Maryland Community Health Resources Commission
April 29, 2022 | Issue 80
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UPDATE: Pathways to Health Equity
On April 13, the CHRC and CRISP hosted an introductory meeting for the nine new Pathways grantees to discuss grant implementation and reporting. Click here for a copy of materials presented at the meeting. The CHRC and CRISP are launching a technical assistance program that will begin in May for the nine Pathways grantees.
The CHRC was invited to present on the Pathways program at two events during the month of April. On April 19, CHRC staff participated on a keynote panel at the CRISP User Summit along with Health and Government Operations Committee Chair Joseline Peña-Melnyk, Dr. David Mann, Epidemiologist in the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Maryland Department of Health, and William Henderson, Principal Deputy Director of Medical Economics and Data Analytics with the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC). The title of the panel was “How can health IT promote health equity?” and more than 400 people attended.
Click here for a copy of the presentation. A recording can be viewed here.
HERC Advisory Committee Data Subcommittee Chair Rebecca Altman and CHRC Executive Director Mark Luckner also gave a presentation on the Pathways program at the April 20 meeting of the Maryland Commission on Health Equity chaired by MDH Deputy Secretary Steve Schuh.
Click here for a copy of the presentation.
For more information, please visit the CHRC’s HERC webpage.
To sign up for the Health Equity Resource Community (HERC)/Pathways Mailing List, visit Sign Up.
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UPDATE: FY 2022 Call for Proposals
The application period for the CHRC’s FY 2022 Call for Proposals closed on March 22. The RFP generated 48 applications requesting $27,783,700. The Commission is currently reviewing the applications received and applicants will be advised of their status in late May. Final grant award decisions will be made in early June.
Under the FY 2022 Call for Proposals, the Commission will provide a total of $7 million in new grant funding for the following three areas: (1) Addressing chronic disease prevention and management, including diabetes and its comorbidities, hypertension, and heart disease; (2) Promoting family health, including maternal and child health, and childhood asthma; and (3) Addressing Behavioral Health, including Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder and the ongoing impact of the opioid crisis.
CHRC meetings are open to the public and will be posted on our website as they are scheduled.
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Dr. Joseph Weidner Named 2022 Maryland Family Physician of the Year
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The CHRC congratulates Dr. Joseph Weidner on being named 2022 Maryland Family Physician of the Year by the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Weidner is the director of Stone Run Family Clinic in Cecil County, and also founded Clinica Medica Primaria de Rising Sun, a walk-in clinic that provides low-cost primary care medical services to the local Hispanic population. The Academy praised Dr. Weidner for his 30-year commitment to the community and his resiliency in meeting the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stone Run Family Clinic received a grant from the CHRC in 2021 to establish an Open Table program to help meet patient Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) needs. The Open Table model seeks to leverage community, social, and relational networks to provide support that transcends traditional safety net programs. The CHRC has long emphasized approaches that address the totality of patients’ medical and non-medical needs.
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Webinar: Community Health Worker Training Program Accreditation Process |
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The Maryland Community Health Worker (CHW) Program is hosting interactive webinars on the requirements and application process for CHW training programs to be accredited by the Maryland Department of Health. Webinars will be held on May 23 and June 23, 2022. More information, including registration information, can be found here.
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The Rural Maryland Council (RMC) Announces Opening of FY 2022 Grant Application Process |
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The Rural Maryland Council has announced the opening of the FY 2023 grant application process for the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund (MAERDAF) and the Rural Maryland Prosperity Investment Fund (RMPIF). Letters of Intent are due Friday, May 20, 2022. More information can be found here.
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HRSA Opportunity: Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) Grant |
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a Community Health Worker training program. This program aims to increase the number of Community Health Workers and Health Support Workers and to equip them to provide effective community outreach, support case management and care coordination, increase access to care and prevention, and support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in underserved communities. The application deadline is June 14, 2022. More information can be found here.
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May is National Mental Health Month
National Mental Health Month helps to raise awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities, and to promote mental health and increase public knowledge of effective services and support available. For more information about events and resources visit the Youth.gov website. |
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Larry Hogan, Governor
Boyd K. Rutherford, Lieutenant Governor
Dennis R. Schrader, Health (MDH) Secretary
CHRC Commissioners: Edward J. Kasemeyer, Chair, J. Wayne Howard, Vice Chair, Scott Gibson, Flor Giusti, David Lehr, Karen-Ann Lichtenstein, Roberta Loker, Carol Masden, Sadiya Muqueeth, DrPH, Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, PhD, TraShawn Thornton-Davis, MD.
Mark Luckner, Executive Director
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