HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021/08/24 - Item 8.1 - PresentationThe San Diego Advancing Minority
Health Literacy Program (SD-AMHLP)
August 24, 2021
Stacey Kurz, Acting Housing Manager/Healthy & Age-Friendly Chula Vista Coordinator
Blanca Meléndrez MA, Executive Director, UC San Diego Center for Community & Population Health
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Racial Equity Grants ($10 million)
In partnership with the City of Chula Vista, the San County Childhood Obesity Initiative and Supervisor Vargas
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Governor's Office (3 million)
Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Program (3 million)
San Diego Advancing Minority Health Literacy Program. HHS OMH (4 million)
Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance
Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19
Funded by US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
OVERVIEW
Plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based health literacy strategies that are culturally appropriate to enhance COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and/or other mitigation measures in
racial and ethnic minority populations and other socially vulnerable populations.
Primary Outcomes
Increased use of culturally and linguistically appropriate, evidence-based health literacy practices and interventions within the County of San Diego.
Reduced disparities in access, use and outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination, testing, and related activities (e.g., contact tracing, preventive behaviors) among County of San Diego’s racial
and ethnic minority communities.
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Project Stakeholders
In partnership with Supervisor Vargas and the City of Chula Vista
Key partner cities
Chula Vista
El Cajon
Escondido
Imperial Beach
La Mesa
National City
Community partners:
San Diego State University School of Public Health
San Diego County Childhood Obesity Initiative
San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition
UC San Diego Health
StreetWyze
Community resident leaders
Proposed Approach
Consortium of Urban Cities within San Diego County who will work with UCSD-CCH and community stakeholders to achieve the following grant deliverables:
Develop a health disparities impact statement and report – Year 1
Use the health disparities impact statement and report to inform a health literacy plan that will increase the availability, acceptability and use of COVID-19 public health information
and services by racial and ethnic minority populations – Year 1
Use the plan to inform the selection and implementation of one or more projects that will leverage, sustain and advance community-based health literacy initiatives with target cities
(see next slide for a suggested project focus based upon initial needs data and discussions with CBOs) – Year 2
Conduct ongoing quality improvement and evaluation of grant funded activities and projects – Year 2
Opportunity Statement
The Health Equity Plan and resulting grant Health Equity Projects within target cities could:
Further develop this workforce to create a better and more efficient approach to current and future public health crises.
Build the skills of community health workers in digital literacy, medical translation, and use of innovative technology to engage and educate community members.
Deploy these individuals who are serving on the front lines of this pandemic to address health disparities and system capacity gaps that pre-dated COVID-19.
Provide opportunities for this bilingual culturally competent peer-based workforce to advance into well-paying influential positions in patient care, social care navigation, and evaluation;
in doing so improve the quality of services for minority populations.
Explore equitable contracting mechanisms and policies in which ECBOs provide contracted services to health systems who struggle to reach and serve minority communities.
Photo by Matthew Henry from Burst
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Adopt Resolution:
Accept $4M in “Advancing Health Literacy” funds;
Authorizing City Manager to execute agreements and MOU; and
Appropriate funds.
CONCLUSION
CONTACTS
City:
Stacey Kurz, skurz@chulavistaca.gov
UC San Diego (ucsdcommunityhealth.org):
Blanca Melendrez, bmelendrez@ucsd.edu
Amina Sheik-Mohamed, asheikmohamed@ucsd.edu
This concludes staff’s presentation and we are available for questions.
The applicant and their team are present to answer questions this evening. Curt Smith from HomeFed would like to provide brief comments regarding the proposed amendments and provide
you with some additional details on the current status of the Village 3 project.
And in addition, Jon Haragold from the HR&A team whom conducted the Industrial & Office Lands Analysis is present to answer any questions, in addition to staff.
Thank you!
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