Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
Address: 1333 Taylor Street, Suite 4H, Columbia, SC 29201 Project Director Name: Kimberly R. Alston Contact Phone Numbers: 803-296-3780 E-Mail Address: Kimberly.alston@prismahealth.org Web Site Address: https://www.prismahealth.org/healthystart Grant Funds: $5,500,000 The purpose of this proposed Prisma Health–Midlands Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health is to reduce infant mortality rates, improve perinatal outcomes, and eliminate health disparities in perinatal health by delivering direct and enabling services that facilitate access to health care and community services to Black pregnant/postpartum women, their infants, and fathers/partners. This proposed project will focus on populations in Richland and Sumter South Carolina counties that are currently served by Prisma Health–Midlands’ grant under HRSA-19-049. If funded, HRSA-24-033 will serve the following zip-codes: 29223, 29229, 29203, 29210, 29209, 29063, 29212, 29045, 29016, 29205, 29206, 29201, 29204, 29061, 29044, 29207, 29052, 29208, 29202, and 29225 in Richland County; and 29150, 29154, 29153, 29040, 29128, 29125, 29168, 29152, 29051, 29104, and 29062 in Sumter County. The 2019-2021 average infant mortality rate among Blacks was 9.1 deaths/1,000 live births with a total number of 72 infant deaths in Richland County, and 9.3 deaths/1,000 live births with a total 20 infant deaths in Sumter County. Both counties are classified as urban counties. The objectives of this Prisma Health–Midlands project are to 1) provide direct and enabling services (e.g., screening and referrals, case management, care coordination, health and parenting education, and linkage to clinical care) to enrolled participants; and 2) convene a Midlands Healthy Start Community Consortium comprised of diverse multi-sector partners that advise and inform HS activities and develop and implement action plans to improve perinatal outcomes within the project area. The project will serve a total of 700 unduplicated individuals annually. Of these individuals, case management and care coordination will be provided to 450, and 250 individuals will receive group-based health and parenting education. Out of the 700 participants served, a minimum of 50 percent will be Black, which represents the population with the highest IMR from the target population. By targeting the Black population, especially those who are at highest risk for adverse perinatal health outcomes in our project area and by engaging community partners, we are addressing their social and economic needs, medical care needs, mental health care needs, and family health and wellness, which will improve perinatal health outcomes in our proposed project counties.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
