Sunday, April 28, 2024
4/28/2024
Genesis Community Health (GCH) was formed in 2009 in response to a community needs assessment that identified Boynton Beach as an area of need, specifically due to the severe lack of access to primary care. This need was based upon evaluation of available services, a high incidence of poverty and uninsured individuals in the area, and a significant reliance on the emergency room for primary care. GCH was formed specifically to meet the needs of its clients. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, GCH has taken a leadership role in making care more accessible, working with partners and independently. Since officially opening its doors in 2010, GCH has become the medical home for over 50,000 patients from Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and the surrounding areas. GCH is dedicated to delivering cost-effective, high-quality medical services to residents of the South Florida community, guided by their mission of promoting and providing health care with special sensitivity to the needs of economically disadvantaged people of diverse cultural backgrounds. GCH is applying for SAMHSA Prevention Navigator programming to expand efforts on providing substance use and HIV prevention services to racial and ethnic minorities at high-risk for substance use disorder and HIV infection. GCH will expand its target population to target programming at LGBTQI+ populations, and men who have sex with men (MSM) and men who have sex with men and women (MSMW). Genesis will achieve SAMHSA programming objectives through the following goals: • GCH will enhance the organization’s outreach and engagement strategies and will increase its direct behavioral health care and SUD referral programming to increase access to substance use and HIV prevention services, connecting with at least 450 clients by the end of program funding. • GCH will enhance its HIV prevention programming by connecting with more clients and preventing new HIV infections by at least 10% among the service area by the end of the program period. • GCH will improve HIV-related health outcomes of people with HIV by integrating primary care, mental health, SUD and HIV care, integrating care during at least 85% of applicable encounters. • GCH will reduce HIV-related disparities and health inequities by connecting with the high-risk population and providing care to at least 50 clients in the first year of funding. • GCH will provide integrated, coordinated care that addresses the HIV epidemic through the collaboration of community partners. GCH will focus on ensuring that all clients seeking care at GCH have access to the resources to know their status and will ensure that all persons with HIV have high-quality care and treatment, living free from stigma and discrimination to achieve their full potential for health and well-being across the lifespan. This program will enable GCH to continue its mission of providing healthcare to the most vulnerable populations across South Florida and the surrounding communities, directly impacting marginalized populations that have been more negatively impacted with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. GCH will focus its efforts on vulnerable populations in the service area. GCH will provide annual assistance to the following estimated number of individuals served by this project: Number of Unduplicated Individuals to be Served with Award Funds Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total 50 70 90 110 130 450
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).
