Healthlinc Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING - HEALTHLINC, INC., A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN NORTHERN INDIANA, WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICINE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (UCMCCC). THE COLORECTAL CANCER (CRC) BURDEN IS HEIGHTENED AMONG UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, AND UNDER-RESOURCED INDIVIDUALS DUE TO THE CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES THAT IMPACT ACCESS AND FOLLOW-THROUGH WITH PREVENTIVE SCREENINGS. THIS COULD RANGE FROM FINANCIAL BARRIERS THAT KEEP PATIENTS FROM THEIR APPOINTMENT, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, OR COVID-19 RELATED FEARS. HEALTHLINC WILL FOCUS OUTREACH AND EXPANSION EFFORTS ON THE COMMUNITIES OF GREATEST NEED IN EAST CHICAGO (LAKE COUNTY), VALPARAISO (PORTER COUNTY), MICHIGAN CITY (LAPORTE COUNTY), AND LA PORTE (LAPORTE COUNTY). IN THESE COMMUNITIES IN 2021, HEALTHLINC SERVED APPROXIMATELY 24,480 PATIENTS: 60% OF OUR TOTAL PATIENT POPULATION IN NORTHERN INDIANA. THE 2020 UDS NATIONAL RATE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING WAS 40.09%, AND UDS INDIANA RATE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING WAS 40%. HEALTHLINC’S CLINICAL COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATE GOAL IS TO REACH 60% AND TO EXPAND ACCESS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS. IN OUR TARGETED COMMUNITIES LISTED ABOVE, THERE HAS BEEN A PROVEN RATE OF HIGHER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY FROM COLORECTAL CANCER (2014-2019) WHEN COMPARED TO THE STATE AND NATIONAL RATES, EXCEPT FOR PORTER COUNTY, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE STATE AVERAGE (14.9). HEALTHLINC WILL LEVERAGE THEIR EXISTING 2019 MOONSHOT INITIATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH UCMCCC. THIS EXPANSION WILL IMPROVE OUTREACH EFFECTIVENESS, ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EVALUATE PROGRAM IMPACT, AND EXPAND THE NUMBER OF SCREENINGS IN NORTHERN INDIANA. THE EXPANDED PROJECT WILL TARGET INDIVIDUALS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THESE SERVICES. PATIENTS WILL ENGAGE THROUGH HEALTHLINC’S CLINICAL CARE TEAM, COMMUNITY OUTREACH REFERRALS, REMINDERS SENT OUT TO CURRENT PATIENTS WHO ARE AT HIGHER RISK, AND MORE. WE WILL STRIV E TO MEET PATIENTS WHERE THEY LIVE, WORK, PLAY, PRAY, AND SEEK HEALTH CARE. OVER THE TWO YEARS OF THE COVID PANDEMIC, HEALTHLINC WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CRC SCREENING RATE OF CLOSE TO 60% WITH NEARLY 3,500 FIT/FOBT AND 1,100 COLONOSCOPIES PERFORMED. AS A PARTNER, THE CANCER CENTER WILL LEAD COLORECTAL CANCER TRAINING FOR HEALTHLINC OUTREACH STAFF AND PROVIDE HEALTH EDUCATION TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. THE UCMCCC AND HEALTHLINC WILL ALSO COLLABORATE TO BUILD COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDER RELATIONSHIPS AND FACILITATE THE FORMATION OF A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD (CAB). THE UCMCCC WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND EXPERTISE ON PROCESS AND OUTREACH IMPROVEMENT AT THE END OF YEAR 1 AND YEAR 2 WITH AN ANALYSIS OF HEALTHLINC’S OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES PRODUCING FEEDBACK THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED AS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AT THE END OF THE SECOND YEAR. GRANT NUMBER: H80CS06662

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

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

TELEHEALTH NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: HEALTHLINC’S RURAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: HEALTHLINC, INC. PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MELISSA MITCHELL, CEO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 888-580-1060 EMAIL ADDRESS: MMITCHELL@HEALTHLINCCHC.ORG TRACK: REGULAR GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $300,000/YEAR HEALTHLINC WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BY A GROUP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVED HEALTH CARE WAS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. HEALTHLINC’S ADVOCATES WERE VOLUNTEERS WHO SAW A NEED FOR HEALTH CARE IN LOW-INCOME AREAS. HEALTHLINC GAINED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) STATUS IN 2006 AND HAS SINCE GROWN TO SERVE SIX COUNTIES THROUGH 14 FREESTANDING CLINICS AND ONE CORPORATE LOCATION. HEALTHLINC IS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING VARYING LEVELS OF NEED, AND TARGETING UNINSURED, UNDERSERVED, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. HEALTHLINC OFFERS A SLIDING-SCALE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PATIENTS AND DOES NOT TURN AWAY PATIENTS FOR INABILITY TO PAY. IN 2025, HEALTHLINC SERVED 56,557 PATIENTS THROUGH 219,756 VISITS. HEALTHLINC’S PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE IN STARKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA. BOTH COUNTIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS AND ARE PRIME POPULATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM. CENSUS DATA RECOGNIZES THAT 10.2% OF NEWTON COUNTY AND 9% OF STARKE COUNTY ARE WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE, MAKING THIS POPULATION AN IDEAL FOCUS FOR THE HEALTHLINC RURAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, HEALTHLINC PLANS TO ADVANCE THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTH AGAIN (MAHA) GOALS BY EXPANDING ITS TELEHEALTH NUTRITION SERVICES INTO STARKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POOR HEALTH, IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, LINK PATIENTS WITH NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND FOCUS ON PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASES. TO DO THIS, HEALTHLINC WILL EMPLOY 1 FTE DIETITIAN, 0.5 FTE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, AND 0.5 FTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR. THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONNECTING PATIENTS THROUGH MEDICAL PROVIDER REFERRALS TO THE DIETITIAN AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR VIRTUAL TELEHEALTH SESSIONS, AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAM AND FOOD AS MEDICINE PROGRAM. THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE HYPERTENSION, A1C, AND BMI. FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, TO AUGUST 31, 2031, HEALTHLINC ANTICIPATES PROGRESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES, OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, GESTATIONAL DIABETES, AND PRE-ECLAMPSIA. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO SERVE 6,750 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SEE 2,250 PATIENTS, AND DEMONSTRATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS IN 1,350 PATIENTS.

TELEHEALTH NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: HEALTHLINC’S RURAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: HEALTHLINC, INC. PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MELISSA MITCHELL, CEO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 888-580-1060 EMAIL ADDRESS: MMITCHELL@HEALTHLINCCHC.ORG TRACK: REGULAR GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED: $300,000/YEAR HEALTHLINC WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 IN NORTHWEST INDIANA BY A GROUP OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVED HEALTH CARE WAS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE. HEALTHLINC’S ADVOCATES WERE VOLUNTEERS WHO SAW A NEED FOR HEALTH CARE IN LOW-INCOME AREAS. HEALTHLINC GAINED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) STATUS IN 2006 AND HAS SINCE GROWN TO SERVE SIX COUNTIES THROUGH 14 FREESTANDING CLINICS AND ONE CORPORATE LOCATION. HEALTHLINC IS DEDICATED TO SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, ADDRESSING VARYING LEVELS OF NEED, AND TARGETING UNINSURED, UNDERSERVED, AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. HEALTHLINC OFFERS A SLIDING-SCALE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR PATIENTS AND DOES NOT TURN AWAY PATIENTS FOR INABILITY TO PAY. IN 2025, HEALTHLINC SERVED 56,557 PATIENTS THROUGH 219,756 VISITS. HEALTHLINC’S PROGRAM WILL TAKE PLACE IN STARKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA. BOTH COUNTIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HRSA-DESIGNATED RURAL AREAS AND ARE PRIME POPULATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM. CENSUS DATA RECOGNIZES THAT 10.2% OF NEWTON COUNTY AND 9% OF STARKE COUNTY ARE WITHOUT HEALTH COVERAGE, MAKING THIS POPULATION AN IDEAL FOCUS FOR THE HEALTHLINC RURAL TELEHEALTH PROGRAM. OVER THE FIVE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD, HEALTHLINC PLANS TO ADVANCE THE MAKE AMERICA HEALTH AGAIN (MAHA) GOALS BY EXPANDING ITS TELEHEALTH NUTRITION SERVICES INTO STARKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF POOR HEALTH, IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS, LINK PATIENTS WITH NUTRITION PROGRAMS, AND FOCUS ON PREVENTING CHRONIC DISEASES. TO DO THIS, HEALTHLINC WILL EMPLOY 1 FTE DIETITIAN, 0.5 FTE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, AND 0.5 FTE PROGRAM COORDINATOR. THE PROJECT INVOLVES CONNECTING PATIENTS THROUGH MEDICAL PROVIDER REFERRALS TO THE DIETITIAN AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER FOR VIRTUAL TELEHEALTH SESSIONS, AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING PROGRAM AND FOOD AS MEDICINE PROGRAM. THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO IMPROVE HYPERTENSION, A1C, AND BMI. FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, TO AUGUST 31, 2031, HEALTHLINC ANTICIPATES PROGRESS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES, OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, CHOLESTEROL, HEART DISEASE, GESTATIONAL DIABETES, AND PRE-ECLAMPSIA. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO SERVE 6,750 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SEE 2,250 PATIENTS, AND DEMONSTRATE HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS IN 1,350 PATIENTS.

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT