Larry Hogan, Governor
Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Robert R. Neall, Health Secretary
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Allan Anderson, MD, Chair
Elizabeth Chung,
Vice-Chair
Scott T. Gibson
J. Wayne Howard
Celeste James
Surina Jordan, PhD
Barry Ronan
Erica I. Shelton, MD
Ivy Simmons,PhD
Julie Wagner
Anthony C. Wisniewski
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Mark Luckner, Executive Director
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COMING SOON Funding Opportunity: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Implementation
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) will be releasing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a new Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) initiative called RCORP-Implementation (HRSA-19-082). HRSA plans to award approximately 75 grants to rural communities as part of this funding opportunity. The funding opportunity will be posted at the following
link in the next few weeks
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Webinar: Holistic Health and Sickle Cell Disease: A Focus on Mental and Behavioral Health
Thursday, February 28, 2019
1:00-2:15 pm ET
The Holistic Health and
Sickle Cell Disease: A Focus on Mental and Behavioral Health webinar will discuss the various aspects of mental and behavioral health in sickle cell disease patients, as well as a holistic approach to treatment. The webinar will focus on the importance of coordinating care for those with sickle cell disease through multidisciplinary methods. Presenters will share information on the mental health disparities that exist among sickle cell patients and ways that health care providers can work to address them.
For more information and to register, click
here.
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Twenty-five applicants invited to present to the Commission on March 7, 2019
The CHRC's Call for Proposals released this year generated 93 applications requesting $36.4 million in funding, representing the second highest amount requested in the last ten years. The CHRC's budget enables $5.9 million to support new grant awards this fiscal year. This year's Call for Proposals looked to support the following three types of projects: (1) promoting delivery of essential health services: primary/preventative care, dental, and women's health services; (2) addressing the heroin and opioid epidemic through behavioral health integration; and (3) promoting food security and addressing childhood and family obesity.
Following a call with CHRC Commissioners on February 5, twenty-five top-scoring applicants will be presenting to the CHRC Commissioners on Tuesday, March 7, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in Annapolis, Room 145, House of Delegates. The meeting on March 7 will be open to the public. Click here for a copy of the applicant presentations and short descriptions of these projects.
Grant award decisions are expected to be made by the CHRC Commissioners following the applicant presentations on March 7.
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Celeste James re-appointed as Commissioner to Community Health Resources Commission
Celeste James was re-appointed earlier this month to a second four-year term as a Commissioner on the Community Health Resources Commission. Celeste James has served on the CHRC since 2018. In addition to serving on the Commission, Ms. James is Executive Director, Community Health, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, a position where she
directs community benefit programming and investments in the region for Kaiser Permanente
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CHRC submits budget testimony to Maryland General Assembly
The CHRC submitted its budget testimony to the House Appropriations Health and Social Services Subcommittee and Senate Budget & Taxation Health and Human Services Subcommittee earlier this month. The CHRC's presentation highlighted its grant support for projects that are innovative, sustainable, and replicable. In its budget analysis, the Department of Legislative Services recommended full funding of the CHRC in FY 2020 ($8 million) provided in the Governor's allowance for FY 2020 and required under statute. In its analysis, DLS also noted that 78% of CHRC grants had been sustained at least one year after grant funds were expended, based on analysis of grants awarded in prior years (FY 2012 and FY 2014) performed by CHRC staff. For copies of additional reports and presentations given by the CHRC, click
here.
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Maryland Rural Health Association's 3rd Annual Legislative Forum
The Maryland Rural Health Association
hosted the
3rd
A
nnual
MRHA Legislative Forum on January 31,2019. The forum included remarks by MDH Secretary Neall; Mark Boucot, MRHA Board Chair; and Allan Anderson, CHRC Chairman. The forum also provided the first public screening of the "Maryland Rural Health Stories" project, a special collaboration between the CHRC and MRHA that highlights the human impact of CHRC-funded rural health programs.
Promoting rural health and expanding access in rural underserved communities are priorities of the Commission. The CHRC has awarded 107 of its 210 grants to support projects in rural areas in the state. These 107 projects which have been awarded $28 million and have collectively served more than 85,000 residents in rural areas of the state. For more information on CHRC support of rural health,
click
here.
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CHRC Chairman Allan Anderson and Vice Chair Elizabeth Chung attend the MRHA legislative forum.
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Choptank Community Health celebrates the launch of new pediatric dental program in Denton
Earlier this month, Choptank Community Health announced the hiring of Dr. Usman Ali, a pediatric dentist who will be leading a new pediatric dental program in Denton. The program is supported by a two-year grant for $240,000 from the CHRC. Prior to the grant, there were no pediatric dentists practicing in Caroline County.
The Commission has awarded 39 grants totaling $7.8 million to expand access to dental services in community-based settings. These grants served more than 64,000 individuals through more than 145,000 visits. For more information these dental programs, click
here.
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Pictured from left to right:
Brett Meyers, Facilities Director, Choptank;
Sara Visintainer, Chair, Board of Directors, Choptank; Dr. Sandra Garbely-Kerkovich, Senior Vice President and Chief Dental Officer, Choptank;
Dr. Usman Ali, Pediatric Dentist, Choptank; Sara Rich, President and CEO, Choptank; CHRC Commissioner J. Wayne Howard; and CHRC Executive Director Mark Luckner.
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