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HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

THE FAMILY TREE CHOICES PROGRAM TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY DUE TO VIOLENCE - IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE MATERNAL DEATHS DUE TO VIOLENCE, THE FAMILY TREE INFORMATION, EDUCATION & COUNSELING CENTER (TFT) IS APPLYING FOR FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $300,000 TO PROVIDE ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASSES, BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS (BIP), EDUCATION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR AT-RISK PERINATAL FAMILIES IN THE SEVEN-PARISH AREA OF THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH REGION IV (ACADIANA). THE SEVEN PARISHES INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE AREA ARE ACADIA (RURAL), EVANGELINE (RURAL), IBERIA (URBAN), LAFAYETTE (URBAN), ST. LANDRY (RURAL), ST. MARTIN (RURAL) AND VERMILLION (RURAL). LAFAYETTE PARISH SERVES AS THE HUB OF ALL THESE PARISHES. THESE FAMILIES EXPERIENCE DISPARITIES IN PERINATAL HEALTH INCLUDING MATERNAL MORTALITY RESULTING FROM MULTIPLE FACTORS INCLUDING RACE, EDUCATION, POVERTY, AND/OR LIVING IN A RURAL AREA, WHICH ARE COMMON STRESSORS, ASSOCIATED WITH VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE. THE PURPOSE OF THE CHOICES PROGRAM WILL BE TO INCREASE PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND SUICIDE RELATED MATERNAL MORTALITY, DECREASE RECIDIVISM AND TO REDUCE MATERNAL DEATHS DUE TO VIOLENCE. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ONE OF THE LEADING FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO MATERNAL MORTALITY AMONG PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN IS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IE. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE), AND THAT TRAUMA INFORMED INTERVENTIONS FOR BOTH THE VICTIMS, AND PERPETRATORS HAVE SHOWN PROMISE IN REDUCING RATES OF IPV. TFT HAS CONCEPTUALIZED A MULTI-CONCEPT APPROACH INVOLVING 1) HEALTH EDUCATION PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE FAMILY TREE HEALTHY START PROGRAM (TFTHSP), 2) EVIDENCE BASED ANGER MANAGEMENT AND BATTERER INTERVENTION PROGRAMS FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR SPOUSES OF HEALTHY START, NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP), AND OTHER PRENATAL HOME VISITING PROGRAMS AND 3) TRAUMA INFORMED COUNSELING TO BOTH SURVIVORS AND PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

METHAMPHETAMINE

FAMILY CONNECTS MARYLAND - FAMILY CONNECTS MARYLAND (FCM) IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED, UNIVERSAL, POSTPARTUM NURSE HOME VISITING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES, STRENGTHEN FAMILY FUNCTIONING, AND CONNECT FAMILIES WITH NEEDED COMMUNITY RESOURCES. FCM IS BASED ON THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FAMILY CONNECTS MODEL, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS EVIDENCE-BASED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL PROVIDE VOLUNTARY POSTPARTUM NURSE HOME VISITS TO APPROXIMATELY 300 FAMILIES ANNUALLY WHOSE INFANTS ARE DELIVERED AT SINAI HOSPITAL, SERVING RESIDENTS OF BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY, MARYLAND. REGISTERED NURSES WILL CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS DURING THE FIRST WEEKS AFTER BIRTH. BASED ON IDENTIFIED NEEDS, NURSES WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND REFERRALS TO APPROPRIATE HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD, ECONOMIC, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. FAMILIES MAY RECEIVE UP TO THREE HOME VISITS, ALONG WITH FOLLOW-UP CONTACTS TO ENSURE SUCCESSFUL CONNECTIONS TO RECOMMENDED RESOURCES. A FOLLOW UP SURVEY IS CONDUCTED 30 DAYS AFTER THE LAST HOME VISIT/CASE IS CLOSED. COMMUNITY ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS, WHICH ARE INTEGRAL TO THE PROGRAM, ENROLL FAMILIES IN THE PROGRAM, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN REFERRAL PARTNERSHIPS AND AN UP-TO-DATE RESOURCE DATABASE AND CONDUCT 30-DAY PARTICIPANT FOLLOW UP SURVEYS. THE PROGRAM WILL COLLECT AND ANALYZE IMPLEMENTATION AND OUTCOME DATA TO MONITOR QUALITY, MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS, AND SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE EXISTING FAMILY CONNECTS MARYLAND PROGRAM AS WELL AS EXPAND SERVICE CAPACITY TO A NEW REGION, WHILE ENSURING THAT ALL FAMILIES IN THE TARGET POPULATION HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY POSTPARTUM SUPPORT. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE PROJECT WILL PROMOTE HEALTHIER BEGINNINGS FOR CHILDREN, STRONGER FAMILIES, HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND MORE EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS OF INFANT AND MATERNAL CARE.

MENTORING FOR HOPE

SEC 9007 REAP-RENEW ENERGY SYSTEMS GRANTS, $20,000 OR LESS (MAN)