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DELTA REGION MATERNAL CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM - G. A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 110 NORTH JERRY CLOWER BLVD., SUITE L, YAZOO CITY, MS 39194 FEDERAL QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) WWW.GACFHC.ORG THE PROJECT AIMS TO EXPAND COORDINATED PERINATAL HEALTHCARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS IN YAZOO CITY AND BELZONI, MS. GOALS INCLUDE INCREASING COORDINATED CARE BY 30% IN THE FIRST YEAR, REDUCING PRETERM BIRTHS BY 15%, AND BOOSTING ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE FROM 70% TO 85% OVER TWO YEARS. WE ALSO AIMS TO REDUCE LATE OR NO PRENATAL CARE FROM 15.5% TO 10% AND INCREASE TELEHEALTH AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH BY 40%. YAZOO COUNTY AND HUMPHREYS COUNTY (BELZONI), MISSISSIPPI FOCUS ON WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE, ESPECIALLY THOSE PREGNANT OR RECENTLY GIVEN BIRTH IN RURAL YAZOO CITY AND BELZONI, MS. PRIORITIZE AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WITH HIGHER MATERNAL HEALTH RISKS, LIMITED FINANCES, POOR HEALTHCARE ACCESS, AND THOSE AT RISK FOR HYPERTENSION, GESTATIONAL DIABETES, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS. G. A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC: FQHC, PROVIDER, AND WIC SERVICES MISSISSIPPI STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH: SORH YAZOO COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HUMPHREY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT: STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH: OFFICE OF CHILD AND MATERNAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE DELTA HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: COMMUNITY HEALTH INITIATIVE LIFE HELP: MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPI (CHCAMS): FQHC MERIT HEALTH CENTRAL: HOSPITAL HUMPHREY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 5: LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROJECT ACTIVITIES GACFHC WILL ENHANCE CARE COORDINATION BY FORMING A HEALTHCARE CONSORTIUM, EXPANDING TELEHEALTH BY 40%, AND OFFERING COMMUNITY OUTREACH, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS. THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH IN YAZOO CITY AND BELZONI, MS, BY INCREASING ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE FROM 70% TO 8 5% AND REDUCING LATE OR NO PRENATAL CARE FROM 15.5% TO 10%. THE G. A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (GACFHC) SERVES RURAL, UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN THE DELTA REGION THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AND ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE. COLLABORATIONS WITH THE MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LOCAL HOSPITALS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ENSURE COMPREHENSIVE CARE WIC PROGRAM: NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT AND EDUCATION. CAR SEAT PROGRAM: CAR SEAT SAFETY EDUCATION AND PROVISION. LACTATION PROGRAM: LACTATION CONSULTING AND BREASTFEEDING EDUCATION. BABYSCRIPTS: REMOTE MONITORING AND VIRTUAL PRENATAL VISITS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER ASSOCIATION OF MISSISSIPPI: ADVOCACY, TRAINING, AND SHARED SERVICES. MISSISSIPPI OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH: FUNDING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND TELEHEALTH EXPANSION. DELTA HEALTH COLLABORATIVE: CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION. MERIT HEALTH HOSPITAL: SPECIALTY CARE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES. THE MATERNAL HEALTH EQUITY PROJECT AT GACFHC HAS REDUCED MATERNAL MORBIDITY AND DEATH AND IMPROVED DIGITAL HEALTH WITH BABYSCRIPTS. SERVICES INCLUDE NUTRITION EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING, TELEHEALTH, DOULA AND MIDWIFERY SERVICES, CENTERED PREGNANCY VISITS, MOBILE CARE, AND IN-HOME HYPERTENSION CONTROL. GACFHC ADDRESSES HEALTHCARE INEQUITIES WITH DATA-DRIVEN, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, COMMUNITY-ENGAGED CARE. MOBILE SERVICES, TELEHEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IMPROVE ACCESS. FUTURE PLANS INCLUDE RURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES, EXPANDING TELEHEALTH AND MOBILE CLINICS, OFFERING TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE CARE COORDINATION. FUNDING PREFERENCE NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) FQHC SERVES RURAL, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN YAZOO CITY AND BELZONI, MS.FUNDING PRIORITY POINTS REQUESTED G. A. CARMICHAEL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. IS REQUESTING A FUNDING PRIORITY FOR DELIVERING COORDINATED PERINATAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN COUNTIES WITH AN MCTA OF 20 OR HIGHER BASED ON DESIGNATED GEOGRAPHIC PRIMARY CARE HPSAS, INCLUDING MS, HUMPHREYS (23), AND MS, YAZOO (2 1).
