CPIMP211293
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
COVID-19 Action, Response, and Equity Coalition (CARE Coalition) - Located in Hamilton County in Southeast Tennessee, the city of Chattanooga is launching a new Office of Community Health that will oversee the COVID-19 Action, Response, and Equity Coalition (CARE Coalition) to address health disparities, improve health literacy, and coordinate the city's COVID-response.
Chattanooga's urban core includes nine census tracts that fall within the highest (top 4th) overall Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) ranking, which includes 92,561 people (47.3% Black, 7.1% Latinx, and 30.2% low-income). While the CARE Coalition will benefit the entire city, services will primarily target zip codes with the highest SVI ranking, as these communities face the most significant health disparities.
Currently, the minority populations in the city and county are seeing the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While our county is 24.5% Black or Latinx, this population accounts for 66.8% of COVID cases and 58.3% of COVID deaths - more than double the state rates. Worse, due to mistrust and misinformation among our target communities, vaccination rates continue to lag behind those of whites: while 29.8% of white individuals in our target area are at least partially vaccinated, only 15% and 27.2% of Black and Latinx individuals, respectively, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The CARE Coalition has multi-sector representation, including city and county government; the health department; health clinics, hospitals, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations serving minority communities; and higher education partners with expertise in health disparities.
Core project activities include:
(1) Community Health Navigators: Six community health navigators will work to increase health literacy, build trust, and improve COVID-19 outcomes and vaccination rates within the target communities. Navigators will conduct outreach in accessible locations, including the city's network of 18 community centers, churches, schools, nonprofits, and medical clinics targeting minorities.
(2) Community Engagement: Working with partners, the city will conduct community outreach events and vaccine clinics to expand health literacy and increase vaccination rates among Black and Latinx communities.
(3) Community Awareness: The city will implement an awareness campaign to reduce vaccine hesitancy, increase vaccination rates, and improve health literacy. The campaign will increase awareness of COVID-19 risk factors, importance of vaccinations, debunk vaccine myths in a culturally responsive way, and ensure equitable awareness of vaccine eligibility and accessibility.
(4) Training: The city will provide health literacy and cultural competency training to all program staff and partners in alignment with evidence-based practices and the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards.
The overall goals of the CARE Coalition are to improve health literacy and reduce COVID-19 health disparities for Black and Latinx communities in Chattanooga. Projected annual outcomes include: 1,500 individuals served by community health navigators; 24 health literacy outreach events; 12 vaccine clinics serving minority communities; 12,000 individuals impacted through outreach events and clinics; 50,000 individuals reached through the public awareness campaign; 50 individuals trained in health literacy and cultural competency evidence-based practices; increased vaccination rates and testing for Black and Latinx communities; and a reduction in COVID-19 case rates and deaths for Black and Latinx communities.
Chattanooga's urban core includes nine census tracts that fall within the highest (top 4th) overall Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) ranking, which includes 92,561 people (47.3% Black, 7.1% Latinx, and 30.2% low-income). While the CARE Coalition will benefit the entire city, services will primarily target zip codes with the highest SVI ranking, as these communities face the most significant health disparities.
Currently, the minority populations in the city and county are seeing the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While our county is 24.5% Black or Latinx, this population accounts for 66.8% of COVID cases and 58.3% of COVID deaths - more than double the state rates. Worse, due to mistrust and misinformation among our target communities, vaccination rates continue to lag behind those of whites: while 29.8% of white individuals in our target area are at least partially vaccinated, only 15% and 27.2% of Black and Latinx individuals, respectively, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The CARE Coalition has multi-sector representation, including city and county government; the health department; health clinics, hospitals, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations serving minority communities; and higher education partners with expertise in health disparities.
Core project activities include:
(1) Community Health Navigators: Six community health navigators will work to increase health literacy, build trust, and improve COVID-19 outcomes and vaccination rates within the target communities. Navigators will conduct outreach in accessible locations, including the city's network of 18 community centers, churches, schools, nonprofits, and medical clinics targeting minorities.
(2) Community Engagement: Working with partners, the city will conduct community outreach events and vaccine clinics to expand health literacy and increase vaccination rates among Black and Latinx communities.
(3) Community Awareness: The city will implement an awareness campaign to reduce vaccine hesitancy, increase vaccination rates, and improve health literacy. The campaign will increase awareness of COVID-19 risk factors, importance of vaccinations, debunk vaccine myths in a culturally responsive way, and ensure equitable awareness of vaccine eligibility and accessibility.
(4) Training: The city will provide health literacy and cultural competency training to all program staff and partners in alignment with evidence-based practices and the National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) standards.
The overall goals of the CARE Coalition are to improve health literacy and reduce COVID-19 health disparities for Black and Latinx communities in Chattanooga. Projected annual outcomes include: 1,500 individuals served by community health navigators; 24 health literacy outreach events; 12 vaccine clinics serving minority communities; 12,000 individuals impacted through outreach events and clinics; 50,000 individuals reached through the public awareness campaign; 50 individuals trained in health literacy and cultural competency evidence-based practices; increased vaccination rates and testing for Black and Latinx communities; and a reduction in COVID-19 case rates and deaths for Black and Latinx communities.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Chattanooga,
Tennessee
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/30/23 to 06/30/24.
City Of Chattanooga was awarded
COVID-19 Equity Coalition for Health Disparities
Project Grant CPIMP211293
worth $3,404,247
from the Office of Minority Health in June 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Chattanooga Tennessee United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 7/5/23
Period of Performance
6/30/21
Start Date
6/30/24
End Date
Funding Split
$3.4M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.4M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to CPIMP211293
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
CPIMP211293
SAI Number
CPIMP211293-2963253036
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
750SHA OASH OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75ACC0 OASH OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
Awardee UEI
XG59NFSC1GD1
Awardee CAGE
3XET1
Performance District
03
Senators
Marsha Blackburn
Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
Representative
Charles Fleischmann
Modified: 7/5/23