Maryland Community Health Resources Commission
November 30, 2021 | Issue 75
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Update: Implementation of Health Equity Resource Community Program
Applications for the Pathways to Health Equity Call for Proposals are due by 12:00 noon on December 7, 2021. Applications are to be submitted by email: mdh.chrc@maryland.gov. The Call for Proposals, application forms, and relevant information for applicants including the publicly available health and SDOH data files prepared by CRISP are available at the CHRC Call for Proposals webpage. A new Frequently Asked Questions document has also been added to the webpage.
If you would like to be added to the HERC Initiative email distribution list, please visit the Health Equity Resource Community (HERC) and Pathways Mailing List Sign Up sheet.
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Care for Your Health Program Provides In-Home Hospital Care
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CHRC grantee Care for Your Health’s Hospital at Home program was recently featured in a front-page article in El Tiempo Latino newspaper. The Hospital at Home program, which received a two-year grant from the CHRC earlier this year, provides hospital care to persons in their homes utilizing remote monitoring technology.
Under the program, a customized plan is developed for each patient, including training on the use of remote monitoring devices, in home laboratories or in home imaging, daily virtual nursing rounds and daily visits by a physician or nurse practitioner (either at home or virtual), access to clinical pharmacist, and linkages to other community resources. This innovative program serves primarily elderly and minority patients.
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Tuerk House Introduces The Andre Kennedy Center
for Integrated Behavioral Health and Urgent Care
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Tuerk House, a non-profit drug and alcohol treatment system serving the most disadvantaged members of the Greater Baltimore community, received a two-year grant from the CHRC to support the opening of The Andre Kennedy Center for Integrated Behavioral Health and Urgent Care, located in the Tuerk House main campus at 730 Ashburton Street in West Baltimore. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new center was held on November 12, 2021.
The center will serve as a valuable new resource for the local community to increase access to outpatient therapy and treatment for mental health disorders, medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders, and walk-in medical care for non-emergent illnesses and injuries. Services will include psychological evaluation for adults and adolescents; counseling and psychotherapy for individuals, couples, families, and groups; partial hospitalization programs (PHP); intensive outpatient programs (IOP); and medication-assisted treatment for opioid and alcohol use disorders. Walk-in clients will have access to urgent medical services for minor illnesses and injuries, including COVID-19 testing and other laboratory services.
The Andre Kennedy Center for Integrated Behavioral Health and Urgent Care is scheduled to open December 1, 2021, but appointment requests are being accepted now. For more information, please visit Tuerk House or call 410-233-0684.
Since its inception, the CHRC has awarded 74 grants totaling over $20 million to increase access to mental health and substance use treatment programs across the state and these programs have served over 95,000 residents to date. Click here for additional details.
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HHS Announces the Availability of $100 Million for State Loan Repayment Programs to Support Primary Health Care Workforce in Underserved Communities
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is making available $100 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to state-level programs that support recruitment and retention of primary care clinicians who live and work in underserved communities. HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce will be accepting grant applications through April 8, 2022. For more information visit HHS.gov. To initiate the application process visit HRSA.gov.
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The Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Obesity Grant Opportunity
The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities (MHHD) at the Maryland Department of Health has released a Request for Applications for addressing disparities in Social Determinants of Health and Obesity in Maryland communities. Applications are due December 6, 2021. More information can be found here.
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The Maryland Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Bureau Grant Opportunities
The Maryland Department of Health’s Bureau of Maternal and Child Health has released two Requests for Applications. The first is for the development of CenteringPregnancy programs in key jurisdictions. Applications are due December 9, 2021.
The second is for the expansion of maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting services. Applications are due December 22, 2021. Both Requests for Applications are available on the eMaryland Marketplace Advantage website (eMMA). For more information, contact nakias.howell@maryland.gov.
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The Maryland Department of Health Latest Updates on COVID-19
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The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) continues to provide daily updates as they become available. Visit coronavirus.maryland.gov for the most current information about COVID-19 and Maryland's ongoing response to the pandemic, and the M DH public hub covidLINK that provides additional information about COVID-19 including answers to questions about the COVID-19 vaccines and how to get vaccinated.
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December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA), about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes every day. In 2019, there were 10,142 deaths from drunk-driving crashes and all were preventable. For more information visit the NHTSA website or youth.gov.
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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, Carol Masden, Sadiya Muqueeth, DrPH, Destiny-Simone Ramjohn, PhD, Ivy Simmons, PhD
Mark Luckner, Executive Director
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