Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Robert R. Neall, Health Secretary
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J. Wayne Howard, Vice Chair
- Scott T. Gibson
- Celeste James
- Maulik Joshi, DrPH
- Karen-Ann
Lichtenstein, Former
President & CEO, The
Coordinating Center
- Carol Masden, LCSW-C
- Destiny-Simone Ramjohn,
PhD
- Erica I. Shelton, MD
- Ivy Simmons, PhD
- Anthony C. Wisniewski,
Esq.
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Mark Luckner, Executive Director
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The Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA) 2020 VIRTUAL Conference:
Working Together for Hope, Health, and Recovery: Honoring 25 Years of Supporting our Rural Communities October 19-20, 2020
The Maryland Rural Health Association (MRHA) announces their first virtual conference, October 19 - 20, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and future uncertainties, MHRA's conference will be virtual instead of being held at the Rocky Gap Resort. Please join MHRA in celebrating 25 years of educating and advocating for the health and wellness of rural Marylanders. Connect with rural health leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to discuss the latest health developments and major health issues facing rural Maryland.What's included: - Keynote Presentations
- Concurrent Break-Out Sessions
- Live Q&A's with Speakers
- Unique Sponsorship Opportunities
- On Demand Sessions for 6 Months after Live Event
For more information and registration, visit the MHRA conference website at: MHRA 2020 Conference.
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Kick-off for Maryland Local Health Improvement Coalitions hosted by CHRC, MDH CPHI and University of Maryland School of Public Health
The CHRC partnered with the MDH Center for Population Health Initiatives and the University of Maryland School of Public Health to host a virtual grant kick-off meeting for the Local Health Improvement Coalitions (LHICs) on September 11, 2020. The meeting provided information on the technical assistance and administrative support available to LHICs under the CHRC grant. Meeting presentations are available here.
LHICs are groups of jurisdictional-level stakeholders that set public health priorities for their respective communities and address these health priorities through programs, policies, and coordinated efforts with programmatic, data, and infrastructure support from the state and county governments.
CHRC grants totaling $1 million were awarded this year to assist the LHICs facilitate local health improvement plans and support recommendations set forth in the Maryland Diabetes Action Plan (Plan) released by MDH in 2020. The CHRC LHIC grants provide essential funds to cover the costs of hiring new personnel and administrative expenses related to diabetes prevention and management programs.
In addition to this year's grant funding, the CHRC has previously provided approximately $2 million to support LHICs and assist in the planning and implementation of LHIC activities.
CHRC Commissioner Maulik Joshi, Dr P.H., President and CEO, Meritus Health invited to provide a presentation on health equity at the 2020 Virtual Maryland Rural Health Association Conference.
Dr. Maulik Joshi has been invited to offer remarks at the annual, virtual conference of MRHA, which will be held virtually from October 19-20, 2020. Dr. Joshi's remarks will focus on health equity. To access a copy of the slides for Dr. Joshi's address, click here. Information about the MRHA Conference is listed under the Events section.
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Anne Arundel County Mental Health Agency (AACMHA) completes its CHRC grant supporting the Safe Stations substance use program.
The Safe Stations program is an innovative model that provides access to substance use and crisis stabilization services "on demand" in Anne Arundel County, and is one key component of the County's response to the opioid crisis. Launched in 2017, the program enables individuals who are ready for substance use treatment to seek help in their community by requesting treatment at police or fire stations. While there may not be substance use treatment providers in every area of the County, local police and fire stations are open 24/7. Through motivational interviewing techniques, Safe Station clinicians link these individuals to the most appropriate level of care in a community setting. The Safe Station teams have completed 3,933 assessments since the program launch.
The CHRC awarded a two-year grant to expand the Safe Stations program in 2018, increasing the number of mobile crisis intervention teams in Anne Arundel County. During the grant period, the Safe Stations program exceeded its target service goals, completing 749 unduplicated individual assessments and successfully linking 504 (67%) of these individuals to treatment, with 222 completing treatment based on a person-centered treatment plan developed by Safe Station clinicians. The program's success is partly attributed to the close contact that participants maintain with their Safe Station team clinicians and the follow-up contacts with the care coordinators.
Over the two-year grant period, there were 17 overdose deaths of program participants in the first year, and 10 in the second year, which suggests a trend toward stabilization in overdose related deaths. In addition, a reduction in the number of Anne Arundel County burglaries and thefts from autos was recorded during the grant period. In the second year (May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020) of the grant, there were 3,012 burglaries and thefts from autos compared to 3,504 recorded during the first year of the grant, representing a 14% decrease.
The CHRC supports the functional integration of behavioral health and somatic care services in the community, awarding 59 grants totaling over $15 million. These programs have collectively served over 76,000 individuals. For more information about these programs, click here.
PROFILES: CHRC Support of the Maryland Diabetes Action Plan through Diabetes Prevention, Disease Management and Food Security Grants.
This is the first in a series of profiles highlighting recent CHRC grants that support the strategic elements of the Maryland Diabetes Action Plan, which was launched by MDH ( Plan) in 2020 to reduce the burden of diabetes in Maryland. The Plan provides a menu of recommendations and intervention strategies, including expansion of nutrition education and physical activity programs, measures to address food insecurity and access to healthy foods, and partner engagement to support state-of-the-art diabetes care including the use of telemedicine, case managers and community health workers. The Plan is a collaborative effort with healthcare partners and community-based organizations to align efforts, resources and funding. In its most recent Call for Proposals, the CHRC prioritized projects that support strategic elements of the Diabetes Action Plan.
Featured Grant  CHRC grant funds are supporting
the expansion of an existing Food & Friends program that provides access to a home-delivered, medically tailored free meals program in Calvert, Frederick, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, St. Mary's, and Washington Counties. Food & Friends improves health through specialized meal services and nutrition counseling for individuals identified with type II diabetes and other serious illnesses that limit their ability to provide nourishment for themselves. The program aims to continue building the case for coverage by public and private payors for these services, which can improve outcomes for patients while reducing costs. Food & Friends also provides information to clients about other programs that address social determinants of health, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
For more information on breast cancer early detection, education and support services, visit the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. website here.
The Maryland Department of Health - Updates on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak.
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) continues to provide daily updates as they become available. To access the MDH coronavirus disease web page, click COVID-19 Maryland.
The site also provides the latest on testing, nursing home cases and contact tracing, click covidLINK for further information.
Maryland Department of Health launches a virtual live diabetes education series.
The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has launched an eight-part diabetes education series for health care providers and residents with diabetes or those at-risk for diabetes. This webinar series was developed by the MDH Center for Population Health Initiatives as part of Maryland's Diabetes Action Plan and is another tool aimed at preventing and managing diabetes in Maryland. For further information and to register, click here.
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