, PLAY THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY - AGES 13-18: ADOLESCENT – TEEN COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELING - AGES 18 AND ABOVE – INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, COUPLES COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING - AGES 12 AND ABOVE- SCREENING DEPRESSION USING PHQ-9, ALCOHOL USE USING AUDIT, AND SUBSTANCE USE USING DAST-10 THCC WILL LEVERAGE HRSA BHSE FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - LEVERAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION TO UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. - INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT EACH CLIENT ENCOUNTER, CONDUCTING SCREENINGS, ASSESSMENTS AND CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SCHEDULING FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS. - GO BEYOND PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DRIVERS OF HEALTH THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS AND SCREENING FOR FOOD INSECURITIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. - EXPAND THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE USE OF FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND THROUGH HIRING A PHYSICIAN WITH AN ADDICTION SPECIALTY. - HIRE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO EXPAND ACCESS. - BROADEN THE USE OF TELEHEALTH ACROSS SITES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. PROGRAM GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED VIA THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES LISTED ABOVE INCLUDE: - INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. - INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING TREATMENT WITH MOUD.

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR LOOK-ALIKES

GEORGIA CARES INTEGRATED SERVICES FOR MINOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS. PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, FAMILY CARE CONNECTION WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: INCREASING COMMUNITIES CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING CRIMES AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND ENHANCING TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OFFERING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE CIRCLE OF HEALING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROJECT WILL SERVE AFRICAN AMERICAN/BLACK INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SECTORS OF DALLAS, TEXAS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: CRISIS COUNSELING, THERAPY, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION ON THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, LINKING VICTIMS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SAFETY ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY PLANNING, COMMUNITY TRAININGS ON VICTIM BARRIERS TO SERVICES AND RED FLAGS OF DOMESTIC/DATING VIOLENCE, AND VICTIM SUPPORT GROUPS.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

CIRCLE OF HEALING

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

FY 2020 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM LOOK-ALIKES: EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

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

THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM PROVIDES ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WITH THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN THE AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS MOST IN NEED OF AFFORDABLE CONNECTIVITY.

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM