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SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT

GEORGIA TUTORING STUDY (GTS): UNDERSTANDING HOW AI AND HUMAN TUTORS IMPACTREADING ACHIEVEMENT IN UPPER ELEMENTARY GRADES

HOPE: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL TO ENHANCE MATH TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

SREB'S GREAT RESIDENCY PROGRAM: GEORGIA RESIDENCY FOR EDUCATING AMAZING TEACHERS

RETAINING AND INSPIRING STEM EDUCATORS (RAISE): OKLAHOMA

SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

SREB-AGEP DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND CAREER TRAINING

TO, THROUGH AND BEYOND: PARTNERSHIPS FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS

SREB CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP ACADEMY STUDY

INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AFFILIATION WITH MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM (SRTC-UB)G

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE TALENT SEARCH PROJECT (SRTC-TS)

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM (SRTC-UB)

SICKLE CELL WELLNESS AND TREATMENT CENTER AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER - SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD) IS AN INHERITED DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE SHAPE OF THE RED BLOOD CELLS, CAUSING ANEMIA, PAIN, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. SCD IS A LIFELONG ILLNESS THAT STARTS EARLY IN LIFE AND PRIMARILY AFFECTS THOSE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. ACCORDING TO THE CDC (DEMOGRAPHICS AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION DATA, GEORGIA) AND THE GEORGIA HEALTH POLICY CENTER (2020), OVER 15,000 GEORGIANS SURVIVE SCD. COMPLICATIONS OF SCD AND SICKLE CELL TRAIT (SCT) ARE INDUCED BY DEHYDRATION, FEVERS, VIRUSES, INFECTIONS, SURGERIES, OR STRESSFUL ACTIVITIES, AND THEY ATTACK THE BODY AND CAN RENDER AN INDIVIDUAL IN CRISIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH SCD OR WITH SCT REQUIRE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE CRISES THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE COMPLICATIONS AND EVEN DEATH. SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD) IS AN INHERITED DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE SHAPE OF THE RED BLOOD CELLS, CAUSING ANEMIA, PAIN, AND MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. SCD IS A LIFELONG ILLNESS THAT STARTS EARLY IN LIFE AND PRIMARILY AFFECTS THOSE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN DESCENT. ACCORDING TO THE CDC (DEMOGRAPHICS AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION DATA, GEORGIA) AND THE GEORGIA HEALTH POLICY CENTER (2020), OVER 15,000 GEORGIANS SURVIVE SCD. COMPLICATIONS OF SCD AND SICKLE CELL TRAIT (SCT) ARE INDUCED BY DEHYDRATION, FEVERS, VIRUSES, INFECTIONS, SURGERIES, OR STRESSFUL ACTIVITIES, AND THEY ATTACK THE BODY AND CAN RENDER AN INDIVIDUAL IN CRISIS. INDIVIDUALS WITH SCD OR WITH SCT REQUIRE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT HEALTHCARE CRISES THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE COMPLICATIONS AND EVEN DEATH. SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS DEVELOPING THE SICKLE CELL WELLNESS TREATMENT CENTER, WHICH WILL FOCUS ON WELLNESS, PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS, AND PROACTIVE CARE. WE WILL OFFER EDUCATION, LABORATORY TESTS, INFUSION, HYDRATION, WOUND CARE, AND CONSULTATION WITH PHYSICIANS, REGISTERED DIETICIANS, PROVIDERS, AND OTHER SPECIALISTS. IN ADDITION, SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IS COMMITTED TO COLLABORATING WITH THE SICKLE CELL FOUNDATION OF GEORGIA, INC., AND THE EXISTING SERVICES PROVIDED BY GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED CARE TO GEORGIANS WITH SCD AND SCT IN ACUTE CRISIS. AFTER ESTABLISHING INITIAL BASELINE DATA FOR SERVICE DELIVERY, THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON THE SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE GOALS SET FOR THE AREAS OF PATIENT OUTCOMES, PROVIDER KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES, CARE AND COORDINATION WITH PARTNERS AND COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS, PATIENT EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, RESEARCH AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, ACCESS TO CARE, PATIENT SATISFACTION, ECONOMIC IMPACT, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. ULTIMATELY, OUR GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF REPORTED CRISIS CARE EPISODES IN EMERGENCY ROOMS. THE PROJECT WOULD SERVE AN ESTIMATED 3,000 GEORGIANS WITH SCD AND CREATE AN ESTIMATED 10 JOBS. TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF THE CENTER, WE WILL RENOVATE AND RECONFIGURE THE EXISTING SPACE AT 29 UPPER RIVERDALE ROAD, SUITE 210, RIVERDALE, GEORGIA 30274. THE SPACE TOTALS 2,847 SQUARE FEET. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION PROJECT, PURCHASE EQUIPMENT, AND COVER A PORTION OF RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - O CLAYTON COUNTY CURRENTLY LACKS CAPACITY AND ACCESS OF CARE TO EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS ITS MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC RELATED NEEDS. THE NUMBERS OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO MANAGEABLE OR EVEN PREVENTABLE MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENTS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE OVERALL CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATE OF THE COUNTY, LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND HEAVY BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. THUS, SRMC HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS STARTS WITH ENSURING PATIENTS WHO SEEK CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECEIVE THE INITIAL TREATMENT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED WHEN ARRIVING AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. FUNDING THE HOLD UNIT AND STAFFING NEEDS FOR TWO YEARS WILL GIVE THE HOSPITAL THE TIME TO ABSORB THE COST OF THIS UNIT IN ITS GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET. O SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVES ATLANTA’S SOUTHERN CRESCENT, WITH 75% OF THE POPULATION SERVED LOCATED IN CLAYTON COUNTY. MANY RESIDENTS SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, EXACERBATED BY A LACK OF INSURANCE AND LIMITED POOL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO TURN FOR HELP. WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN, RESIDENTS SHOW UP AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE WHERE SRMC HAS LIMITED RESOURCES FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. O FEDERAL FUNDING IS REQUESTED BECAUSE THOSE SERVED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ARE IN CRISIS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE'S HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF SRMC'S SERVICE AREA AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, AN AREA WHERE A SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES EXISTS. ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IMPACTS THE HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL — THEIR OVERALL PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH — AS WELL AS THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. BARRIERS TO SERVICES WILL DELAY INDIVIDUALS FROM RECEIVING APPROPRIATE CARE AND NEEDED PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, PLACE A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, AND LEAD TO HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED O THE HOLD UNIT WILL FREE UP SPACE IN THE ED FOR OTHER EMERGENCIES. THE BEHAVIORAL HOLD AREA WILL SPECIALIZE TO PROVIDE, CARE, AND SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SHOW UP TO SRMC'S ED. SRMC WILL HIRE STAFF INCLUDING NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT PATIENTS FACING A MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS. THEIR STAY AT SRMC WILL INCLUDE THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PATIENTS REQUIRE UNTIL A MORE SUITABLE PLACEMENT IS FOUND, WHETHER AT IN-TREATMENT FACILITY OR FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. O THE CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPORTS $4,115,719, WHICH INCLUDES A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $374,156. AN OPERATIONAL LOSS IS EXPECTED FOR THE INITIAL YEARS OF OPERATION RELATED TO START UP AND INCREASED LABOR EXPENSE PARTICULARLY IN NURSING POST COVID.

THIS EDA INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION WITH EXPANDING THE URBAN AGRICULTURE MARKET AND PROVIDING A REBOUND TO THE DECLINING EMPLOYMENT RATE PRESENTED FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN NORTH PHILADELPHIA. THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF COLLECTING DATA TO CREATE A PLANNING FRAMEWORK, DESIGNING AND TESTING AN URBAN-RURAL AGRICULTURE MODEL, DEVELOPING BASELINE METRICS FOR AN INCLUSIVE COMPETITIVENESS INDEX TO MEASURE COMMUNITY AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY TO NAVIGATE A POST-COVID ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE, AND ESTABLISHING A PROTOCOL FOR A NATIONAL COLLABORATION. ONCE COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL HELP STRENGTHEN EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS RECOVERY EFFORTS AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LEVELS, WHICH WILL PROMOTE ECONOMIC GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE CARES ACT HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT

SOUTHERN REGIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

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SREB-SBE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS INSTITUTE INITIATIVE