Grant Partners

To hire a design firm to revamp its website.

To hire a consultant to provide staff training on trauma.

Brockton Neighborhood Health Center will enroll consumers in coverage and assist with renewal applications, and provide education on the Affordable Care Act.  Community leaders from religious, cultural, and human service organizations will be convened and educated on health insurance information and available resources.

Boston Center for Independent Living will continue to co-lead the Disability Advocates Advancing our Healthcare Rights (DAAHR) Coalition with the Disability Policy Consortium.  The organization will educate policymakers and legislative leaders, maintain and strengthen DAAHR, organize the disability community, develop organizational technical expertise, and provide policy analysis and input to the field, particularly related to the Duals Demonstration Project, known as One Care.

To fund research & application of best practices for reaching & treating individuals affected by opiate addiction, production of marketing materials on available suboxone services, & developing a referral network with prescribing doctors and substance abuse treatment providers.  

Codman Square Health Center will conduct outreach and enrollment, hold a series of events to help attendees complete insurance applications, and provide orientations on available health coverage options.  Computers will be made available at the Codman Tech Center to access the health insurance marketplace, and consumers will be connected to the health center’s patient-centered medical home model to promote consumer engagement and self-sufficiency.  

To hire a fundraising consultant and support leadership development opportunities for board members and staff.

To purchase a Liko Golvo 7007 ES Lift.

CHD has created a project in partnership with two health centers to provide integrated care to seriously mentally ill adults and individuals with substance use disorders. The health centers – Caring Health Center of Springfield and Holyoke Health Center – provide integrated primary care, care management and wellness services, and the Western MA Recovery Learning Community provides peer-guided wellness groups and peer specialists.  The largest cluster of patients is within the Department of Mental Health funded Community-Based Flexible Supports (CBFS) program, identified as ‘super-utilizers’ with high rates of avoidable ED visits. The program provides primary care services to people with serious mental illness on site at a CHD community mental health center, with a focus on patients with diabetes, pre-metabolic syndrome, and high-risk for cardio-vascular disease.  Chronic disease management and wellness programs are provided by primary care nurses and peer specialists, and patients involved with the integrated care program experience reduced wait-times when seeking medical care at the respective health centers.

The Boston Medical Center (BMC) Campus Clinic of the BHCHP opened in 2008 and serves more than 4000 patients each year; 72% of whom had at least one mental health diagnosis and 77% of whom had either a diagnosis of substance use disorder or a history of overdose. Since opening this site, BHCHP has focused on coordinated care across disciplines and has co-located primary care and behavioral health services. Behavioral health clinicians and psychiatrists are embedded in primary care to promote ease of access for patients, reduce stigmatization, and enhance the level of consultations across disciplines. Behavioral health clinicians have created dedicated “open access” appointments to accommodate referrals from primary care, same-day appointments, and walk-ins.

County of Dukes County will provide enrollment assistance at local community organizations to assist consumers in setting up Health Information Exchange accounts, completing applications, checking statuses and making updates.  They will also develop and disseminate information on the Affordable Care Act, with a focus on immigrants and tribal members.  Finally, social media, paid and free media will be used to reach members of the general public on health coverage options.  

To purchase 36 laptops and tablet computers to assist early intervention and autism clinicians to access medical records and facilitate treatment information and education.  

Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA) will focus on community health integration and improving the built environment. MPHA will work with the Alliance for Community Health Integration to ensure that social determinants of health are adequately addressed, in particular through community investments, support for ACOs from MassHealth, and health care institutions’ internal policies.

Health Care For All will continue its advocacy agenda to ensure comprehensive health care and coverage for consumers during the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.  The organization will support and monitor the transition for the newly eligible, uninsured and underinsured populations between health plans as the federal and state laws are reconciled.  Finally, it will continue its leadership of various coalitions, including the Campaign for Better Care, Oral Health Advocacy Task Force, and the Affordable Care Today (ACT!!) Coalition to ensure legislative and community support for consumer-centered policy recommendations.

To hire a strategic planning consultant.