SUBSTITUTE
Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): Commission Districts 4 and 6
To approve $125.000.00 from District 6 ARP appropriations to Clarkston Community Health Center (CCHC) use to increase the capacity to meet the critical need for COVID-19 related and healthcare access and equity provisions for the un/under insured and Immigrant and Refugee community.
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. "Ted" Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
To appropriate the $125,000 to hire 3-5 Community Health Workers (CHW) (the equivalent of 4 FTEs).
? The total cost of $125,000 to hire 3-5 Community Health Workers (CHW) (the equivalent of 4 FTEs) to be fully spent by December 31, 2024
? Estimated breakdown equals $62.50 per qualified participant includes each full time Community Health Worker serving 500 people annually at an average annual salary of ~$31,500. So, each CHW would be providing service to one individual for $62.50.
? CHWs would help individuals in our community access benefits they are entitled to already but are not aware of, such as Medicaid (a large number of people are falling off the rolls of Medicaid currently with the ending of the public health emergency and automatic renewals), ACA plans, WIC, housing assistance, etc.
? CHWs will provide both one-on-one education (in our clinic) as well as classes for community members on a variety of healthcare topics to improve health outcomes (for example, topics such as diabetes management, hypertension, diet and healthy living, and more)
? CHWs will be trained on a variety of community resources available to their clients and provide and coordinate referrals to these resources. In some cases, this may involve personally taking these patients to appointments. In other cases, it may be just interpretation services over the phone, or helping to guide the client w...
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