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Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program - Applicant Organization Information Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness Healing Lodge- 53 Penobscot Avenue, Millinocket ME 04462 Public Health Website: wabanakiphw.org Designated Project Director Information Maggie Dana, Director of Community Partnerships edana@wabanakiphw.org 207-974-6448 Project Track Regular Network Planning Grant Track Network Planning Grant Project Wabanaki Youth Healing & Recovery Network Legislative Aim Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness’ Regular Network Planning proposal integrates aspects of all of the following legislative aims; Aim #1: Achieve Efficiencies, Aim #2: Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services and associated health outcomes, and Aim #3: Strengthen the rural health care system as a whole Focus Area Regular Network Planning Track: Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness’ focus area is planning for the development and connection to healing and recovery services for Indigenous youth. Proposed Service Region State: Maine Counties: Washington County, Aroostook County, and Penobscot County- rural census tract 030000 and 031000 Population to be Served WPHW is an organization that works collaboratively with tribal and tribal non-profit organizations to deliver public health services to Wabanaki people (Maine tribal people). For this proposed planning project, WPHW will work with only one of the Maine tribes during this grant period, the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township. The Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township (Indian Township) is located in Princeton, Maine, found in Washington County, a rural county experiencing generational poverty, high unemployment rates, and a decreasing life expectancy. The Passamaquoddy Tribe is the largest Tribe in Maine, with close to 4,000 tribal citizens. Network Members Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness, Public Health, Rural Katahdin Region Higher Education Center, Education/ Workforce Development, Rural Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township, Government, Rural Bradley Reach Program at Bradley Hospital, Hospital, Urban WPHW attests that at least sixty-six percent (66%), or two-thirds of network members of the proposed project are in a HRSA-designated rural area, as defined by the Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer. Network members are ready to integrate resources to engage in community and clinical planning activities for the development of Wabanaki Youth healing and recovery services. Experience in Serving Rural Underserved Populations WPHW has a long history working collaboratively with the Maine’s tribal communities, with 4 of the 5 communities located in rural settings. Building and maintaining the close relationship with tribal leadership has been essential to the success of WPHW. Leadership has supported WPHW efforts in seeking grant funds, conducting events in the community, and is now seen as being a key resource in meeting community needs. WPHW has partnered with each community on youth-based activities, from supporting youth councils with staffing to mini-grant opportunities. WPHW’s Division of Our Future Generations supports a wide range of public health programing for youth and community. Funding Preference Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness meets the qualification for a funding preference Qualification # 1: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). Both the Applicant Organization and the Network’s intended service areas are in a HRSA officially designated health professional shortage area (HPSA), as demonstrated through the supporting documentation in Attachment 8.
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