Mattapan Community Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT TITLE – FISCAL YEAR 2022 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC – PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME – MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. ADDRESS – 1575 BLUE HILL AVENUE, MATTAPAN, MA 02126 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME – GUALE VALDEZ, MBA CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS – MAIN 617-296-0061, FAX 617-296-5408 EMAIL ADDRESS – VALDEZG@MATCHC.ORG WEB SITE – HTTPS://WWW.MATTAPANCHC.ORG GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED – HRSA-22-104, HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM, FUNDS REQUESTED $650,000 - THE MATTAPAN COMMUNITY IS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY HIV AND OUR PATIENTS ARE AT INCREASED RISK. IN 2017, MATTAPAN HAD THE HIGHEST RATE OF HIV INFECTIONS OF NEIGHBORHOODS IN BOSTON, WITH 45 CASES PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. MATTAPAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER SERVES A POPULATION THAT IS AT ESPECIALLY HIGH RISK FOR HIV; 97% OF OUR PATIENTS COME FROM RACIAL OR ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS AND 94% OF OUR PATIENTS LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. LATINX AND BLACK INDIVIDUALS IN BOSTON ARE AT INCREASED FOR HIV, WITH INFECTION RATES MORE THAN THREE TIMES THOSE OF WHITE RESIDENTS. - OUR GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL AIM TO EXPAND TESTING THROUGH VIRTUAL AND STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING THOSE SERVING THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, TO REACH ADDITIONAL PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN MEDICAL CARE. VIRTUAL OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN, UPDATING AND MODERNIZING THE HEALTH CENTER WEBSITE, AND CONTINUED ADVERTISING THROUGH DATING APPS SUCH AS GRINDR. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL INCREASE AWARENESS THROUGH MARKETING IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER HEALTH CENTERS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. WE WILL DEVELOP A PROTOCOL FOR RAPID TESTING TO BE USED DURING OUTREACH AND FOR HOME TESTING. - DURING FY 2021, WE SCREENED 30.9% OF 15-24 YEAR OLD PATIENTS AND 24.6% OF 25-65 YEAR OLD PATIENTS. WE PROPOSE TO INCREASE ANNUAL TESTING TO 50% OF PATIENTS AGE 15-65 AND LIFETIME TESTING FOR THIS POPULATION FROM 82% TO 85%. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH O UTREACH WE WILL ENGAGE AND SCREEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY ESTABLISHED PATIENTS. - WE WILL CONTINUE OUR CURRENT EFFORTS TO CONNECT PATIENTS TO CARE WITHIN 1 WEEK OF DIAGNOSIS, WITH A GOAL OF 80% OF PATIENTS WITH NEW HIV DIAGNOSES BEING ENGAGED IN CARE WITHIN 14 DAYS. WE WILL CONTINUE A POLICY OF SAME DAY START OF ANTIRETROVIRAL MEDICATIONS. - WE AIM TO ENGAGE PATIENTS THROUGH INCREASED NAVIGATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT, WITH AT LEAST 70% OF OUR PATIENTS HAVING TWO MEDICAL VISITS WITH A PRESCRIBING PROVIDER AT LEAST 90 DAYS APART EACH YEAR, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE SUPPRESSED VIRAL LOADS (< 200 COPIES/ML) FOR AT LEAST 80% OF OUR PATIENTS. ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT ADVERSELY IMPACT PATIENT’S ABILITY TO ADHERE TO TREATMENT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS NAVIGATION AND ADHERENCE SUPPORT - WE WILL PREVENT NEW HIV INFECTIONS THROUGH INCREASED DISTRIBUTION OF BARRIER DEVICES, SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION, PREP AND PEP PRESCRIBING, SYRINGE SERVICES PROGRAMS, AND PARTNER SERVICES. PREP AND PEP WILL BE PRESCRIBED DURING BOTH OFFICE VISITS AND STREET OUTREACH UTILIZING AN ON-CALL MEDICAL PROVIDER AND TELEHEALTH OR VIRTUAL VISITS. - WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH MEDICATION AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING PREPDAP AND READY, SET, PREP, AND ENROLLMENT IN HEALTH INSURANCE TO ASSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO TESTING AND TREATMENT.

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION