Thursday, November 21, 2024
11/21/2024
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull is applying to the NOFO #HRSA-23-052, FY2023 Ryan White Part C Capacity Development/Infrastructure Development: Dental Equipment for Expanding Dental Service Capacity, in order to upgrade the dental equipment currently used in our Ryan White Part C/EIS program, that has exceeded the lifespan of 15 years and to relaunch the HIV Dental Services in this post COVID19 healthcare environment. NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull provides Ryan White Part C/EIS (Contract #HA31533) in Brooklyn (Kings County), New York and serves mainly Hispanic/Latinx and Blacks or African-American, women, LGBTQ, and immigrants living in the following service area: (1) Primary Catchment (~50% of Patients): this includes zip codes 11206 (23% of patients); 11221 (11%); 11237 (6%); 11207 (5%) and 11385 (5%) and (2) Secondary Catchment (~25% of Patients): this includes zip codes 11211 (5%); 11208 (5%); 11233 (4%); 11212 (3%); 11216 (2%); 11205 (2%); 11213 (2%) and 11222 (2%). Our Ryan White Part C services provides full HIV ambulatory care services with the unique one-stop-shopping approach that collocates all in that HIV-dedicated personnel in one department in order to maximize the visit time and manage multiple disciplines under a single practice management structure. This co-location also increases follow-through on referrals, as providers are better able to communicate and coordinate with each other. This model of care was awarded an Honorable Mention for Patient Service in the 2002 National Association of Public Hospitals Safety Net Awards. The clinical providers of the RW Part C EIS program are all board-certified in their respective disciplines. Key staff is expert in the management of antiretroviral therapies and have published in the areas of tuberculosis, hepatitis B, antiretroviral therapy, and clinical studies on the effectiveness of medications on CD4 counts. Many of the staff are members of the communities we serve and have been i nvolved in community outreach efforts at health fairs, interviews with local media outlets, patient educational groups, and in their accessibility to the patients and caregivers. NYC H+H/Woodhull is requesting $150,000 as part of the "Expanding Dental Service Capacity" program, in order to continue to offer comprehensive dental healthcare in the catchment area, that presents a significant lack of HIV specialists and dental clinical services for PLWHA: with an estimated 24,000 PLWHA, Ryan White funds are limited to five (5) Dentals Clinics in our neighborhoods. In addition, the requested funds will allow NYC H+H/Woodhull to assist our clients to overcome the chronic oral health service needs & gaps in NYC that continues to be reported as the most impportant issue for the PLWHA in New York City.
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).
