Church Health Center Of Memphis Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - CHURCH HEALTH DEPENDS ON CHARITABLE SUPPORT TO PROVIDE CARE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS. THERE ARE ADDITIONAL STAFFING COSTS THAT CHURCH HEALTH INCURS TO DELIVER THE HIGHEST QUALITY TRAINING FOR THE MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS. THE FUNDING NEEDS INCLUDE THE CLINICAL STAFF TO SUPPORT THE RESIDENTS (MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, NURSES, MEDICAL INTERPRETERS), ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO COORDINATE THE MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PROVIDERS’ TIME TO TRAIN THE MEDICAL STUDENTS. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY STAFF MUST DEVOTE TIME TO TRAIN THE STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS SO THEY CAN USE AND LEARN FROM THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROCESSES AND THE DATA COLLECTED AND REPORTED IN THE MEDICAL CLINICS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NOT LOCAL OR STATE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE THIS FUNDING. · THE ADDED COSTS OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS THAT CANNOT BE OTHERWISE FUNDED FALLS CLEARLY WITHIN THE STRATEGIC GOAL 2 OF HRSA TO FOSTER A HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE ABLE TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND EMERGING NEEDS, MORE SPECIFICALLY: O OBJECTIVE 2.1: ADVANCE THE COMPETENCIES OF THE HEALTH WORKFORCE, INCLUDING- SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.1.2 ENSURE HRSA-TRAINED PROVIDERS CAN ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EMERGING HEALTH CARE NEEDS. SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.1.3 INCREASE CULTURAL COMPETENCY AMONG HEALTH CARE WORKERS. O OBJECTIVE 2.2: IMPROVE THE DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE, INCLUDING- SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.2.2 ADDRESS SHORTAGES BY ALIGNING TRAINING, RECRUITMENT, DISTRIBUTION, AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH WORKFORCE TO SERVE IN THE AREAS WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST. SUB-OBJECTIVE 2.2.3 INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THE WORKFORCE AND NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS FROM UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS PARTICIPATING IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS.

CHURCH HEALTH'S MISSION IS TO SEEK TO RECLAIM THE CHURCH'S BIBLICAL COMMITMENT TO CARE FOR OUR BODIES AND OUR SPIRITS. THE PROPOSED VISTA PROJECT ALIGNS WITH THE HEALTHY FUTURES CNCS FOCUS AREA. THE VISTA PROJECT WILL SEEK TO DEVISE A FORMALIZE ROUTE FOR INTAKE OF OUTREACH REQUESTS, PRODUCE HEALTH EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND DEVELOP THE ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO OUTPUT QUALITY PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE EDUCATION THAT EXPECTS TO BENEFIT THE LOW INCOME AND/OR MEDICALLY UNINSURED POPULATION IN MEMPHIS, TN. TWO VISTA MEMBERS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT BY PERFORMING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PRODUCING MATERIALS, DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS, AND CONDUCTING OUTREACH OVER THE COURSE OF A THREE YEAR PROJECT.