Larry Hogan, Governor
Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Robert R. Neall, Health Secretary
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Scott T. Gibson
J. Wayne Howard
Celeste James
Surina Jordan, PhD
Carol Masden
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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UPDATE: CHRC issues (30) grants totaling $6.5 million to expand access in underserved communities and serve vulnerable populations
Earlier this month, the CHRC awarded (30) grants totaling $6.5 million to expand access to health care in underserved communities and reduce health disparities. The grants will address food insecurity and promote the state's Diabetes Action Plan while increasing the capacity of safety net providers to serve vulnerable residents. In addition, these grant awards will assist community health resources at a time when the COVID-19 virus pandemic is disproportionately affecting the health and economic security of disadvantaged residents and placing overwhelming demands on essential safety net services.
These grantees were selected as part of a Call for Proposals issued by the CHRC earlier this year, which generated a total of (79) applications requesting $36 million in funding. The grants
are projected to serve an estimated 17,000 Marylanders and will support programs in three areas as follows: (1) promoting delivery of essential health services (primary/ preventative care, dental and women's health services); (2) addressing the heroin and opioid epidemic through integrated behavioral health service delivery; and (3) promoting food security and other efforts to address diabetes prevention and management.
To access a list of the awarded grants and a short description of each project click
here
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Since its inception, the CHRC has awarded grants totaling $77.7 million to fund 266 programs which have served over 488,000 Maryland residents across all 24 counties.
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The CHRC issues emergency funding opportunity to address impact of COVID-19 and promote delivery of services for vulnerable populations
On April 27th, the CHRC has issued an emergency funding opportunity to support the state's ongoing response to address the impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. The CHRC's Call for Proposals (RFP) will provide immediate financial support for Maryland's safety net providers who are on the front lines of delivery essential health services. Grant awards will help ensure the continued delivery of critical health care services for low-income, underserved, and vulnerable populations, in fulfillment of the CHRC's statutory mission of addressing health inequities and social determinants of health.
Eligible community health resources are permitted to request up to $50,000 in emergency funding requests. The grant application process has been streamlined for this RFP. Grant submissions are due to the CHRC no later than May 14. Click here
for a copy of the COVID RFP and related documents. If you have questions about the submission process, please forward these questions to
mdh.chrc.fy2020covid@maryland.gov.
The CHRC is expected to issue COVID grant awards at its next meeting in late June.
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The CHRC Welcomes Lorianne Moss
Lorianne Moss started on January 8, 2020. Lorianne works primarily with the Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers. Previously, Lorianne worked as Legislative Director to U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, and as a free-lance writer and consultant.
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Council of the Advancement of School-Based Health Centers focuses on COVID-19 preparedness
School closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the ability of SBHCs to deliver services to vulnerable populations. The Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers has formed an ad-hoc workgroup to develop recommendations about the role the SBHCs can play to support positive health and education outcomes for students and their communities now, during the summer, in the fall, and during any future school closings. Information about workgroup meetings can be found on the Council's website, click
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
May is National Mental Health Month.
For more
information, click here.
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The Maryland Department of Health - Updates on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak.
This is a rapidly evolving situation and the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) will provide updates as they become available. To access the MDH coronavirus disease web page, click here.
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