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Project Name: Health Center Program (H80)
Applicant Title: INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION HEALTH, INC.
Abstract Text: Project Title: Institute for Population Health Family Health Centers FY 22 Service Area Competition (SAC) Applicant Organization: Institute for Population Health, Inc. (IPH) Address: 19830 James Couzens Detroit, MI 48235 Project Director: Gwendolyn A. Daniels, DNP, RN Contact Phone: xxx-xxx-xxxx x 3003 Contact Fax: xxx-xxx-xxxx E-Mail Address xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx The City of Detroit by definition is urban with socioeconomic and demographic disparities. Detroit has experienced major losses in population, resources, and income. Detroit’s neighborhoods and families have been profoundly affected by these changes. Over 90% of the Detroit Census Tracts are designated a Medically Underserved Area/Population which represent neighborhoods with inequitable allocation of health care resources and poverty. The ratio of Primary Care Physicians per 1,000 population is disproportionately short leaving underserved people without care. The Institute for Population Health, Inc. (IPH) is a nonprofit community-based organization funded under the HRSA Health Center Program. This applicant agency is seeking $650,000 annually to continue funding for the period of performance of September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 (up to 3 years). Since 2019, IPH has operated as a New Access Point (NAP) to expand comprehensive primary care services throughout Service Areas impacted by factors associated with access to care such as transportation, occupation, transience, unemployment, income level, and educational attainment. The governing board supports the agency in responding to HRSA-22-008 Funding Opportunity as a Competing Continuation applicant under the service area identification number 399 as indicated on the Service Area Announcement Table (SAAT) as funding will end August 31, 2022. There is a need to continue comprehensive primary health care services in this services area and target population because one-third of the target population live below the poverty level, 23% have no vehicle and 21% of adults are uninsured. Detroit’s communities have racial disparities in high rates of infant mortality, maternal mortality, morbidity, lack of insurance, mental health, substance use, domestic violence, and chronic disease burden (MDHHS Vital Statistics, 2019). The service area for this competition spans 15 zip codes in the city of Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. The estimated population for the area is 410,060 with a proposed 7,000 target population in the catchment area to have access to required services at three clinical sites. The approved permanent service sites for this competition include the Fisher School Based Health Center located at 15491 Maddelein, Detroit, MI 48205, IPH Family Health Center located at 9053 Woodward, Detroit, Michigan, 48202 and IPH Family Health Center, located at 19830 James Couzens, Detroit, Michigan 48235 with surrounding zip codes approved on Form 5B: Service Sites. While, implementing required primary care and enabling services at each site, IPH will coordinate, integrate, and collaborate with other federally-funded, as well as state and local, health service delivery programs that serve similar patient populations to decrease health disparities and service under utilization. This funding opportunity will provide operational support to expand comprehensive primary care services to 4,500 unduplicated patients in calendar year 2023 and annually. As a result of this funding, the applicant agency will improve the health of the underserved communities and vulnerable populations in Detroit by expanding access to affordable, accessible, high quality, and cost-effective primary health care services.