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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Call for Proposals: Systems for Action: Systems and Services Research for a Culture of Health
Systems for Action (S4A) is a signature research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) that builds a Culture of Health by rigorously testing new ways of connecting the nation's fragmented medical, social, and public health systems. Studies conducted through the S4A program test innovative mechanisms for aligning the delivery and financing systems for medical, social, and public health services, with a focus on estimating their impact on health and health equity. S4A uses a wide research lens that includes and extends beyond medical care and public health to incorporate social service systems-such as housing; transportation; education; employment; food and nutrition assistance; child and family support; criminal and juvenile justice; and economic and community development. services.
August 7, 2018 1-2 p.m. Informational webinar
September 12, 2018
Deadline for receipt of one-page letter of intent (LOI)
October 10, 2018
Deadline for receipt of
For more information on how to opt-in, click
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Call for Proposals: Tackling Senior Food Insecurity-AARP Foundation Seeks Effective Solutions Ripe for Exponential Growth
AARP Foundation works to end senior poverty by helping vulnerable older adults build economic opportunity and social connectedness. We are the charitable affiliate of AARP, serving AARP members and nonmembers alike.
Through our grantmaking, we collaborate with partner organizations to identify evidence-based programs that can become sustainable, real-world solutions to the challenges facing low-income older adults.
We are seeking applicants with evidence-based, innovative solutions positioned for exponential growth to bring to scale proven approaches that increase food security among hundreds of thousands of low-income older adults.
Final Application Deadline: September 28, 2018, 11:59 p.m. ET
For more information, click here.
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CHRC invited to present to the School-Based Telehealth Workgroup
The CHRC was invited earlier this month to present to the Maryland Health Care Commission's School-Based Telehealth Workgroup. This presentation described the work of the
Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers, which is staffed by the CHRC, and provided an
overview of CHRC grants supporting school-based health centers. For a copy of the presentation, click
here
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The School-Based Telehealth Workgroup aims to identify deficiencies in existing policies related to school-based telehealth programs and develop an approach for improving these policies, which may be statutory, regulatory, or technical in nature. Click here for additional information about the Workgroup.
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Wells House receives grant from CHRC to expand its behavioral health program in Hagerstown
On July 19, Wells House celebrated the launch of its expanded behavioral health program, which serves residents in Washington and Frederick Counties. The program is supported by a one-year grant for $103,615 from the CHRC. For the past forty years, Wells House has been providing an array of substance use disorder treatments focusing on providing an atmosphere that promotes strength, recovery, and resilience. The CHRC grant will support the addition of somatic care services for clients of Wells House, many of whom have chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
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From left to right: Victoria Sterling, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Washington County Health Department; Earl Stoner, Health Officer, Washington County; Charlie Mooneyhan, CEO; CHRC Vice-Chair Elizabeth Chung; CHRC Executive Director, Mark Luckner.
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The CHRC has focused on supporting the functional integration of behavioral health and somatic care services in the community, awarding 54 grants totaling $14.1 million. These programs have collectively served more than 76,000 individuals. For more information about these programs, click
here
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Shepherd's Clinic completes CHRC grant supporting diabetes self-management program
Shepherd's Clinic has completed a two-year grant which supported a diabetes self-management program designed to improve the care of un/under-insured patients who are pre-diabetic and diabetic through provider visits, nutrition consultations, diabetes counseling, and wellness activities.
For the past 29 years
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Shepherd's Clinic has been providing free quality, comprehensive health care and chronic disease prevention services to Baltimore's uninsured.
The goals of the program were to 1) reduce barriers to accessing affordable diabetes care, 2) provide comprehensive diabetes self-management education, 3) encourage and promote healthier behaviors, and 4) improve medication adherence among diabetic and pre-diabetic patients with complex social determinants of health.
Over the two years of the grant, Shepherd's Clinic provided services to 390 pre-diabetic and diabetic patients. Among patients who participated in diabetes self-management education, regular clinical measurements indicated that 66% lost weight and 70% had a reduced A1C. Among patients who participated in diabetes prevention counseling, just one patient has converted to a diagnosis of diabetes. Shepherd's Clinic continues to track this data to determine the durability of the program outcomes. The CHRC grant ended April 30, 2018, and the program will be sustained through the end of CY 2018 with another grant of $24,699 from the Stulman Charitable Foundation.
The Commission has awarded 65 grants totaling $16.5 million to expand access to primary care and chronic disease management services in community-based settings. These grants served more than 85,000 individuals through more than 266,000 visits. For more information these programs, click
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Chinese Culture and Community Services Center, Inc. leverages CHRC grant to receive additional $50,000 in funding from the Healthcare Initiative Foundation
Chinese Culture and Community Services Center, Inc., a nonprofit primary care provider in Montgomery County, has leveraged CHRC funding to receive an additional $50,000 from the Healthcare Initiative Foundation to support the Pan Asian Volunteer Health Clinic. In 2016, Chinese Culture and Community Services Center received a three-year grant for $200,000 to support the relocation and expansion of the clinic in Gaithersburg, which serves the low-income Asian American population in Montgomery County. The grant allowed the clinic to expand operations from one day per week to five days per week. The clinic provides primary care, case management, prescription assistance, lab testing, and free screening and vaccinations for Hepatitis B to individuals facing complex health and social needs.
Over the course of the CHRC grant, the clinic has provided primary care services to 1,023 individuals and linked more than 5,000 individuals to health insurance. At the end of the second year of the grant, 35% of those diagnosed with diabetes had an HbA1c below 7 and 60% of individuals diagnosed with hypertension had a blood pressure of less than 140/90.
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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