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Lifting All Voices: Community-based Language Access and Health Literacy Skill Building in Frederick, Maryland, to Achieve Health Equity and COVID-19 Public Health Objectives

Award Number: CPIMP211296
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
OPDIV: DHHS/OS
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/29/2024

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Lifting All Voices: Community-based Language Access and Health Literacy Skill Building in Frederick, Maryland, to Achieve Health Equity and COVID-19 Public Health Objectives - This project’s urban focus area is Frederick, Maryland, the state’s second largest city and sixth highest number of coronavirus cases by county/jurisdiction. In Frederick, foreign-born residents are 20.4% of the population, and over 30% of residents are non-white. Nearly 15% of Frederick’s population reported speaking languages other than English at home. The county’s COVID-19 positivity rate is currently 6.22% (after reaching a high of 27.44% in April of 2020), indicating substantial undiagnosed COVID cases in the community. Prevalence in the 4 ZIP codes within the city limits is 9.46%. Frederick residents’ above average literacy skills have not been protective, justifying the focus on health literacy, cultural and linguistic barriers. Our proposed project has 2 goals aligned with personal and organizational health literacy strategies and Healthy People 2030 objectives. Goal 1 is to increase City of Frederick residents with social vulnerabilities’ access to and understanding of culturally and linguistically appropriate COVID-19 testing and vaccine information and services. Goal 2 is to increase the capacity of Frederick’s providers, including community health workers (CHWs), to deliver COVID-19 testing and vaccination services aligned with CLAS and health literacy best practices, thereby preparing them to serve residents more effectively post-pandemic. We will begin the work on 2 fronts: by expanding CHW services and COVID materials that meet cultural, linguistic, and health literacy standards. The staffing plan includes health literacy training for CHWs and other providers and staff to create a materials library for CHWs and other providers to draw from. We will use the CLAS standards and HLE2, a validated tool, to assess local provider organizations. These assessments align with Healthy People objectives HC/HIT-01, 02 and 03 and will identify steps providers can take, such as providing plain language or teach-back training, to improve communication between residents and providers. The city of Frederick is the lead applicant with the Asian American Center of Frederick, Horowitz Center for Health Literacy, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, as the evaluation lead from a minority-serving institution.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = -$65,525 )
2026	2021	CITY OF FREDERICK	100 W PATRICK ST	FREDERICK	MD	21701	FREDERICK	USA	Community Programs to Improve Minority Health	04	1	12/8/2025	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	-$65,525
														Subtotal = -$65,525

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2023	2021	CITY OF FREDERICK	100 W PATRICK ST	FREDERICK	MD	21701	FREDERICK	USA	Community Programs to Improve Minority Health	03	1	6/28/2023	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2021	FREDERICK, CITY OF	101 N Court St	FREDERICK	MD	21701	FREDERICK	USA	Community Programs to Improve Minority Health	01	1	3/22/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2022	2021	FREDERICK, CITY OF	101 N Court St	FREDERICK	MD	21701	FREDERICK	USA	Community Programs to Improve Minority Health	02	1	5/12/2022	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $3,939,842 )
2021	2021	FREDERICK, CITY OF	101 N Court St	FREDERICK	MD	21701	FREDERICK	USA	Community Programs to Improve Minority Health	00	1	6/18/2021	NEW	$3,939,842
														Subtotal = $3,939,842

Grand Total All Awards = $3,874,317

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Lifting All Voices: Community-based Language Access and Health Literacy Skill Building in Frederick, Maryland, to Achieve Health Equity and COVID-19 Public Health Objectives

Award Number: CPIMP211296

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH

OPDIV: DHHS/OS

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: DEMONSTRATION

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/29/2024

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