Our Health Inc

INTEGRATED MOBILE & SAFE SPACE PREVENTION AT APNH - APNH: A PLACE TO NOURISH YOUR HEALTH HAS A SUCCESSFUL RECORD OF PROVIDING HIV/AIDS AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO INFECTED AND AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT AREA. WE EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE CLIENTS WHO ARE FROM THE MOST AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THIS IS EVIDENT WHEN ANALYZING WHO HAS ACCESSED OUR HIV PREVENTION SERVICES IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS: 54% OF CLIENTS ARE 13 TO 29 YEARS OF AGE, 76% OF CLIENTS ARE MALE, 65% OF CLIENTS IDENTIFIED AS NON-WHITE (WITH 60% IDENTIFYING AS BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN OR LATINX/HISPANIC), AND 56% OF CLIENTS IDENTIFYING AS MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN (MSM). AS LEADERS IN REACHING HIGHLY IMPACTED POPULATIONS, WE PLAN TO EXPAND OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY BY FOCUSING EFFORTS ON YOUNG, BLACK/LATINO MSM. THE STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES PROPOSED IN THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW APNH TO IMPROVE SERVICE TO BLACK/LATINO MSM IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA AS OUTLINED BY THE ENDING THE EPIDEMIC INITIATIVE PERTAINING TO DIAGNOSING, TREATING, PREVENTING, AND RESPONDING TO HIV INFECTIONS. USING FUNDS ACQUIRED FROM PS21-2102, OUR IMPACT IN THE AREA WILL BECOME MORE PROFOUND WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTEGRATED TESTING SERVICES, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SAFE SPACE FOR OUR FOCUS POPULATIONS, AND THE UTILIZATION OF A MOBILE TESTING UNIT. OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PROJECT PERIOD, THESE SERVICES WILL ALL INTEGRATE TO INCREASE OUR TESTING CAPACITY BY 60%, LINK ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS INTO CARE, PROVIDE INTEGRATED STD SCREENINGS, INCREASE ACCESS TO PREP, PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE IN THE COMMUNITY FOR YOUNG, BLACK AND LATINO MSM, ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES RELATED TO HIV, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NEWLY DIAGNOSED INDIVIDUALS WE IDENTIFY TO AT LEAST 8 PERSONS A YEAR, AND TO OVERALL REDUCE NEW HIV INFECTIONS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA.

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATIO

CALLIE CLINIC TITLE X PROJECT

RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

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DESCRIPTION:THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO PROMOTE A COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHY HOMES APPROACH TO REDUCE HARMFUL INDOOR EXPOSURES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. THIS WILL INCLUDE THE WELL DOCUMENTED AND REGULATED HAZARDS OF LEAD-BASED PAINT AND RADON, BUT WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE APPROPRIATE CONTROL OF PESTS WHILE MINIMIZING DANGEROUS PESTICIDES, MOLD AND MOISTURE, COMMON ASTHMA TRIGGERS AND BASIC INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONCERNS. ACTIVITIES:THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO REFINE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVELOP TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CURRICULUM TO PROMOTE SAFE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS BY MINIMIZING RISK OF CONTAMINANTS, INCLUDING LEAD, MOLD, MOISTURE, CARBON MONOXIDE, AND OTHER ASTHMA TRIGGERS APPROPRIATE FOR RECENT IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITIES IN MAINE; REACH 590 INDIVIDUALS IN SOUTHERN MAINE TO EDUCATE RECENT IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES ON HEALTHY HOUSING; AND ASSIST AT LEAST 75 RECENT IMMIGRANTS OR REFUGEES CONDUCT A SELF-ASSESSMENT OF THEIR HOMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND CONNECT TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES. SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:EXPECTED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE IS TO REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF HOUSING-LINKED HEALTH CONDITIONS AMONGST NEW MAINERS, SPECIFICALLY IN THE RWANDAN COMMUNITY, IN SOUTHERN MAINE BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, THEY WILL WORK TO REFINE EXISTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND DEVELOP TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CURRICULUM TO PROMOTE SAFE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; CONDUCT TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SEMINARS, AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRAINED LEADERS, REACH AT LEAST 240 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH IN-PERSON INTERACTIONS, AND AN ADDITIONAL 250 THROUGH PAMPHLETS AND SOCIAL MEDIA; AND ASSIST AT LEAST 75 NEW MAINERS CONDUCT A SELF-ASSESSMENT OF THEIR HOMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS AND CONNECT THEM TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS WARRANTED.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

THE 'CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND CLEAN WATER IN RURAL MAINE' PROJECT SEEKS TO ENSURE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO SAFE, AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER FOR ALL MAINE FAMILIES WHO RELY ON RESIDENTIAL WELLS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DEVELOPING A CONSENSUS PLAN OF ACTION AND PROVIDING SUSTAINED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO RESIDENTS IN ORDER TO REDUCE HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE FROM RESIDENTIAL WELLS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT RESOURCES. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS, AND A MEASURABLE INCREASE IN WELL TESTING.

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART D WICY COVID-19 RESPONSE