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PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII.

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PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. - ESSENTIAL ACCESS HEALTH (ESSENTIAL ACCESS) CHAMPIONS AND PROMOTES HIGH-QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH THE OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA) TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY, AND CLIENT-CENTERED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW-INCOMES. SINCE 2016, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS BEEN MEETING WITH KEY HEALTH CARE AND FAMILY PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT HAWAII TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND HOW TO BEST ADDRESS THEM. THE REQUESTED FUNDING WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP AND DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN HAWAII AND TO RE-ESTABLISH A TITLE X PROVIDER NETWORK IN THE STATE, TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR THE LOW-INCOME WOMEN, MEN, AND TEENS THAT DEPEND ON THESE PROVIDERS EACH YEAR FOR THEIR SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. ESSENTIAL ACCESS REQUESTS $1,500,000 FOR THE FIFTEEN-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD TO RE-ESTABLISH A TITLE X PROVIDER NETWORK IN HAWAII, A STATE THAT CURRENTLY HAS NO TITLE X FUNDING AND LIMITED FAMILY PLANNING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED HEALTH SERVICES TO 14,625 LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. THE GOAL OF ESSENTIAL ACCESS IS TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF TITLE X FUNDS, EQUITABLY AND EFFICIENTLY, ALLOCATING FUNDS TO A DIVERSE MIX OF SUBRECIPIENT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE. ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE WORK PLAN THAT OUTLINES GOALS AND OBJECTIVES TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF QUALITY, EQUITABLE, AND CLIENT-CENTRIC VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING A BROAD RANGE OF ACCEPTABLE AND EFFECTIVE FAMILY PLANNING METHODS AND SERVICES TO ASSIST RESIDENTS OF HAWAII WITH LOW INCOMES IN PREVENTING AND ACHIEVING PREGNANCY. THE GOALS OF THE PROJECT ARE TO 1) REINTRODUCE AND REBUILD A ROBUST TITLE X PROVIDER NETWORK TO EXPAND ACCESS TO EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE, CLIENT-CENTERED, HIGH-QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN HAWAII; 2) ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY THROUGH HI’S TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM BY REMOVING BARRIERS TO ACCESS, IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICES, AND PROVIDING CLIENT-CENTERED SERVICES; AND 3) PROVIDE TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE, CLIENT-CENTERED, HIGH-QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THAT COMPLY WITH TITLE X STATUTE, REGULATIONS, LEGISLATIVE MANDATES, AND PROGRAM GUIDANCE AND ADDRESS OPA PROGRAM PRIORITIES. UPON AWARD, ESSENTIAL ACCESS WILL LEVERAGE OVER 50 YEARS OF TITLE X LEADERSHIP TO IMMEDIATELY REBUILD A ROBUST AND SUSTAINABLE TITLE X PROVIDER NETWORK IN HAWAII TO MEET THE DIRE NEED FOR FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE. WITH HAWAI‘I’S ROBUST TITLE X PROVIDER NETWORK AND A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY-BASED PARTNERS, WILL MAKE RAPID USE OF TITLE X FUNDING TO ADVANCE PROGRAM PRIORITIES, RESTORE CRITICAL RESOURCES, AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND HIGH-QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LOW-INCOMES, ADOLESCENTS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, PEOPLE LIVING IN UNDERSERVED RURAL REGIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING THE RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY ACROSS THE STATE.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. - ESSENTIAL ACCESS HEALTH (ESSENTIAL ACCESS) CHAMPIONS AND PROMOTES QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH THE OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA) TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, EQUITABLE, AND AFFORDABLE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES AND TEENS, AND HAS RECEIVED TITLE X FUNDING IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SINCE 1970. SINCE 2016, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS BEEN MEETING WITH HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF HAWAII TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND ESTABLISH PLANS TO ADDRESS THEM. WITH FUNDING FROM OPA, ESSENTIAL ACCESS WILL REINTRODUCE THE TITLE X FEDERAL FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM TO HAWAII AND REBUILD A ROBUST, DIVERSE TITLE X NETWORK THROUGHOUT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. THE PROPOSED TITLE X NETWORK SERVICE AREA INCLUDES HAWAII’S FOUR COUNTIES, ENCOMPASSING 16 SUBRECIPIENTS TO PROVIDE FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES AT 41 CLINICAL SITES. SUBRECIPIENTS INCLUDE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS), THE NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH SYSTEM, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII HEALTH SYSTEM, AND A FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AFFILIATE THAT WILL EXTEND THE REACH OF TITLE X SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS WITH LOWER INCOMES, ADOLESCENTS, PEOPLE IN RURAL REGIONS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE, AND PEOPLE WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP). AMID THESE PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN TELEHEALTH BECOMING A CRITICAL PATHWAY FOR CARE FOR MANY HAWAIIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES, LIVING IN RURAL REGIONS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE, AND ADOLESCENTS. APPROXIMATELY 15% OF ALL VISITS ACROSS THE NETWORK ARE BEING CONDUCTED THROUGH TELEHEALTH. ESSENTIAL ACCESS IS SUBMITTING A FAMILY PLANNING TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION GRANT PROPOSAL OF $700,000 TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF TITLE X SUBRECIPIENTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND EQUITABLE CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH. ESSENTIAL ACCESS WILL UTILIZE PROJECT FUNDS TO: 1) ESTABLISH, ENHANCE AND EXPAND TELEHEALTH TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED AND EQUITABLE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED PRIMARILY THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING OF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUBRECIPIENT TELEHEALTH PROJECTS. 2) BUILD, ENHANCE AND EXPAND CAPACITY OF TITLE X HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND EQUITABLE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 3) EXPAND AND IMPROVE OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED BY TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND PROMOTE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO THESE POPULATIONS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND EQUITABLE CARE. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING OF SUBRECIPIENT TELEHEALTH OUTREACH PROJECTS. THE PROJECT WILL HAVE TWO PRIMARY STAGES: 1) A NEEDS ASSESSMENT STAGE WHERE A NETWORK SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED AND A DISPARITY IMPACT STATEMENT WILL BE DEVELOPED TO GAIN A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF SUBRECIPIENT NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE FOR FUNDING, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 2) AN INTERVENTION STAGE FUNDING, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS, AND THEN PROGRESS MADE AND PROJECT IMPACTS WILL BE EVALUATED.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. - ESSENTIAL ACCESS HEALTH (ESSENTIAL ACCESS) CHAMPIONS AND PROMOTES QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL. FOR OVER 50 YEARS, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS SUCCESSFULLY PARTNERED WITH THE OFFICE OF POPULATION AFFAIRS (OPA) TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, EQUITABLE, AND AFFORDABLE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH LOW INCOMES AND TEENS ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THROUGH ITS STATEWIDE TITLE X SUBRECIPIENT NETWORK—THE LARGEST AND MOST DIVERSE TITLE X SYSTEM IN THE NATION— ESSENTIAL ACCESS SUPPORTS THE DELIVERY OF COMPREHENSIVE, INCLUSIVE, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW 2021 FINAL RULE IN NOVEMBER 2021, ESSENTIAL ACCESS HAS BEGUN TO REBUILD AND RESTORE ITS STATEWIDE TITLE X NETWORK, AND CURRENTLY HAS 67 HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS OPERATING 410 CLINIC SITES. AMID THESE PROGRAMMATIC CHANGES, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS RESULTED IN TELEHEALTH BECOMING A CRITICAL PATHWAY FOR CARE FOR MANY CALIFORNIANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES, LIVING IN RURAL REGIONS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO CARE, AND ADOLESCENTS. NEARLY ONE QUARTER (23%) OF ALL VISITS ACROSS THE NETWORK IN 2021 WERE CONDUCTED THROUGH TELEHEALTH. ESSENTIAL ACCESS IS SUBMITTING A FAMILY PLANNING TELEHEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION GRANT PROPOSAL OF $700,000 TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF TITLE X SUBRECIPIENTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EQUITABLE, AFFORDABLE, CLIENT-CENTERED, INCLUSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE THROUGH TELEHEALTH. ESSENTIAL ACCESS WILL UTILIZE PROJECT FUNDS TO: 1) ESTABLISH, ENHANCE AND EXPAND TELEHEALTH TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED AND EQUITABLE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED PRIMARILY THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING OF AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUBRECIPIENT TELEHEALTH PROJECTS. 2) BUILD, ENHANCE AND EXPAND CAPACITY OF TITLE X HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND EQUITABLE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES THROUGH TELEHEALTH MODALITIES. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND/OR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 3) EXPAND AND IMPROVE OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE UNDERSERVED BY TELEHEALTH SERVICES AND PROMOTE TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO THESE POPULATIONS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CLIENT-CENTERED, AND EQUITABLE CARE. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DIRECT FUNDING OF SUBRECIPIENT TELEHEALTH OUTREACH PROJECTS. THE PROJECT WILL HAVE TWO PRIMARY STAGES: 1) A NEEDS ASSESSMENT STAGE WHERE A NETWORK SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED AND A DISPARITY IMPACT STATEMENT WILL BE DEVELOPED TO GAIN A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF SUBRECIPIENT NEEDS ACROSS THE STATE FOR FUNDING, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. 2) AN INTERVENTION STAGE FUNDING, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT RESULTS, AND THEN PROGRESS MADE AND PROJECT IMPACTS WILL BE EVALUATED.

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN EAST LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

EXPANDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LABORATORY-EHR INTERFACES AND LABORATORY REPORTING AMONGST TITLE X SUB-RECIPIENTS IN CALIFORNIA

PROVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING AND RELATED PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE CLIENTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.