Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
The Native American Health Center’s (NAHC) Prevention Navigator project will provide culturally appropriate substance misuse and HIV prevention services; as well as improve care coordination and linkage services for urban American Indian/ Alaska Native, Indigenous and underserved at-risk members, ages 13-24 residing in and around NAHC’s San Francisco clinic neighborhood. The project will serve 565 participants annually and 2,000 over the project period. Goals and measurable objectives are: Goal 1. Decrease the onset and progression of substance use disorders and HIV/VH by increasing targeted, culturally responsive community-wide identification, screening, and outreach efforts that emphasize strength based, protective factors. Objectives: 1. Provide substance misuse and wellness screening and assessment utilizing the Sacred Bundle tool. 2. Review, modify and if found appropriate, pilot the use of the Sacred Bundle tool for members ages 13-18. 3. Provide HIV/ VH screening and testing at non-clinical settings. 4. Provide HIV/VH outreach inclusive of Community PROMISE. 5. Collaborate with NAHC’s in house media team to provide public messaging and awareness through the dissemination of digital stories and Photovoice exhibition. Goal 2. Increase culturally appropriate, holistic prevention services by implementing evidence and community based best practices that address associated risk factors. Objectives: 1. Provide care linkages through individualized wellness plans utilizing wraparound service delivery. 2. Provide psycho-social groups that reinforce cultural and protective factors.3. Provide HIV and substance use training and workshops. 4. Provide traditional health prevention, early intervention, and postvention. 5. Collaborate with NAHC’s in-house media team and project participants to develop and implement digital storytelling workshops. 6. Review, modify, and if found appropriate, pilot use of “We r Native” best practice. Goal 3. Increase agency-wide capacity efforts to reduce risk factors that may contribute to substance use disorders and HIV by strengthening clinical care coordination and linkage efforts. Objectives: 1. Provide youth centered HIV prevention and substance misuse trainings to NAHC staff. 2. Develop and implement a collaborative plan with NAHC’s medical care department to support increased clinical identification, screening, treatment, and wraparound care efforts. 3. Develop and implement a collaborative plan with NAHC’s behavioral health department to ensure member access to outpatient substance abuse and mental health counseling and treatment as needed. 4. Develop and implement a collaborative plan with SF substance abuse and HIV prevention and treatment organizations that serve the target population.
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).
