CPIMP211299
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
New Haven Education and Literacy - The City of New Haven Health Department (NHHD) will lead New Haven Health Education and Literacy (New Haven HEAL), a community-driven effort to address low health literacy and poor COVID-19 outcomes among Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and multiracial individuals in 10 disproportionately impacted New Haven, Connecticut neighborhoods that account for 59% of New Haven's 130,000 inhabitants.
New Haven residents have experienced disparate COVID impacts by census tract. Despite accounting for over half of the population, Black and Latinx residents received only 39% of COVID vaccines administered as of March 2021. High social vulnerability across the target neighborhoods aggravates the challenges in preventing and managing COVID: high housing density (6%) and poverty rates (10%); poor transportation infrastructure resulting in 35% reporting no access to transportation; more than 60% of residents identify as an ethnic/racial minority and 10% do not speak English well; and 10% are uninsured. These neighborhoods are also home to the majority of the city's refugees and undocumented immigrants.
The goal of New Haven HEAL is to reduce COVID-related disparities and improve health outcomes across New Haven. Using a health literate care model developed by Koh et. al., we propose to weave a health literacy strategy with a layered approach that begins in the neighborhoods and engages the health serving federally qualified health centers.
Objectives include:
1) Convene the Community Advisory Board (CAB) to ensure that project strategies and activities meet the needs of the identified neighborhoods;
2) Increase New Haven residents' ability to find and understand COVID-19-related information;
3) Train CAB and the FQHC personnel to give residents actionable information related to the COVID-19 threat and general health;
4) Connect residents to community health services that promote their health and well-being and engage their participation; and
5) Connect community residents to financial supports to address economically driven comorbid vulnerabilities and undermine indicated and preventative health practices.
New Haven residents have experienced disparate COVID impacts by census tract. Despite accounting for over half of the population, Black and Latinx residents received only 39% of COVID vaccines administered as of March 2021. High social vulnerability across the target neighborhoods aggravates the challenges in preventing and managing COVID: high housing density (6%) and poverty rates (10%); poor transportation infrastructure resulting in 35% reporting no access to transportation; more than 60% of residents identify as an ethnic/racial minority and 10% do not speak English well; and 10% are uninsured. These neighborhoods are also home to the majority of the city's refugees and undocumented immigrants.
The goal of New Haven HEAL is to reduce COVID-related disparities and improve health outcomes across New Haven. Using a health literate care model developed by Koh et. al., we propose to weave a health literacy strategy with a layered approach that begins in the neighborhoods and engages the health serving federally qualified health centers.
Objectives include:
1) Convene the Community Advisory Board (CAB) to ensure that project strategies and activities meet the needs of the identified neighborhoods;
2) Increase New Haven residents' ability to find and understand COVID-19-related information;
3) Train CAB and the FQHC personnel to give residents actionable information related to the COVID-19 threat and general health;
4) Connect residents to community health services that promote their health and well-being and engage their participation; and
5) Connect community residents to financial supports to address economically driven comorbid vulnerabilities and undermine indicated and preventative health practices.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
New Haven,
Connecticut
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have decreased 12% from $4,000,000 to $3,535,757.
City Of New Haven was awarded
New Haven HEAL: Addressing COVID Disparities
Project Grant CPIMP211299
worth $3,535,757
from the Office of Minority Health in July 2021 with work to be completed primarily in New Haven Connecticut United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 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 12/21/23
Period of Performance
7/1/21
Start Date
6/30/23
End Date
Funding Split
$3.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to CPIMP211299
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
CPIMP211299
SAI Number
CPIMP211299-3318581250
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
City Or Township Government
Awarding Office
750SHA OASH OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75ACC0 OASH OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
Awardee UEI
K8WBCLJ9DVD8
Awardee CAGE
3B0M2
Performance District
CT-03
Senators
Richard Blumenthal
Christopher Murphy
Christopher Murphy
Modified: 12/21/23