Center For Health Equity Inc

OUR MISSION IS TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITY.

OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES WILL CONTINUE TO COME FROM A NUMBER OF EFFORTS, PRIMARILY REFERRALS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT STAFF EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT INFANT MORTALITY, HEALTH DISPARITIES, AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THE PROJECT. REFERRALS FOR CASE MANAGEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE RECEIVED VIA THE PEER SUPPORT GROUP (PSG) PARTICIPANTS REQUESTING SERVICES, REFERRALS FROM COMMUNITY AGENCIES, THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH (MCH) HOME VISITING PARTNERS, COUNTY JAIL, AND SELF-REFERRALS. COMMUNITY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, AND HOME VISITING PARTNERS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED INFORMATION ON RISK FACTORS THAT MAKE WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND FATHERS ELIGIBLE FOR PROJECT SERVICES. REFERRAL RECEIPT PROCESS SERVICES INCLUDE CHE STAFF CONTACTING PARTICIPANTS WITHIN 48 HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THE REFERRAL. INTAKE/ASSESSMENT SERVICES INCLUDE CONTINUED USE OF THE FOLLOWING SCREENING AND ASSESSMENTS TOOLS: (PHQ-9 DEPRESSION SCREEN, EDINBURGH, THE PERCEIVED STRESS SCALE (PSS), SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENT (SAA), ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EFFECTS SCREEN (ACE), GREEN FLAG/RED/FLAG INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE (IPV) SCREEN, A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT, AGES AND STAGES QUESTIONNAIRE (ASQ-D) DEVELOPMENTAL, ASQ SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL (ASQ-SE), HEALTH LITERACY SCREENING, FEMALE HEALTH BEHAVIORS SURVEY, MEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE, THE MOS SOCIAL SUPPORT SURVEY, PARTICIPANT/FAMILY MEDICAL HISTORY AND THE HEALTHY START (HS) SCREENS).

COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND FEEDBACK - CHE CONTINUES TO SEEK FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS AND THE COMMUNITY ON THEIR NEEDS AND HOW TO BEST DELIVER SERVICES. ANNUALLY, CHE ADMINISTERS PARTICIPANT SATISFACTION SURVEYS AND GATHERS PARTICIPANT THOUGHTS AND FEEDBACK ON SERVICES PROVIDED. THE PROJECT ALSO CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO FIND OUT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT ALSO CONDUCTS ITS OWN NEEDS ASSESSMENT TO DETERMINE THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE CHE'S DIRECTORS CONTINUE PARTICIPATION ON LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL BOARDS, WORKGROUPS, AND COMMITTEES.

CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS AND ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTHY WOMEN, CHILDREN, FATHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A VARIETY OF SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FROM A STRENGTH-BASED PERSON/FAMILY-CENTERED APPROACH THAT IS INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE MAJORITY OF THE SERVICES CONTINUE TO BE HOME-BASED, AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS ARE IDENTIFIED PRENATALLY, DURING PREGNANCY, ANY TIME WITHIN THE INTERCONCEPTION TIME PERIOD, INFANTS UP TO 18 MONTHS, AND FATHERS/PARTNERS OF PARTICIPANTS. ENGAGEMENT SERVICES INCLUDE CREATING A CULTURALLY COMFORTABLE ATMOSPHERE THROUGH A CONVERSATION AND FROM A STRENGTH-BASED PERSPECTIVE. THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT'S NEEDS BASED ON THE PARTICIPANT'S PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR SITUATION, CULTURE, AND THE RESULTS OF THE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENTS.