Multicultural Health Foundation

OUR MISSION IS TO BRING HEALTH JUSTICE AND WELLNESS TO MULTICULTURAL, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES USING WELLNESS STRATEGIES, AT-HOME SOCIAL-CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS, AND RESEARCH TO ELIMINATE RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES.

PROGRAM RESEARCH AND EVALUATION: CONTINUATION OF THE ADVANCING HEALTH LITERACY PROGRAM INITIATED BY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO. THIS PROGRAM TITLED HEART AND SOUL HEALTH CONNECTION PROVIDES INTERVENTIONS TO ASSIST AFRICAN AMERICAN AND BIPOC, POPULATIONS IN MANAGING AND THEIR LOWERING BLOOD PRESSURE THROUGH EDUCATION, EXERCISE AND FITNESS, NUTRITION SEMINARS, AND ONE ON ONE ENGAGEMENT BY COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. BLACKS ARE AT HIGH RISK AND HAVE THE HIGHEST RATE OF HBP THAN ANY OTHER ETHNIC GROUP. WITH 56% OF BLACKS HAVING BLOOD PRESSURE THAT CAN LEAD TO OTHER CARDIOVASCULAR AND SERIOUS CHRONIC DISEASES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. ALLIANCE HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION CONTINUED THE FUNDING ON THIS INITIATIVE ONCE THE UCSD FUNDING EXPIRED. PARTICIPANTS' BLOOD PRESSURES ARE MONITORED AND THEIR ACTIVITIES ARE TRACKED TO PROVIDE INTERVENTIONS AND REFERRALS IF NEEDED. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE RECORDED AND OUTCOMES ARE MEASURED FROM BASELINE.

PROGRAM RESEARCH AND EVALUATION: WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE AUGMENTED THE HEART AND SOUL HEALTH CONNECTION PROGRAM BY PROVIDING FUNDING TO TRACK WHETHER COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHWS) COULD ACT A FIRST RESPONSE AND SIGNALER TO PREVENT PARTICIPANTS FROM HAVING AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, AND URGENT CARE VISIT, OR HOSPITALIZATION. CHWS RECORDED THE INTERACTION WITH PARTICIPANTS ON A BI-WEEKLY BASIS AND PROVIDED THE INFORMATION TO AN EVALUATOR WHO COMPILED AND ANALYZED THE DATA.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT GRANTS AND AWARDS: MHF WORKED WITH MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT SERVICES. SAN DIEGO WELLNESS COALITION: COORDINATED A ATRIAL FIBRILLATION FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSSION IN COLLABORATION WITH BE THERE SAN DIEGO, NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORKS, AND PFIZER. ALSO CONDUCTED A COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SURVEY ON BEHALF OF THIS COLLABORATION ($12,000). PARTICIPATED IN THE SOUTHERN CAL CALAIM - CHW CAPACITY BUILDING IMPLEMENTATION TEAM TO EXPLORE UTILIZING THE SERVICES OF CHWS TO PERFORM ENROLLMENT IN ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR CAL-AIM BENEFIT ($18,000) CHILDREN'S PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL GROUP - CHW ENGAGEMENT CLOSING CHILD CARE GAPS; SET APPOINTMENTS; OUTREACH ($32,500).