Cabell Huntington Hospital Inc

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HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (RURAL PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12341. RURAL PROGRAM FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT: 1) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; 3) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BY (A) DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING; AND (B) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES; AND 4) DEVELOP, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAMS. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: 1) IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM VICTIM AND POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 5) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW OVW RURAL PROGRAM PROJECT, CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, INC. , HOME OF THE HOOPS FAMILY CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER , IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CABELL, MASON, AND WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, WV STATE POLICE DETACHMENTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, CONTACT RAPE CRISIS CENTER, BRANCHES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER, AND GOODWILL FAMILY AND THERAPY SERVICES, WILL IMPLEMENT EXPANDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CHILD ADVOCACY SERVICES IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA PROJECT. THIS VICTIM SERVICE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: PURPOSE 1 AND 2 IN RURAL AREAS OF CABELL COUNTY (EXCLUDING HUNTINGTON CITY LIMITS), MASON COUNTY, AND WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN WEST VIRGINIA. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) DELIVERING TRAUMA-INFORMED FORENSIC INTERVIEWS, VICTIM ADVOCACY, SAFETY PLANNING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RELATED CRIMES; 2) DEPLOYING A MOBILE CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER (CAC) UNIT WEEKLY TO MASON AND WAYNE COUNTIES TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND PROVIDE SERVICES DIRECTLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) ENHANCING MULTIDISCIPLINARY INVESTIGATION TEAMS (MDITS) BY FACILITATING MONTHLY CASE REVIEW MEETINGS AND PARTNER TRAININGS TO IMPROVE COORDINATED, VICTIM-CENTERED RESPONSE; AND 4) EXPANDING CAPACITY TO SERVE RURAL CHILD VICTIMS, WITH GOALS OF PROVIDING UP TO 200 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AT THE CAC, UP TO 50 FORENSIC INTERVIEWS VIA THE MOBILE UNIT, AND UP TO 20 SEXUAL ASSAULT MEDICAL EXAMS OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL (“CHH”) IN HUNTINGTON, WV REQUESTS $267,000 TO IMPLEMENT UNITEUS WEST VIRGINIA – A COLLABORATIVE CONTINUUM OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL CARE FACILITATED BY CHH AND LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. CHH IS REQUESTING FUNDING TO 1) PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENT THE UNITEUS DIGITAL PLATFORM, 2) PROVIDE STAFF SUPPORT TO FAITH HEALTH APPALACHIA (“FHA”), AND 3) PROVIDE CRITICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN RURAL WEST VIRGINIA. UNITEUS WEST VIRGINIA WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL COMMUNITIES. LIKE MOST HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS SERVING RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, CHH NEEDS TO MAKE EVERY DOLLAR COUNT AND THEREFORE HAS LIMITED RESOURCES TO INVEST IN LARGE-SCALE PROGRAMMING. FURTHERMORE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PLACED AN UNPRECEDENTED ?NANCIAL STRAIN ON ALREADY NARROW BUDGETS. UNITEUS WEST VIRGINIA WILL PROVIDE A CRITICAL OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE REGION, SUCH AS LOWER EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, FOOD INSECURITY, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, LOW HEALTH LITERACY, AND MORE. MANY OF THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH PLAGUING THE REGION EXACERBATE MEDICAL CONDITIONS, SUCH AS DIABETES, KIDNEY FAILURE, AND HEART DISEASE. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 33 RE-ADMISSIONS TO THE HOSPITAL ATTRIBUTED TO MISSED DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. WITHOUT RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS HEALTH CONDITIONS MISS CRUCIAL TREATMENTS, LEADING TO COSTLY AND PREVENTABLE STAYS AT CHH. WITH A UNITED CONTINUUM OF CARE, PROVIDERS CAN RELIABLY CONNECT PATIENTS WITH TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL TREATMENTS AND TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED RESOURCES. THIS FUNDING REQUEST WOULD ALSO SUSTAIN AND GROW THE EFFORTS OF FAITH HEALTH APPALACHIA (“FHA”), AN INITIATIVE OF CHH, BUT NOW OPERATING AS AN INDEPENDENT NONPRO?T, THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF KEY STAFF POSITIO NS. FHA FORMS CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES, HOSPITALS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, HEALTH CARE FACILITATES, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS BASED ON CARE AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE THE TOTAL WELLNESS OF HUNTINGTON COUNTY. THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO INTEGRATE SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND CONGREGATIONAL EFFORTS INTO THE COMMUNITY’S EXISTING SYSTEMS FOR ADDRESSING NEEDS IN SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, LONELINESS, AND MORE.

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