Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
Indiana Closing the Gap with SDOH Accelerator Plans - The purpose of the Indiana Department of Health’s SDOH Accelerator Plan is focused on addressing the Environmental Built (Housing) and Community-Clinical Linkage Social Determinants of Health in rural counties of Indiana. The IDOH Accelerator Plan will entail the identification of a technological tool that can strengthen referral processes between rural based designated Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Community Action Agencies (CAAs) across Indiana, the development of an outlined curriculum of training on housing programs for the FQHCs community health workers and an exploration of ways FQHCs and CAAs can leverage their organizational capacities to develop more affordable housing in their communities. The final IDOH Accelerator Plan will include a thorough evaluation and a recommendation of a web-based, bi-directional referral tool in the marketplace and will provide a recommendation on how rural based FQHCs and CAAs could jointly use this tool to better serve patients. The Plan will include an outline of a curriculum housing programs and their requirements that should be including in training for community healthcare workers. A recommended course of action to create and deliver the training will also have been identified. Finally, the IDOH Accelerator Plan will have identified the unique resources and technical capabilities the FQHCs and CAAs can use to partner together in the development of affordable housing units. In addition to the Indiana Department of Health, the leadership team for the Indiana Accelerator Plan will include Indiana Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA), Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute (IN-CAA), Southern Indiana Community Health Center Inc. (SICHC), and Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation (Hoosier Uplands).
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).