NH75OT000074

EMERGE COVID-19: ENGAGING MILWAUKEE IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR GREATER EQUITY

THROUGH EMERGE COVID-19, WE AIM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COVID-19 PREVENTATIVE SERVICES THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT COMMUNICATIONS, COMMUNITY-BASED TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING. WE ALSO AIM TO EXPAND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE TO CAPTURE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES.

OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A MORE DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE AND FACILITATE CROSS-SECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF HEALTH INEQUITIES.

WE AIM TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING FOR POPULATIONS EXPERIENCING A DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF COVID-19 INFECTION, SEVERE ILLNESS, AND DEATH. THIS WILL GUIDE THE RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

WE WILL ALSO BUILD, LEVERAGE, AND EXPAND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND CONTROL. ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL MOBILIZE PARTNERS AND COLLABORATORS TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY AND ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AS THEY RELATE TO COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG POPULATIONS AT HIGHER RISK AND THAT ARE UNDERSERVED.

COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WILL BE DEPLOYED TO FACILITATE DATA COLLECTION, DISSEMINATE CULTURALLY COMPETENT COVID-19 INFORMATION, AND CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING FOR COVID-19.

WE WILL ALSO CREATE PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIST ROLES FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOUSING, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH. WE WILL EMPLOY A DIVERSE TEAM OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND BUILD A TEAM OF CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH COMMUNICATORS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL EXPAND THE NUMBER OF EPIDEMIOLOGISTS AND DATA COORDINATORS TRAINED TO COLLECT AND REPORT DATA ON RACE AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES, GROUNDED IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH.

PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGISTS WILL FACILITATE CROSS-SECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS UNDERLYING CAUSES OF COVID-19 DISPARITIES. THEY WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POST-COVID STRATEGIC PLAN AND AFTER ACTION REPORT TO INFORM FUTURE EMERGENCY RESPONSES. THIS WILL BE DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH CONSULTANTS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CENTER HEALTH EQUITY AS WE CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

City Of Milwaukee

NOT APPLICABLE

93.354 - Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response

CDC Office of Financial Resources (OFR) [HHS - CDC]

Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS) [HHS - CDC]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States

City-Wide

National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities (CDC-RFA-OT21-2103)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 05/31/23 to 05/31/26.