Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program - Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI) • 1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC 20036 • Non-Profit • www.institutephi.org • Rebecca Epstein • Senior Program Manager • 804-269-8323 • repstein@institutephi.org Name of Network: The Cumberland Plateau Perinatal Rural Health Network (CPPRHN) Legislative Aims 1. Increase access to and coverage of comprehensive high-quality perinatal health services, including behavioral health-aim 1 & 2 2. Strengthen Virginia’s rural perinatal health care system-aim 1 & 2 Focus Area/Proposed Service Region: IPHI’s focus area is network development for the Cumberland Plateau Region of Virginia (Buchanan, Dickenson, Russell and Tazewell counties). Funding Requested: $100,000 Population Served The Network aims to improve access to coordinated perinatal services in the counties of focus, addressing the region's elevated rates of pre-term birth, substance use disorders and chronic health conditions among women. The region faces challenges such as low-income levels, high poverty and elevated unemployment, ranking among the lowest in the nation. Mortality indicators, including heart disease, cancer, COPD, injury, stroke, diabetes and SUDs are consistently higher in the region than national averages. Network Members 1. Ballad Health System (RHC): Assigning a staff member for organizational representation, engagement in assessments, Blueprint development, community member recruitment, integrating a perinatal focus into their CHNA and collaborating on network workplan activities 2. Carillion Tazewell Community Hospital (FQHC): Assigning a staff member for organizational representation, engagement in assessments, Blueprint development, community member recruitment, integrating a perinatal focus into their CHNA and collaborating on network workplan activities 3. Cumberland Mountain Community Service Board – Assigning a staff member for organizational representation, engagement in assessments, Blueprint development, community member recruitment, integrating a perinatal focus into their CHNA and collaborating on network workplan activities 4. Cumberland Plateau Health District (LHD): Assigning a staff member for organizational representation, engagement in assessments, Blueprint development, community member recruitment, integrating a perinatal focus into their CHNA and collaborating on network workplan activities 5. Virginia Department of Health, Division of Child & Family Health (SHD): VDH will provide, in-kind, 1 FTE for the Network Director. VDH will participate in the assessment; co-develop the Blueprint; include a perinatal focus in VDH’s CHNA; share data with Network members; recruit community members; identify efficiencies and sustainability options; develop and staff work groups; communicate network’s focus and activities to VDH’s partners and constituents. Will provide a .15 FTE evaluator Experience in Serving Rural Underserved Populations IPHI supports many programs serving rural and underserved Virginia communities. This includes training and deploying Community Health Workers in SWVA to address housing, financing, and food access. IPHI leads a program identifying needs of rural MS-affected individuals through community assessments and optimizing network collaboration for improved patient navigation. The CPPRHN aims to enhance access to high-quality, culturally appropriate perinatal health services. By fortifying the rural perinatal health care system, the network seeks to reduce NAS, PTBs, out-of-county births and SUD diagnoses among women of child-bearing age. To identify maternal health needs, the network will conduct a comprehensive gap analysis, incorporating key informant interviews, focus groups and community dialogues. Funding Opportunity Notification IPHI learned of this funding from the December 2023 HRSA News Release. Funding Preference: IPHI is requesting a funding preference. Our service area is in an officially designated HPSA & MUA. See Attachment #8
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