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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Funding Opportunity: Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women and New Moms
Women who are pregnant or new mothers struggling with Opioid Use Disorder face a variety of barriers in obtaining safe and effective care and treatment. Women and families in rural and under-resourced communities are particularly affected.
The Addressing Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnant Women and New Moms Challenge will award $375,000 in prizes to support tech innovations to improve access to quality health care, including substance use disorder treatment, recovery, and support services for pregnant women with opioid use disorders, their infants, and families, especially those in rural and geographically isolated areas.
Submissions are due by 5:00pm Eastern on Monday November 19, 2018.
For more information, click
here.
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Preservation Maryland Publishes Rural Revitalization Guide
Revitalizing communities is complex and challenging work. For rural communities, the work often comes with even greater obstacles and hurdles to overcome.
Preservation Maryland's publication,
"
Revitalizing Rural Maryland: A Resource Guide for Rural Communities," is a comprehensive guide for revitalizing rural areas of the state. The guide is divided by the different resources available to rural communities, including:
- Grants and Loans
- Tax Credits
- Technical Assistance
- County Specific Resources
- Case Studies
For more information and to download a copy of the guide, click
here.
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Funding Opportunity: Technology, Infrastructure and Health
Where we live, how we get around, and how we work and play are increasingly influenced by technology. As we look to the future, we anticipate changes to our infrastructure, spurred by technological innovation, that could significantly impact our health.
Through this exploration, RWJF is looking for projects that explore the relationship between
technology, infrastructure, and health
and examine how technology's impact on infrastructure in the near future (5-10 years) could influence our efforts to improve health equity in the United States.
Brief proposals due by October 17, 2018.
For more information and how to apply, click
here.
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The FY 2019 Request for Proposals to be released in October
At the September 11 Commission, CHRC Commissioners selected three strategic priorities for the FY 2019 RFP: (1) preserving or enhancing the state's ability to serve vulnerable populations regardless of insurance status; (2) promoting health equity by reducing health disparities and addressing the social determinants of health; and (3) supporting community-based programs that are innovative, sustainable, and replicable.
This year's Call for Proposals will support three categories of programs:
(1) Promoting delivery of essential health care services: primary/preventative care services, dental services, and women's health care services;
(2) Addressing the heroin and opioid epidemic through integrated behavioral health service delivery; and
(3) Promoting food security and addressing childhood and family obesity.
Following the CHRC's next meeting on October 16, the RFP will be released. Letters of Intent will be due in mid-November, and final applications will be due in late December. Following a review period in January 2019, grant award decisions are expected to be made by CHRC Commissioners in mid to late February 2019.
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CHRC invited to take part in Health Equity Round Table
Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute Inc. and the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce invited the CHRC to participate in a Regional Health Equity Roundtable. The discussion on September 5, "Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve population health through policy, systems and environmental change," brought together federal, state, and local decision-makers to discuss how to build trust in the community and sustain the effective partnerships necessary to achieve health equity. For information about the next Health Equity Round Table, contact Bettye Muwwakkil, Ph.D., at
[email protected]
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From left to right: David Harrington, MA, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce; Okey K. Eniya, MPH, Division of Policy and Strategic Planning, Department of Health and Human Services; Theogene Rudasingwa, MD, MA , Consultant, Adventist Healthcare Center for Health Equity and Wellness.
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La Clinica del Pueblo holds soccer tournament and health fair.
On September 8, La Clinica del Pueblo held the Goles Por La Salud soccer tournament and health fair. More than 160 people from across the region participated in the event, including ten inter-generational and gender-inclusive teams comprised of 95 players. The accompanying health fair provided health screenings, STI and HIV tests, and health education opportunities. These activities and community programming are supported by a $155,000 grant awarded by the CHRC this past spring to help reduce obesity and improve rates of healthy eating and active living in Prince George's County.
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Community members taking part in Goles Por La Salud Soccer tournament.
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Health screenings were available at the soccer tournament for tournament participants and members of the community.
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The grant to L
a Clinica del Pueblo is one of 15 grants awarded by the CHRC in recent years to help address obesity and promote food security. Click
here for more information about these grants.
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Helping Up Mission leverages CHRC grant to receive additional $50,000 in funding from CareFirst
Helping Up Mission, a community non-profit organization in Baltimore City, received a $150,000 grant from the CHRC in 2017 to support their dental program and has leveraged the CHRC funding to receive additional grant support from CareFirst ($50,000), the Nikki Perlow Foundation ($7,500), and $5,000 from the Brendan James Huber Foundation. Helping Up Mission provides an array of health and social services for men recovering from homelessness and addiction. In the first year of the CHRC grant, Helping Up Mission has provided restorative dental services to 152 individuals through 546 dental encounters. To date, 39 of these individuals have been able to secure full-time employment after dental restoration was completed.
Supporting programs that expand access to affordable, high-quality health services for low-income individuals who are impacted by multiple social determinants of health and leverage additional funding are priorities of the CHRC. Since its inception, the initial funding provided by the CHRC ($64.1 million) has enabled its grantees to leverage $23 million in additional funding. Click
here to read more about how our grantees have leveraged CHRC funds to expand health care access for Marylanders.
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