Agenda Item Name:
Title
Alachua County American Rescue Plan State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Closing Health Care Disparities with Community Health Care Workers and Improving Health Care Communications ARP2021x013
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Presenter:
[Claudia Tuck (352) 231-0058]
Description:
Approval of the plan to use American Rescue Funds in the amount of $500,000.00 to support the operating expenses for the Certified Community Health Worker Project and efforts to improve healthcare communication for two years, at $250,000.00 annually.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve the plan for the implementation of the Certified Community Health Worker project including appropriating $500,000.00 of American Rescue Plan funds and approve the attached budget amendment.
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Prior Board Motions:
On August 9, 2022 the Board heard a presentation from the Healthcare Advisory Board regarding disparities and inequities and recommend the Community Health Worker project be funded from ARPA.
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
$500,000.00 total $250,000.00 annually for two years.
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
Social and Economic Opportunity
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Background:
As presented by the Healthcare Advisory Board, the cost to create the Community Health Worker training, certification, and employment pipeline was estimated at $346,500 to $530,000 annually. In drafting the ARPA plan, project staff adjusted the budget to reflect the annual appropriation of $250,000 in ARPA funding. This required reductions to the number of Community Health Workers completing certification as well as a replacement alternative to the original improving healthcare communications proposal put forth by the University of Florida's Center for Public Interest Communications. As many recent healthcare communications needs assessments have been completed, staff recommend the limited funds be used primarily for the development of newer innovative written and visual communication too...
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