Health Enrichment Network Inc

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA) - APPLICANT NAME: THE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK ADDRESS: 713 E. 7TH AVENUE – OAKDALE, LA 71463 WEBSITE : WWW.EATMOVEGROW.US CONTACT PERSON: DONNA H. NEWTON, MS CONTACT PHONE: 318-335-2112 EMAIL : DONNA@EATMOVEGROW.US REQUESTING: DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT HRSA-23-031 SERVICE AREA: LOUISIANA SERVICE REGION B THE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK (THEN), A RURAL LOUISIANA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON HEALTH EDUCATION AND CARE ACCESS, THROUGH ITS EATMOVEGROW (EMG) OBESITY PREVENTION MODEL. THE EATMOVEGROW PROJECT AIMS TO PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY IN THE 22 DELTA PARISHES OF SERVICE REGION B BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTIONS TO OVER 26,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN 50 HIGH-NEED SCHOOLS. MOREOVER, TO COMPLEMENT ITS SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL-BASED INTERVENTION, EMG WILL INCORPORATE FOUR NEW COMMUNITY-LEVEL PROGRAMS THAT OFFER CLINICAL AND SOCIAL DETERMINANT ASSISTANCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO ALL RESIDENTS IN THE REGION. THE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK PLANS TO COLLABORATE WITH LOUISIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL, AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER TO BROADEN EMG'S IMPACT. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL EXPAND EMG'S REACH BY 20% TO SERVE 50 SITES AND CONNECT RURAL BENEFICIARIES TO EVIDENCE-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY FOUR STATE AGENCIES. THE INITIATIVE TARGETS 22 RURAL LOUISIANA SERVICE REGION B PARISHES FOR SUSTAINED CHANGE. THE EMG SCHOOL COMPONENT UTILIZES MULTIPLE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS TO CREATE THE WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE COMMUNITY MODEL IN SCHOOLS SERVED. EMG HEALTH EDUCATORS PROVIDE MONTHLY CLASSROOM LESSONS TO STUDENTS IN GRADES 1 TO 3, WITH EVALUATION DEMONSTRATING A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH KNOWLEDGE. EMG ALSO COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOLS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS HEALTH ISSUES, PROVIDING FREQUENT ONSITE VISITS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO IMPROVE THE SCHOOL HEALT H ENVIRONMENT WITH IMPROVED NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO EXPAND ITS REACH BY 20%, SERVING A TOTAL OF 26,297 STUDENTS IN 50 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. TO EXPAND ITS EFFORTS, EMG IS ADDING COMMUNITY-LEVEL PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IMPACTING CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR DAY. EMG IS PARTNERING WITH STATE-LEVEL PROGRAM PARTNERS TO EXTEND EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING EFFORTS TO SRB PARISHES, INCLUDING THE PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER'S GREAUX HEALTHY INITIATIVE AND LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGCENTER'S HARVEST OF THE MONTH AND SCHOOL GARDEN RESOURCES. THE LOUISIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION WILL OVERSEE A HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP CONNECTING SCHOOLS WITH A RURAL HEALTH CLINIC AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LA OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO INCREASE UTILIZATION OF THEIR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER PROGRAM. THESE COMMUNITY-LEVEL PROGRAMS PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS HEALTH GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT EMG'S ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT. TO EVALUATE EMG'S IMPACT, A LONGITUDINAL STUDY WILL MEASURE PARTICIPANT BMI, HEART RATE DATA, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND NUTRITION LITERACY. THE EMG FRAMEWORK OFFERS EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR BOTH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES, MAKING IT REPLICABLE IN OTHER RURAL AREAS FACING SIMILAR BARRIERS, SUCH AS LOW-INCOME, CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS, AND GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATION. THEN PLANS TO SHARE THE SUCCESSES, METHODOLOGY, AND EVALUATION DATA OF THE EMG PROJECT THROUGH VARIOUS CHANNELS, INCLUDING PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS, HRSA'S RURAL HEALTH INFORMATION HUB, AND THE EMG WEBSITE, TO SUPPORT OTHER RURAL COMMUNITIES IN IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO COMBAT CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA) - THE HEALTH ENRICHMENT NETWORK (THEN), A RURAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN OAKDALE, LOUISIANA, REQUESTS FUNDING THROUGH HRSA-26-045 TO FORMALIZE AND IMPLEMENT THE EATMOVEGROW RURAL HEALTH NETWORK ACROSS LOUISIANA SERVICE REGION B. BUILDING ON EATMOVEGROW'S ESTABLISHED SCHOOL-BASED IMPLEMENTATION PLATFORM AND A LONG HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL HRSA-SUPPORTED RURAL IMPLEMENTATION, THE PROPOSED FOUR-MEMBER NETWORK, WHICH IS 75 PERCENT RURAL AND EXCEEDS HRSA'S 66 PERCENT RURAL REQUIREMENT, WILL STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG RURAL SCHOOLS, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION STRATEGIES. BY PROVIDING RURAL SCHOOLS WITH LEADERSHIP, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA SYSTEMS, AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, THE NETWORK WILL STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS CHILD HEALTH. THEN REQUESTS FUNDING PREFERENCE BASED ON ITS LOCATION IN A FEDERALLY DESIGNATED PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (ATTACHMENT 8). CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION IS THE NETWORK'S AREA OF FOCUS BECAUSE IT IS A LEADING MODIFIABLE DRIVER OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND REFLECTS BROADER CHALLENGES INVOLVING HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE. ACROSS PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, 36.1 PERCENT OF MEASURED STUDENTS HAVE OVERWEIGHT OR OBESITY. THE PRIMARY GAP IS NOT THE AVAILABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION RESOURCES, BUT THE LOCAL CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT THEM CONSISTENTLY IN RURAL SCHOOLS. USING SCHOOLS AS TRUSTED COMMUNITY HUBS, THE EATMOVEGROW RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WILL TRANSLATE PROVEN EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICAL ACTION THROUGH ONSITE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT, CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH SYSTEM. THE PROPOSED NETWORK WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN 45 PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS ACROSS ALL 15 REQUIRED SERVICE REGION B PARISHES. FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL ARE SECONDARY TARGET POPULATIONS. THE NETWORK’S FOUR MEMBERS ARE THEN, BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE LOUISIANA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION, AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER. PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER WILL SERVE AS THE NETWORK'S INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION PARTNER, CONDUCTING LONGITUDINAL BMI, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENTS TO OBJECTIVELY MEASURE PROJECT OUTCOMES. THE PROPOSED NETWORK EXPANDS EATMOVEGROW'S ESTABLISHED IMPLEMENTATION MODEL. HEALTH EDUCATORS ASSIGNED TO SCHOOLS ACROSS THE SERVICE REGION WILL EXPAND THEIR ROLE BY DELIVERING NEW NETWORK ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. GUIDED BY THE CDC WHOLE SCHOOL, WHOLE COMMUNITY, WHOLE CHILD FRAMEWORK, HEALTH EDUCATORS WILL PROVIDE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND SCHOOL WELLNESS COMMITTEE SUPPORT WHILE STRENGTHENING WELLNESS PLANNING, FAMILY ENGAGEMENT, AND CONNECTIONS TO EVIDENCE-BASED STATE AND NATIONAL RESOURCES. NEW PROJECT COMPONENTS WILL INCLUDE THE EMG SCHOOL WELLNESS ASSESSMENT, A DEDICATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION SPECIALIST, THE DAILY DIFFERENCE STAFF WELLNESS INITIATIVE, SCHOOL-SPECIFIC RURAL HEALTH ACCESS DIRECTORIES, PROVIDER EDUCATION, AND A COMPREHENSIVE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT COMBINES REAL-TIME OPERATIONAL MONITORING WITH INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION. THE EATMOVEGROW RURAL HEALTH NETWORK WILL STRENGTHEN SCHOOL WELLNESS SYSTEMS, EXPAND ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED OBESITY PREVENTION PRACTICES, IMPROVE COLLABORATION ACROSS RURAL PARTNERS, AND IMPROVE HEALTHY STUDENT OUTCOMES THROUGH COORDINATED IMPLEMENTATION AND CONTINUOUS EVALUATION. THE NETWORK WILL BUILD A SUSTAINABLE RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT ENABLES SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CONTINUE IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH AND REDUCING CHRONIC DISEASE RISK LONG AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING ENDS.

DELTA STATE RURAL DEVELOPMENT NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM (DELTA)

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM