Stephen F Austin Community Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC PROJECT - STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC, DBA COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK (CHN) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 AND SECURED CHC 330(E) FUNDING LATE IN THE SAME YEAR, REPLACING A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER THAT LOST ITS FEDERAL FUNDING. CHN PROVIDES PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND NEAR POOR (FAMILY INCOMES BELOW 200% OF POVERTY) POPULATION OF BRAZORIA, GALVESTON AND SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. CHN PROPOSES SERVING THE TARGET POPULATION BY PROVIDING QUALITY, INTEGRATED MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ENABLING SERVICES. CHN PROVIDES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PRENATAL CARE AND MAT. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE PSYCHIATRY, COUNSELING, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES. DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDE PREVENTIVE, ENDODONTICS AND PROSTHODONTIC SERVICES. CHN ALSO UTILIZES VIRTUAL MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE TO PATIENTS ESPECIALLY DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. OTHER ENABLING SERVICES INCLUDE OUTREACH, ELIGIBILITY, CARE COORDINATION, TRANSLATION, AND TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. THE SERVICE AREA IS BRAZORIA, GALVESTON AND SOUTHEAST HARRIS COUNTIES. PER THE 2021 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (HTTPS://TXCIP.ORG/TAC/CENSUS/PROFILE.PHP?FIPS=48039) , BRAZORIA COUNTY IS VERY LARGE WITH 1,363.3 SQ. MILES OF LAND AND A POPULATION DENSITY OF ONLY 279.1 POPULATION PER SQ. MILE; GALVESTON COUNTY HAS A POPULATION DENSITY OF 379.0 AND THE 77089-ZIP CODE IN HARRIS COUNTY HAS A POPULATION DENSITY OF 4,304.3. THE US CENSUS AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 2015-2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATE DEMONSTRATES THE PERCENTAGE OF UNINSURED IN BRAZORIA COUNTY IS 14.5% (52,328 INDIVIDUALS); GALVESTON COUNTY IS 14% (47,974) AND 77089 HARRIS COUNTY IS 16.8% (9,205). (HTTPS://DATA.CENSUS.GOV/CEDSCI/TABLE?) THE PERCENT OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY IS 27.1%, GALVESTON CO. IS 33.0% AND SOUTHEAST HARRIS IS 28.4% (HTTPS://MAPS.UDSMAPPER.ORG/). THE SERVICE AREA IS YOUNG WITH 26% AGE 0-17 YEARS; 61% ARE AGE 18-64 YEARS AND 13% ARE AGE 65 YEARS AND OLDER. 50.2% OF THE POPULATION IS FEMALE AND 49.8% IS MALE. 49.5% OF BRAZORIA COUNTY’S POPULATION IS A RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY; 41.7% OF GALVESTON COUNTY AND 82% OF THE HARRIS COUNTY 77089-ZIP CODE IS A RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY. THE HISPANIC ETHNICITY FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY IS 32.6%, GALVESTON COUNTY IS 23.3% AND 49.1% FOR THE HARRIS COUNTY-77089 ZIP CODE. BRAZORIA COUNTY HAS 14,609 VETERANS; GALVESTON COUNTY HAS 20,129 VETERANS AND 77089 HARRIS COUNTY HAS 2,687 VETERANS. BROADBAND ACCESS IS DEFINED AS THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH BROADBAND INTERNET CONNECTION AND INDICATES INDIVIDUALS’ ACCESS TO VIRTUAL HEALTH CARE OPPORTUNITIES. BRAZORIA COUNTY’S PERCENTAGE OF BROADBAND ACCESS IS 87%; GALVESTON COUNTY IS 86% AND HARRIS COUNTY IS 84%.

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING - • PROJECT TITLE: COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK'S ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING • APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. • ADDRESS: 1111 W. ADOUE ST. ALVIN, TEXAS 77511 • PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: MARK YOUNG • CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): PH: 281-824-1480, EXT. 1620; FAX: 281-220-6407 • EMAIL ADDRESS: PPABST@SFACHC.ORG • WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.MYCHN.ORG • LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE: $500,000 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC., DBA COMMUNITY HEALTH NETWORK (CHN) PROPOSES INCREASING THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SCREENED FOR CERVICAL, BREAST AND COLON CANCER FROM THE CURRENT UDS 2021 REPORT BASELINE PERCENT COMPLIANCE TO THE 2023 GOAL FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING (26.7%) TO 25.0%; BREAST CANCER SCREENING (16.6%) TO 40.0%; AND COLON CANCER SCREENING (7.5%) TO 20.0%. THE IMPROVEMENT WILL BE ACHIEVED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NCI-DESIGNATED MD ANDERSON CANCER HOSPITAL IN HOUSTON, TEXAS PROVIDING TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT OF CHN’S PATIENT NAVIGATORS AND OUTREACH STAFF. ADDITIONAL COLLABORATION INCLUDES PROVIDER EDUCATION THROUGH BIWEEKLY ECHO SESSIONS AND WILL PROVIDE CHN WITH NO COST FIT CARDS. MD ANDERSON WILL ALSO ASSIST UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ABNORMAL COLON CANCER SCREEN TO OBTAIN FOLLOW-UP COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURES. PATIENT NAVIGATION, SCREENINGS WITH REFERRAL TRACKING AND FOLLOW-UP OF ABNORMAL TEST RESULTS, OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE KEY ACTIVITIES THAT WILL DRIVE THE PERCENT COMPLIANCE TOWARDS GOAL FOR CHN’S SERVICE AREA AND THE PATIENTS SERVED BY 2023. THERE IS A LARGE MINORITY POPULATION RESIDING IN CHN’S SERVICE AREA OF BRAZORIA, GALVESTON AND HARRIS COUNTIES, AND MANY FACE BARRIERS ACCESSING PREVENTIVE SCREENING SERVICES. THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 2015-2019 5-YEAR ESTIMATE DEMONSTRATES A POPULATION ESTIMATE OF 360,677 FOR BRAZORIA COUNTY. ETHNICALLY, 31.6% OF THE POPULATION IS HISPANIC; RACIALLY 14.8% O F THE POPULATION IS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 72.9% IS WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), 7.2% IS ASIAN AND 4.6 % IS OTHER OR MULTIRACIAL. 50.3% OF THE COUNTY IS MALE AND 49.7 % IS FEMALE. AN ESTIMATE OF 332,885 RESIDE IN GALVESTON COUNTY. ETHNICALLY, 25.4% OF THE POPULATION IS HISPANIC; RACIALLY 12.5% OF THE POPULATION IS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 79.5% IS WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), 3.4% IS ASIAN AND 7.6% OTHER OR MULTIRACIAL. 48.9% OF THE COUNTY IS MALE AND 51.1% IS FEMALE.1AN ESTIMATED 54,751PEOPLE LIVE WITHIN THE 77089 HARRIS COUNTY SERVICE AREA. ETHNICALLY, 49.0% OF THE POPULATION IS HISPANIC; RACIALLY 16.0% IS AFRICAN AMERICAN, 56.8% IS WHITE (NON-HISPANIC), 15.4% IS ASIAN AND 8.8% OTHER AND MULTIRACIAL. 50.1 OF THE COUNTY IS MALE AND 49.9% IS FEMALE. INDIVIDUALS FACE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES DUE TO THE ABSENCE OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONNECTING BRAZORIA COUNTY’S NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ENDS AND CONNECTING THE THREE COUNTIES TOGETHER. THERE ARE LARGE AREAS WITHIN BRAZORIA COUNTY THAT ARE CONSIDERED RURAL; GALVESTON COUNTY INCLUDES AREAS DESIGNATED AS RURAL; AND BOTH COUNTIES INCLUDE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. BOTH COUNTIES ALSO INCLUDE AREAS WITH NO BROADBAND ACCESS. THE DATA REFLECTS THAT ADULTS ARE UNINSURED AT HIGHER RATES THAN CHILDREN WITH HARRIS COUNTY ADULT RESIDENTS AT 27% COMPARED TO BRAZORIA AT 19% AND GALVESTON COUNTY AT 20% VERSES TEXAS AT 24.

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS