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HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - FOUNDED IN 1975, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA (FHCGA) HAS A RECORD OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS SERVED AS THE TITLE X GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH THE GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SYSTEM (GFPS). THE GFPS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORT IN THE NATION INTEGRATING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS. THE GFPS IS COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF 25 SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES, OF WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE REMAINING NON-FQHC SUB-RECIPIENTS, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM, CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER, ARE EACH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS WITH EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THE GFPS HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE. IN 2020, THE GFPS PROVIDED TITLE X SERVICES TO 160,837 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 11.3% SINCE 2018 (TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING ANNUAL REPORT [FPAR], FHCGA, 2018, 2020). TITLE X FUNDS FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE USED TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE GFPS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, FULLY INTEGRATED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS RESIDING IN EACH OF GEORGIA’S 159 COUNTIES. THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY TITLE X PROVIDERS IS SUBSTANTIAL. IN GEORGIA, AN ESTIMATED 41.0% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNINTENDED, THE 6TH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE US (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). WOMEN IN GEORGIA EXPERIENCE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AND HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTHS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS THAN THE US AVERAGE. THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 7.0 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 5.5 (WONDER, CDC, 2019; OASIS, GA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020). AN ESTIMATED 741,940 WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE, A 14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS BUILT A ROBUST FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT WHICH IS RESPONSIVE TO STATEWIDE NEED. IN THE CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, THE GFPS WILL CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 5, THE GFPS WILL HAVE EXPANDED FULLY INTEGRATED TITLE X AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH TELEHEALTH, MHEALTH, MOBILE UNITS, AND DIRECT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF EVERY COUNTY IN GEORGIA. THE GFPS WILL HAVE IMPROVED INTEGRATION BETWEEN FAMILY PLANNING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; USED PROGRAM DATA TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-MORBIDITIES; AND CONTINUED FHCGA’S RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GFPS PROJECT, INCLUDING REGULAR SITE VISITS, DATA MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. BY PROJECT YEAR 5 (04/01/2022-03/31/2027), THE GFPS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO 174,271 PATIENTS, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM WILL HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - FOUNDED IN 1975, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA (FHCGA) HAS A RECORD OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS SERVED AS THE TITLE X GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH THE GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SYSTEM (GFPS). THE GFPS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORT IN THE NATION INTEGRATING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS. THE GFPS IS COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF 25 SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES, OF WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE REMAINING NON-FQHC SUB-RECIPIENTS, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM, CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER, ARE EACH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS WITH EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THE GFPS HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE. IN 2020, THE GFPS PROVIDED TITLE X SERVICES TO 160,837 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 11.3% SINCE 2018 (TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING ANNUAL REPORT [FPAR], FHCGA, 2018, 2020). TITLE X FUNDS FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE USED TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE GFPS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, FULLY INTEGRATED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS RESIDING IN EACH OF GEORGIA’S 159 COUNTIES. THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY TITLE X PROVIDERS IS SUBSTANTIAL. IN GEORGIA, AN ESTIMATED 41.0% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNINTENDED, THE 6TH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE US (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). WOMEN IN GEORGIA EXPERIENCE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AND HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTHS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS THAN THE US AVERAGE. THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 7.0 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 5.5 (WONDER, CDC, 2019; OASIS, GA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020). AN ESTIMATED 741,940 WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE, A 14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS BUILT A ROBUST FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT WHICH IS RESPONSIVE TO STATEWIDE NEED. IN THE CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, THE GFPS WILL CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 5, THE GFPS WILL HAVE EXPANDED FULLY INTEGRATED TITLE X AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH TELEHEALTH, MHEALTH, MOBILE UNITS, AND DIRECT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF EVERY COUNTY IN GEORGIA. THE GFPS WILL HAVE IMPROVED INTEGRATION BETWEEN FAMILY PLANNING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; USED PROGRAM DATA TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-MORBIDITIES; AND CONTINUED FHCGA’S RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GFPS PROJECT, INCLUDING REGULAR SITE VISITS, DATA MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. BY PROJECT YEAR 5 (04/01/2022-03/31/2027), THE GFPS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO 174,271 PATIENTS, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM WILL HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - FOUNDED IN 1975, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA (FHCGA) HAS A RECORD OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS SERVED AS THE TITLE X GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH THE GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SYSTEM (GFPS). THE GFPS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORT IN THE NATION INTEGRATING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS. THE GFPS IS COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF 25 SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES, OF WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE REMAINING NON-FQHC SUB-RECIPIENTS, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM, CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER, ARE EACH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS WITH EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THE GFPS HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE. IN 2020, THE GFPS PROVIDED TITLE X SERVICES TO 160,837 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 11.3% SINCE 2018 (TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING ANNUAL REPORT [FPAR], FHCGA, 2018, 2020). TITLE X FUNDS FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE USED TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE GFPS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, FULLY INTEGRATED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS RESIDING IN EACH OF GEORGIA’S 159 COUNTIES. THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY TITLE X PROVIDERS IS SUBSTANTIAL. IN GEORGIA, AN ESTIMATED 41.0% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNINTENDED, THE 6TH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE US (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). WOMEN IN GEORGIA EXPERIENCE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AND HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTHS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS THAN THE US AVERAGE. THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 7.0 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 5.5 (WONDER, CDC, 2019; OASIS, GA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020). AN ESTIMATED 741,940 WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE, A 14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS BUILT A ROBUST FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT WHICH IS RESPONSIVE TO STATEWIDE NEED. IN THE CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, THE GFPS WILL CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 5, THE GFPS WILL HAVE EXPANDED FULLY INTEGRATED TITLE X AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH TELEHEALTH, MHEALTH, MOBILE UNITS, AND DIRECT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF EVERY COUNTY IN GEORGIA. THE GFPS WILL HAVE IMPROVED INTEGRATION BETWEEN FAMILY PLANNING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; USED PROGRAM DATA TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-MORBIDITIES; AND CONTINUED FHCGA’S RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GFPS PROJECT, INCLUDING REGULAR SITE VISITS, DATA MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. BY PROJECT YEAR 5 (04/01/2022-03/31/2027), THE GFPS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO 174,271 PATIENTS, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM WILL HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - FOUNDED IN 1975, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA (FHCGA) HAS A RECORD OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS SERVED AS THE TITLE X GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH THE GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SYSTEM (GFPS). THE GFPS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORT IN THE NATION INTEGRATING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS. THE GFPS IS COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF 25 SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES, OF WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE REMAINING NON-FQHC SUB-RECIPIENTS, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM, CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER, ARE EACH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS WITH EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THE GFPS HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE. IN 2020, THE GFPS PROVIDED TITLE X SERVICES TO 160,837 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 11.3% SINCE 2018 (TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING ANNUAL REPORT [FPAR], FHCGA, 2018, 2020). TITLE X FUNDS FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE USED TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE GFPS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, FULLY INTEGRATED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS RESIDING IN EACH OF GEORGIA’S 159 COUNTIES. THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY TITLE X PROVIDERS IS SUBSTANTIAL. IN GEORGIA, AN ESTIMATED 41.0% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNINTENDED, THE 6TH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE US (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). WOMEN IN GEORGIA EXPERIENCE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AND HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTHS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS THAN THE US AVERAGE. THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 7.0 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 5.5 (WONDER, CDC, 2019; OASIS, GA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020). AN ESTIMATED 741,940 WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE, A 14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS BUILT A ROBUST FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT WHICH IS RESPONSIVE TO STATEWIDE NEED. IN THE CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, THE GFPS WILL CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 5, THE GFPS WILL HAVE EXPANDED FULLY INTEGRATED TITLE X AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH TELEHEALTH, MHEALTH, MOBILE UNITS, AND DIRECT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF EVERY COUNTY IN GEORGIA. THE GFPS WILL HAVE IMPROVED INTEGRATION BETWEEN FAMILY PLANNING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; USED PROGRAM DATA TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-MORBIDITIES; AND CONTINUED FHCGA’S RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GFPS PROJECT, INCLUDING REGULAR SITE VISITS, DATA MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. BY PROJECT YEAR 5 (04/01/2022-03/31/2027), THE GFPS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO 174,271 PATIENTS, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM WILL HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES

SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES - FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA, INC. (FHCGA) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT AN HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV PREVENTION SERVICES TO RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITY MALES AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS. THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES COBB, DEKALB, FULTON, AND GWINNETT COUNTIES, GA, THE FOUR GA COUNTIES HIT HARDEST BY THE HIV EPIDEMIC. PROJECT NAME. HIV PREVENTION NAVIGATOR PROGRAM FOR RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES. POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED. THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE 4-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA IS 3,489,904, INCLUDING 33,642 PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH). THE REGION IS 47.5% MALE, 38.1% BLACK, AND 12.4% HISPANIC; 27.8% OF ALL RESIDENTS LIVE ON INCOMES BELOW 200% FPG. HIV/AIDS INCIDENCE (37.6 PER 100,000) AND PREVALENCE (964 PER 100,000) ARE HIGHER THAN THE NATION (ACS, CENSUS BUREAU, 2016-20; HIV SURVEILLANCE SUMMARY 2020, GA DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH). STRATEGIES/ INTERVENTIONS. THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE A PATIENT NAVIGATOR/COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (PREV-NAV/CHW) MODEL TO INCREASE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE MISUSE, HIV, AND HEPATITIS PREVENTION SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION FOR POPULATIONS AT RISK FOR HIV/AIDS, WITH A FOCUS ON INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOW-INCOME, BLACK, HISPANIC, AND MSM. OPT-OUT TESTING FOR HIV AND HEPATITIS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED HIV RAPID TESTING, WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SCREENING AND LINKAGE TO CARE. EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS INCLUDING PREPMATE AND COGNITIVE BASED THERAPY FOR SOCIAL ANXIETY & SEXUAL HEALTH (CBT-SASH) WILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE PREP RETENTION AND ADHERENCE, AND HIV PREVENTION. PROJECT GOALS & OBJECTIVES. GOAL 1: REDUCE HIV INFECTION & INCREASE PROTECTIVE FACTORS THROUGH EVIDENCE-BASED SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND HIV/HEP PREVENTION PROGRAMMING AMONG POPULATIONS AT RISK FOR HIV, WITH A FOCUS ON LOW-INCOME/BLACK/HISPANIC/MSM INDIVIDUALS. GOAL 2: REDUCE THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION & SPREAD THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS TO HIV/HEP TESTING & APPROPRIATE LINKAGE TO MEDICAL CARE FOR THOSE WHO TEST POSITIVE/PREP FOR THOSE WHO TEST NEGATIVE. OBJECTIVES: DELIVER SUBSTANCE MISUSE/HIV/HEP PREVENTION SERVICES AND MH PROMOTION, REACHING AT LEAST 1,000 PEOPLE THROUGH GROUP OR FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTERS BY THE END OF Y1, AND AT LEAST 1,500 ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. AT LEAST 50% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING SUBSTANCE MISUSE/HIV/HEP PREVENTION SERVICES AND MH PROMOTION SERVICES FROM THE PREV-NAV/CHWS WILL COMPLETE A REFERRAL TO SUPPORT SERVICES BY THE END OF Y1, INCREASING TO 85% BY 09/29/2027. IN Y1, AT LEAST 150 CLIENTS WILL ENROLL IN PREPMATE, INCREASING TO 300 ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. IN Y1, AT LEAST 50% OF CLIENTS RECEIVING CBT-SASH FROM THE BH-LCSW WILL COMPLETE THE 10-WEEK PROGRAM, INCREASING TO 75% BY 09/29/2027. BY 01/31/2023, ENSURE THAT AT LEAST 50% OF FHCGA PHYSICIANS AND ADVANCE PRACTICE CLINICIANS HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST 1 EDUCATIONAL SESSION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF SCREENING FOR HIV/HEP AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO CARE, INCREASING TO 90% BY 09/29/2025. BY 01/31/2023, INITIATE OPT-OUT HEP TESTING AND PREVENTION SERVICES IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND ONSITE AT FHCGA WITH STANDARDIZED CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR REFERRALS. BY 01/31/2023, INITIATE RAPID HIV TESTING IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS WITH STANDARDIZED CLINICAL PROCEDURES IN PLACE FOR REFERRALS. BY 09/29/2027, INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF PTS 15-65 YEARS OF AGE WHO WERE TESTED FOR HIV FROM 51.4% (2021 BASELINE) TO 85%. BY 09/29/2027, SUSTAIN THE PERCENTAGE OF PTS WHOSE FIRST-EVER HIV DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE BY HEALTH CENTER PERSONNEL AND WHO WERE SEEN FOR FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THAT FIRST-EVER DIAGNOSIS AT 100% (2021 BASELINE). THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 1,200 CLIENTS IN Y1; 2,000 IN Y2; 2,600 IN Y3; 3,200 IN Y4; AND 3,800 IN Y5; FOR 12,800 TOTAL OVER THE 5-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES - FOUNDED IN 1975, THE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS OF GEORGIA (FHCGA) HAS A RECORD OF MORE THAN FORTY YEARS OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS SERVED AS THE TITLE X GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH THE GEORGIA FAMILY PLANNING SYSTEM (GFPS). THE GFPS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS EFFORT IN THE NATION INTEGRATING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES INTO PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CENTERS. THE GFPS IS COMPRISED OF A NETWORK OF 25 SUB-RECIPIENT AGENCIES, OF WHICH THE VAST MAJORITY ARE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS (FQHCS). THE REMAINING NON-FQHC SUB-RECIPIENTS, GRADY HEALTH SYSTEM, CLAY COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, AND EMPOWERMENT RESOURCE CENTER, ARE EACH COMMUNITY-BASED NON-PROFITS WITH EXPERTISE IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY TO THE TARGET POPULATION. THE GFPS HAS HAD EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY CARE IN THE STATE. IN 2020, THE GFPS PROVIDED TITLE X SERVICES TO 160,837 CLIENTS, AN INCREASE OF 11.3% SINCE 2018 (TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING ANNUAL REPORT [FPAR], FHCGA, 2018, 2020). TITLE X FUNDS FOR THE UPCOMING PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE USED TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES OF THE GFPS AND WILL RESULT IN THE DELIVERY OF HIGH QUALITY, FULLY INTEGRATED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO THE LOW-INCOME, UNDERSERVED WOMEN, MEN, AND ADOLESCENTS RESIDING IN EACH OF GEORGIA’S 159 COUNTIES. THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES OFFERED BY TITLE X PROVIDERS IS SUBSTANTIAL. IN GEORGIA, AN ESTIMATED 41.0% OF PREGNANCIES ARE UNINTENDED, THE 6TH HIGHEST PERCENTAGE IN THE US (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). WOMEN IN GEORGIA EXPERIENCE HIGHER BREAST CANCER MORTALITY AND HIGHER RATES OF PRETERM BIRTHS AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BIRTHS THAN THE US AVERAGE. THE INFANT MORTALITY RATE OF 7.0 PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL RATE OF 5.5 (WONDER, CDC, 2019; OASIS, GA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, 2020). AN ESTIMATED 741,940 WOMEN ARE IN NEED OF PUBLICLY SUPPORTED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES IN THE STATE, A 14% INCREASE SINCE 2010 (DATA CENTER, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, 2021). SINCE 2014, FHCGA HAS BUILT A ROBUST FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT WHICH IS RESPONSIVE TO STATEWIDE NEED. IN THE CURRENT PROJECT PERIOD, THE GFPS WILL CONTINUE ITS UPWARD TRAJECTORY. BY THE END OF PROJECT YEAR 5, THE GFPS WILL HAVE EXPANDED FULLY INTEGRATED TITLE X AND PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS THROUGH TELEHEALTH, MHEALTH, MOBILE UNITS, AND DIRECT FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR RESIDENTS OF EVERY COUNTY IN GEORGIA. THE GFPS WILL HAVE IMPROVED INTEGRATION BETWEEN FAMILY PLANNING AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; USED PROGRAM DATA TO IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH CO-MORBIDITIES; AND CONTINUED FHCGA’S RIGOROUS OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GFPS PROJECT, INCLUDING REGULAR SITE VISITS, DATA MONITORING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO ASSURE HIGH QUALITY SERVICES AND COMPLIANCE WITH ALL TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. BY PROJECT YEAR 5 (04/01/2022-03/31/2027), THE GFPS ANTICIPATES PROVIDING TITLE X FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES TO 174,271 PATIENTS, AT LEAST 75% OF WHOM WILL HAVE INCOMES BELOW 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINE.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM