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HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. COSMO HEALTH CENTER (CCHC), GRANT NUMBER: H80CS26591 THE CPACS COSMO HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE HEALTH CENTER SERVES ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, AND TAILORS ITS SERVICES TO PROVIDE CARE THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ATLANTA’S DIVERSE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION. THE BULK OF THE TARGET POPULATION RESIDES IN GWINNETT AND DEKALB COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDES TWO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUAS), ONE OF WHICH IS A REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT HUB WITH A LARGE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) POPULATION. ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF THE KOREAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS FOCUS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE BROADER ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY IN ATLANTA. IN THE SERVICE AREA THE TOTAL POPULATION IS 1,738,173 OF WHICH 22% ARE FOREIGN BORN AND 28.7% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP), AND ARE ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN LOW-PAYING JOBS. MANY HAVE LOW HEALTH LITERACY, AND HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. AS A RESULT, MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE UNMET HEALTH NEEDS AND FACE GREAT DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR BEING ABLE TO AFFORD CARE. RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE THAT MEETS THE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, CPACS ESTABLISHED THE DOWA FREE CLINIC IN 2009. IN 2013, CPACS OBTAINED SECTION 330 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING FROM HRSA AND ESTABLISHED THE CPACS COSMO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CCHC) AS AN FQHC IN THE HEART OF ONE OF ATLANTA’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA), IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO PTSD AND DEPRESSION AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MIGRATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO EXTREME POVERTY, THE RISK OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION, AND INHUMANE DETENTION CONDITIONS. ONCE SETTLED IN THIS COUNTRY, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, LOSS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, DISCRIMINATION, FINANCIAL PRESSURES, DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS, AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CAN FURTHER INCREASE STRESS AND UNHEALTHY COPING STRATEGIES. MANY CCHC PATIENTS STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). IN 2023, CCHC PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 114 PATIENTS AND SUD COUNSELING SERVICES TO 66 PATIENTS WITH CCHC DOES NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDE MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). WE PROPOSE TO USE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION (BHSE) FUNDS TO INCREASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFFING AND TO IMPLEMENT DIRECT PROVISION OF MOUD. BHSE FUNDING WILL ALLOW CCHC TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE SALARIES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITH THE NECESSARY LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. AS A RESULT OF FUNDING, WE ANTICIPATE THAT BY DECEMBER 31, 2025 THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT BASELINE TO 364, THE NUMBER RECEIVING SUD SERVICES WILL INCREASE TO 266, AND MOUD WILL BE PROVIDED TO 250 PATIENTS.

CPACS CITIZENSHIP CLASSES AND NATURALIZATION SERVICES

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM - THROUGH THE CPACS DFC PROGRAM, THE CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES (CPACS) AND THE GEORGIA TEAM EMPOWERMENT (GATE) COALITION WILL DELIVER COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACHES AGAINST YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE AND ITS ASSOCIATED ISSUES, FOCUSING ON THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (API) AND THE LATINO/HISPANIC COMMUNITIES IN THE CITIES OF CHAMBLEE AND DORAVILLE OF DEKALB COUNTY. EMPLOYED STRATEGIES ARE BUILT UPON THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK AND IDENTIFIED LOCAL CONDITIONS AS MEASURED BY A NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE PURPOSE IS TO UNITE AND EMPOWER THE YOUTH AND INFLUENTIAL ADULTS OF TARGETED POPULATIONS TO COMBAT DRUG USE AND PROMOTE SAFETY AND EXCELLENCE. WITH THE DFC FUNDS, THE GATE COALITION WILL ACHIEVE 1) COLLABORATION BETWEEN VARIOUS PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS AND 2) ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES IN TERMS OF ACCESS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CULTURE REGARDING YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE. DEKALB COUNTY IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN COUNTIES WITH A HIGH AND GROWING REPRESENTATION OF API AND LATINO/HISPANIC INDIVIDUALS, AND BOTH COMMUNITIES EXHIBIT INCREDIBLE DIVERSITY CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY. THE CITY OF DORAVILLE HAS A TOTAL POPULATION OF 10,526, ACCORDING TO THE US CENSUS. OF THAT, 55% AND 15.1% ARE LATINO/HISPANIC AND ASIAN DESCENTS, RESPECTIVELY. 47.1% OF DORAVILLE'S TOTAL POPULATION IS FOREIGN-BORN AND 68.4% OF THE RESIDENTS SPEAK LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. CHAMBLEE, WITH A TOTAL POPULATION OF 29,428, HAS SIMILAR DEMOGRAPHICS: 38.2% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION IDENTIFIED AS LATINO AND HISPANIC, WHEREAS 8.2% IDENTIFIED AS ASIAN. 34.1% OF CHAMBLEE RESIDENTS ARE FOREIGN-BORN, AND 48.8% OF THE TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SPEAK LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH. ALTHOUGH LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE MOSTLY MINORITY-OWNED, BOTH CITIES EXPERIENCE A HIGH LEVEL OF POVERTY: DORAVILLE HAS 18.7%, AND CHAMBLEE HAS 21.4%. YOUTH MADE UP, ON AVERAGE, A QUARTER OF THE POPULATION IN BOTH CITIES. 29.5% OF DORAVILLE AND 23.7% OF CHAMBLEE ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. MALE TO FEMALE RATIOS ARE ROUGHLY BALANCED, AS WELL. 46% AND 43% OF DORAVILLE AND CHAMBLEE IDENTIFIED AS “FEMALE”, RESPECTIVELY. IMMIGRANTS FACE UNIQUE RISK FACTORS RELATED TO THE MIGRATION EXPERIENCE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE. FOR THE YOUTH, ACCULTURATION ISSUES EXACERBATE THE USUAL PARENT/CHILD CONFLICTS SINCE THE CULTURAL GAP BETWEEN THE TWO GENERATIONS WIDENED. IN ADDITION TO CULTURAL BARRIERS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS RAISE MORE OBSTACLES FOR THESE STUDENTS, MAKING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CHALLENGING TO ACHIEVE. FOR INSTANCE, MORE THAN 70% OF STUDENTS AT OUR TARGET SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERED “ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED,” ACCORDING TO THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THESE PREVALENT ISSUES ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD OR DENIED BY MAINSTREAM PROVIDERS IN HEALTHCARE, JUSTICE SYSTEMS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PREVENTION PROGRAMMING. THEY DEMONSTRATE HOW ILL-EQUIPPED THESE PROGRAMS ARE TO THEM DUE TO CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. AS A RESULT, COMBINED WITH THE LACK OF DISAGGREGATED DATA OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO CONSUMPTION WITHIN THESE TWO MINORITY GROUPS, THE VULNERABILITY OF API AND LATINO YOUTH TO THIS PERTINENT ISSUE IS OFTEN DOWNPLAYED OR IGNORED. THE CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES (CPACS) IS REQUESTING $125,000 TO IMPLEMENT YEAR 6 OF THE DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES (DFC) GRANT. CPACS SEEKS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ALCOHOL AND NICOTINE-USE PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO ARE ECONOMICALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ISOLATED IN DEKALB COUNTY. WITH OUR CULTURAL EXPERTISE, GATE AND CPACS ARE CONFIDENT IN SERVING AS AGENTS OF CHANGE TO SUCCESSFULLY MOBILIZE THE API AND LATINO COMMUNITIES TOWARD THE VISION OF SAFETY AND ELIMINATION OF YOUTH SUBSTANCE USE.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. COSMO HEALTH CENTER (CCHC), GRANT NUMBER: H80CS26591 THE CPACS COSMO HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE HEALTH CENTER SERVES ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, AND TAILORS ITS SERVICES TO PROVIDE CARE THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ATLANTA’S DIVERSE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION. THE BULK OF THE TARGET POPULATION RESIDES IN GWINNETT AND DEKALB COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDES TWO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUAS), ONE OF WHICH IS A REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT HUB WITH A LARGE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) POPULATION. ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF THE KOREAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS FOCUS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE BROADER ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY IN ATLANTA. IN THE SERVICE AREA THE TOTAL POPULATION IS 1,738,173 OF WHICH 22% ARE FOREIGN BORN AND 28.7% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP), AND ARE ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN LOW-PAYING JOBS. MANY HAVE LOW HEALTH LITERACY, AND HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. AS A RESULT, MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE UNMET HEALTH NEEDS AND FACE GREAT DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR BEING ABLE TO AFFORD CARE. RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE THAT MEETS THE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, CPACS ESTABLISHED THE DOWA FREE CLINIC IN 2009. IN 2013, CPACS OBTAINED SECTION 330 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING FROM HRSA AND ESTABLISHED THE CPACS COSMO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CCHC) AS AN FQHC IN THE HEART OF ONE OF ATLANTA’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA), IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO PTSD AND DEPRESSION AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MIGRATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO EXTREME POVERTY, THE RISK OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION, AND INHUMANE DETENTION CONDITIONS. ONCE SETTLED IN THIS COUNTRY, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, LOSS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, DISCRIMINATION, FINANCIAL PRESSURES, DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS, AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CAN FURTHER INCREASE STRESS AND UNHEALTHY COPING STRATEGIES. MANY CCHC PATIENTS STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). IN 2023, CCHC PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 114 PATIENTS AND SUD COUNSELING SERVICES TO 66 PATIENTS WITH CCHC DOES NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDE MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). WE PROPOSE TO USE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION (BHSE) FUNDS TO INCREASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFFING AND TO IMPLEMENT DIRECT PROVISION OF MOUD. BHSE FUNDING WILL ALLOW CCHC TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE SALARIES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITH THE NECESSARY LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. AS A RESULT OF FUNDING, WE ANTICIPATE THAT BY DECEMBER 31, 2025 THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT BASELINE TO 364, THE NUMBER RECEIVING SUD SERVICES WILL INCREASE TO 266, AND MOUD WILL BE PROVIDED TO 250 PATIENTS.

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - CENTER FOR PAN ASIAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. COSMO HEALTH CENTER (CCHC), GRANT NUMBER: H80CS26591 THE CPACS COSMO HEALTH CENTER PROVIDES ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME AND UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS OF DEKALB AND GWINNETT COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE HEALTH CENTER SERVES ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, AND TAILORS ITS SERVICES TO PROVIDE CARE THAT IS RESPECTFUL AND CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO ATLANTA’S DIVERSE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE POPULATION. THE BULK OF THE TARGET POPULATION RESIDES IN GWINNETT AND DEKALB COUNTIES IN METROPOLITAN ATLANTA. THE SERVICE AREA INCLUDES TWO MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUAS), ONE OF WHICH IS A REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT HUB WITH A LARGE ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER (AANHPI) POPULATION. ORIGINALLY FOCUSED ON THE NEEDS OF THE KOREAN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS FOCUS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THE BROADER ASIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE COMMUNITY IN ATLANTA. IN THE SERVICE AREA THE TOTAL POPULATION IS 1,738,173 OF WHICH 22% ARE FOREIGN BORN AND 28.7% SPEAK A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH AT HOME. MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY (LEP), AND ARE ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT IN LOW-PAYING JOBS. MANY HAVE LOW HEALTH LITERACY, AND HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. AS A RESULT, MANY IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES HAVE UNMET HEALTH NEEDS AND FACE GREAT DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OR BEING ABLE TO AFFORD CARE. RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE THAT MEETS THE CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCY NEEDS OF THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, CPACS ESTABLISHED THE DOWA FREE CLINIC IN 2009. IN 2013, CPACS OBTAINED SECTION 330 COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER FUNDING FROM HRSA AND ESTABLISHED THE CPACS COSMO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CCHC) AS AN FQHC IN THE HEART OF ONE OF ATLANTA’S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. ACCORDING TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA), IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO PTSD AND DEPRESSION AS A RESULT OF EXPOSURE TO TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER MIGRATION WHICH MAY INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO EXTREME POVERTY, THE RISK OF PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION, AND INHUMANE DETENTION CONDITIONS. ONCE SETTLED IN THIS COUNTRY, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, LOSS OF SOCIAL NETWORKS, DISCRIMINATION, FINANCIAL PRESSURES, DANGEROUS WORKING CONDITIONS, AND LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS CAN FURTHER INCREASE STRESS AND UNHEALTHY COPING STRATEGIES. MANY CCHC PATIENTS STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD). IN 2023, CCHC PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 114 PATIENTS AND SUD COUNSELING SERVICES TO 66 PATIENTS WITH CCHC DOES NOT CURRENTLY PROVIDE MEDICATION TREATMENT FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). WE PROPOSE TO USE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION (BHSE) FUNDS TO INCREASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFFING AND TO IMPLEMENT DIRECT PROVISION OF MOUD. BHSE FUNDING WILL ALLOW CCHC TO PROVIDE COMPETITIVE SALARIES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS WITH THE NECESSARY LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY SKILLS TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH LOW ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. AS A RESULT OF FUNDING, WE ANTICIPATE THAT BY DECEMBER 31, 2025 THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT BASELINE TO 364, THE NUMBER RECEIVING SUD SERVICES WILL INCREASE TO 266, AND MOUD WILL BE PROVIDED TO 250 PATIENTS.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM