Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV PROGRAM

PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM (TIER 1)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

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

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE TITLE IV WOMEN, INFANTS, CHILDREN, YOUTH AND AFFECTED FAMILY MEMBERS AIDS HEALTHCARE

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

MATERNAL PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, INC. (SEMRHI) HEALTHY HARVEST NETWORK: MATERNAL PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, INC. (SEMRHI) PROPOSES THE HEALTHY HARVEST NETWORK MATERNAL PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM, AN INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE NUTRITION, REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, AND PROMOTE HEALTHY PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM WOMEN RESIDING IN RURAL SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. RATHER THAN CREATING A STAND-ALONE NUTRITION PROGRAM, SEMRHI WILL LEVERAGE ITS EXISTING CLINICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, TELEHEALTH CAPACITY, PATIENT NAVIGATION SERVICES, NUTRITION EDUCATION RESOURCES, AND STRONG COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED MATERNAL NUTRITION NETWORK THAT SUPPORTS WOMEN FROM PREGNANCY THROUGH THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD. SEMRHI IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF PRIMARY CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, PEDIATRIC, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH, DENTAL, PHARMACY, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL INTEGRATE PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION SERVICES INTO ROUTINE PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE, ENABLING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO PRESCRIBE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AS PART OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL HEALTHCARE. ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS, MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY PROVIDED BY REGISTERED DIETITIANS, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE NUTRITION EDUCATION, HEALTHY COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, TELEHEALTH NUTRITION COUNSELING, AND PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS REDEEMABLE THROUGH LOCAL AGRICULTURAL PARTNERS. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO INCORPORATE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT, CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, HEALTHY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, AND POSTPARTUM WELLNESS SERVICES TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES. SEMRHI WILL COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING HOPE CLINIC, LOCAL U-PIK FARMS, THE HATTIESBURG FARMERS MARKET, AND OTHER REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE WHILE STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. HOPE CLINIC WILL IDENTIFY AND REFER ELIGIBLE PREGNANT WOMEN THROUGH ITS PREGNANCY SUPPORT AND PARENTING EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WHILE PARTICIPATING AGRICULTURAL PARTNERS WILL PROVIDE CONVENIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS AND REINFORCE HEALTHY EATING BEHAVIORS THROUGHOUT PREGNANCY AND EARLY PARENTHOOD. THE HEALTHY HARVEST NETWORK WILL UTILIZE PRAPARE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH SCREENING, PATIENT NAVIGATION, AND COORDINATED CARE MANAGEMENT TO IDENTIFY WOMEN EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY AND OTHER BARRIERS TO HEALTHY PREGNANCIES. SERVICES WILL BE DELIVERED THROUGH IN-PERSON VISITS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS, AND TELEHEALTH TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR WOMEN LIVING IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD, SEMRHI EXPECTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS, INCREASE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, REDUCE NUTRITION INSECURITY, STRENGTHEN ENGAGEMENT IN PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM CARE, AND IMPROVE MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES. BY INTEGRATING PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION SERVICES INTO EXISTING CLINICAL WORKFLOWS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, SEMRHI WILL CREATE A SUSTAINABLE MODEL THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE GRANT PERIOD AND ADVANCES ITS ORGANIZATIONAL VISION OF GROWING HEALTHY COMMUNITIES…ACROSS ALL GENERATIONS.

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

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

EXPANDING INTEGRATED ORAL HEALTH CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT - ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: EXPANDING INTEGRATED ORAL HEALTH CAPACITY FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE, INC. (SEMRHI), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AND RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C RECIPIENT, REQUESTS $150,000 UNDER HRSA-26-061, RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ACTIVITY 3: DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR EXPANDING DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY, TO PURCHASE, INSTALL, AND PLACE INTO SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO ACTIVATE THE EXISTING FOURTH DENTAL OPERATORY AT HATTIESBURG COMMUNITY DENTAL CENTER IN HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI. SEMRHI PROVIDES INTEGRATED HIV PRIMARY CARE, ORAL HEALTH SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CASE MANAGEMENT, PHARMACY ACCESS, LABORATORY COORDINATION, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. ALTHOUGH SEMRHI HAS AN EXISTING FOURTH DENTAL OPERATORY, IT CANNOT CURRENTLY BE USED BECAUSE IT LACKS THE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CLINICAL OPERATIONS. AS A RESULT, PATIENTS SEEKING ROUTINE DENTAL CARE FREQUENTLY EXPERIENCE APPOINTMENT WAIT TIMES OF THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE NEED FOR EXPANDED CAPACITY IS DEMONSTRATED BY BOTH RYAN WHITE AND DENTAL PROGRAM DATA. DURING THE MOST RECENT RYAN WHITE PART C REPORTING PERIOD, SEMRHI SERVED 504 PATIENTS, YET ONLY 194 PATIENTS (38.5%) RECEIVED ORAL HEALTH SERVICES. DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2025, SEMRHI'S DENTAL PROGRAM PROVIDED 6,057 DENTAL ENCOUNTERS TO 3,067 UNIQUE PATIENTS USING THREE EQUIPPED OPERATORIES STAFFED BY THREE DENTISTS AND ONE DENTAL HYGIENIST, DEMONSTRATING SUSTAINED DEMAND FOR SERVICES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO IMMEDIATELY UTILIZE EXPANDED TREATMENT CAPACITY. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL ACTIVATE THE EXISTING FOURTH DENTAL OPERATORY, INCREASING APPOINTMENT AVAILABILITY, IMPROVING SCHEDULING FLEXIBILITY, REDUCING ROUTINE DENTAL APPOINTMENT WAIT TIMES, AND STRENGTHENING INTEGRATION OF ORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHIN SEMRHI'S COMPREHENSIVE HIV CARE MODEL. SEMRHI'S GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RYAN WHITE PART C PATIENTS RECEIVING ORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY AT LEAST 25 PERCENT, FROM 194 PATIENTS TO AT LEAST 243 PATIENTS, DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD. THIS ONE-TIME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT WILL CREATE PERMANENT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WITHOUT REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION, FACILITY EXPANSION, OR ADDITIONAL GRANT-FUNDED CLINICAL PERSONNEL. SEMRHI WILL SUSTAIN THE EXPANDED CAPACITY THROUGH ITS EXISTING WORKFORCE, OPERATIONAL RESOURCES, AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE, ENSURING CONTINUED ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE ORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV WELL BEYOND THE PROJECT PERIOD

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART D WICY COVID-19 RESPONSE

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM