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Community Health & Prevention
Collaborative Approaches to Improving Community Health
Pre-application Conference Call February 14, 2012
About MFH• Created in 2000 to receive Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Missouri’s nonprofit assets
• Our vision is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve
• MFH is an independent, nonprofit focused on grantmaking, health policy and capacity building
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Funding Transitions
COMMUNITY HEALTH& PREVENTION
Healthy & Active Communities
Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Initiative
Social Innovation for Missouri
SERVICES DELIVERY
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Patient- Centered Medical Home
ACCESS/CALM
Women’s Health
SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
Health Care Workforce Development
Health Literacy
Six Funding Areas
• Community Health & Prevention
• Services Delivery
• Systems Development
• External Programs
• Health Policy
• Basic Support
Community Health & Prevention
OVERVIEW:
• Broader approach to prevention and health promotion
• Focus on communities of greatest need
• Focus on collaborative community approaches to local health issues
Counseling & Education
Clinical intervention
Long-Lasting Protective Interventions
Changing the Context to Make Individual’s Default Decisions
Healthy
Socioeconomic Factors
Smallest impact, biggest individual
effort
Biggest impact, smallest individual
effort
Eat healthy, Be active
RX for high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes
Health Impact Pyramid
Fluoridation, smoking ordinance, helmet laws
Reduce poverty, increase educational attainment, sanitation
Immunizations, dental sealants
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, American Journal of Public Health, 2010
2012 Funding Programs
Mini-grants
Assessment & Planning
Community-based Efforts
Policy Change
A Big Shift……
Prescriptive
Grantee Driven- Community Based
Community-based Efforts
Community Identified Issues
• Lower rates of tobacco use.• Better access to safe environments for physical activity.• Decreased exposure of children to violence. • Reduction in illicit drug use by youth.• Improved access to, and consumption of, fresh fruits and
vegetables.• Lower rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs),
including HIV/AIDS.• Lower rates of suicide attempts by adolescents.
What are We Looking For?
• Evidence based and/or promising strategies
• Cross-sector collaborations
• Engage in effective partnerships
• Integrate program and policy activities
• Address underlying risk factors of health issue(s)
Community-based Efforts
APPLICATION PROCESS
Application Process
• Concept Paper– brief synopsis of its community health challenge, identify
potential solutions to that challenge and describe how MFH funding can support the proposed effort
• Full Proposal Invite– opportunity to describe the proposed community health
effort in detail, demonstrate community need and support and provide documentation of community collaborations. The full proposal also includes a comprehensive project evaluation plan and detailed project budget
Application Process
• Concept Paper Application March 13, 2012 • Full Proposal Invite May 10, 2012• Full Proposal Deadline June 28, 2012– MFH Staff Site Visits– Evaluation- 2 part series• May 22, 2012 and June 6, 2012 1pm-5pm
• Anticipated Award: November 2012• Project Start Date: December 1, 2012
On-line Submission
Project Description (pg 10)
» Provide a, brief organizational history, including experience and successes related to the proposed project.
» Describe the community need or problem to be addressed by the project.
» Describe the target population, number of individuals, and communities that will benefit from the project. “Community” can be defined based on geography or shared backgrounds, perspectives or social ties.
Project Description (cont.)
» What do you hope to accomplish? State the project’s goal(s) and measurable outcomes.
» Explain how you will reach the project’s expected outcomes. Provide names and descriptions of the evidence-based or promising practices on which the approach is based.
» Provide partners’ names, and brief descriptions of their roles in the project.
» Explain and justify the approximate cost of implementing the plan. If the applicant and/or partners are contributing cash or in-kind services, describe those contributions.
Contact Information
• Amy Stringer Hessel, Program Officer, 314.345.5540 or [email protected]
• Matthew Kuhlenbeck, Program Director, 314.345.5541 or [email protected]
