Category C: Community-based public health workforce includes an array of health promotion and disease prevention program staff, Community Health Workers (CHWs), health navigators, and peer support workers employed by non-profit organizations, including but not limited to community-based organization - MCD proposes to improve organizational and systems infrastructure and performance across the public health system to ultimately improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities and achieve health equity through strengthening the non-profit non-governmental public health sector with a focus on the community-based public health workforce. The community-based public health workforce includes an array of health promotion and disease prevention program staff, Community Health Workers (CHWs), health navigators, and peer support workers employed by non-profit organizations, including but not limited to community-based organizations (CBOs). Non-profit public health organizations may include community health centers, schools, social service agencies, community action programs, and primary care provider organizations. MCD will do this through providing capacity building assistance (CBA) via training and technical assistance (TTA), information sharing, technology transfer, and or materials development in the following areas: organizational capacity and performance improvement; workforce; information technology; partnership development and engagement; and best practice programs. The non-profit public health workforce is a critical component of the U.S. public health system and key to public health emergency response, management of chronic conditions, health disparities and increasing health equity among underserved populations. MCD's proposed performance measures directly correlate with our strategies and activities and will contribute to achieving the following CDC-RFA-PW-24-0080 Outcomes. • Short-Term Outcome: Increased availability of and access to CBA services and products that address the strategic areas. • Intermediate Outcome: Increased awareness and understanding of recommended processes, policies, programs, and practices within the strategic areas. • Intermediate Outcome: Enhanced skill and ability to support decision-making toward applying recommended processes, policies, programs, and practices within the strategic areas Intended Five Year Outcome: Improved organizational and systems capacity to address equity focused public health priorities. Strategy (primarily but not exclusively): Partnership Development and Engagement • Activities (primarily but not exclusively) Improve development and maintenance of results-driven partnerships at various levels. CBA to focus on addressing needs such as: conducting assessment and improvement planning, engaging with community populations, partners, and multiple sectors; engaging community members and populations using community-driven, culturally informed approaches to improve outcomes Period of Performance Outcome: Aug.1, 2024 – July 31, 2025: Increased availability of and access to CBA services and products that address the strategic areas. Outcome Measure: Increased availability of and access to CBA services and products that address the strategic areas. Strategic Area: Partnership development and engagement Process Measure: Eligible non-profit non-governmental public health organizations are aware that CBA is available to them at no cost from MCD. Period of Performance Outcome: Aug.1, 2024 – July 31, 2025: Increased availability of and access to CBA services and products that address the strategic areas. Outcome Measure: Increased awareness and understanding of recommended processes, policies, programs, and practices within the strategic areas. Strategic Area: Partnership development and engagement Process Measure: At least 25 non-profit non-governmental public health organizations receive CBA services or products during year one.
