Awarded Grants

We are the largest community mental health center in the state seeking to increase the cultural competency of our staff. The project we are undertaking, as described in the attached letter, will assist us in this endeaver.

To engage the citizens of New Hampshire in public policy debate around the issues of access to health care. NHCA will build an active network of citizen leaders who can speak to the issues of health care access in NH. By recruiting and training citizens to engage in local initiatives to address existing barriers to access. NHCA will develop capacity for citizens to engage in statewide policy debate, making elected leaders more accountable to constituents.

To develop and implement administrative systems to support the standard operational functions of the oral health services of CHAN members and others, and to develop and institute a model of clinical integration for oral health status screening and education for selected at risk populations in the primary medical care setting.

To provide outreach, education, and advocacy to deaf and hard of hearing patients and their health care providers in an effort to improve the health and well-being of deaf and hard of hearing citizens of NH and to subsequently improve access to health care for persons with hearing loss by improving communication between patients and providers.

To improve access to health care in the North Country Health Consortium service area through the design and implementation a care coordination model that is accessible through a single point of entry, covers the continuum of health care, and integrates ancillary and social services.

To create a model for rural mental health care for children and adolescents in southern Carroll County through the development of a broad based community collaborative process and infrastructure.

To develop an oral health education and advocacy program for NH primary care providers targeted to low income children from ages 4 months to 3 years.

To manage effectively all aspects of merging Androscoggin Valley Hospital /Mountain Health Services (AVH/MHS) physician practices located in Berlin and Gorham into an expanded Coos County Family Health Service with FQHC status for all patients.

To increase the volume of care and to reduce waiting time for restorative care and oral surgery by serving as a site for the Tufts Dental School externship and to expand education, prevention and volunteer programs.

To implement the recent Greater Derry-Salem Regional Transportation action plan to improve transit in the Greater Derry/Salem region (area does not have a public transportation system or agency) through coordination and expansion of existing demand/response services and the eventual development of a standard fixed route bus service.

To create systemic change for strengthening New Hampshire's safety net by ensuring the sustainability of New Hampshire's community health centers (CHCs) to ensure the delivery of essential primary and preventive health care services to the uninsured and underinsured in New Hampshire.

To develop a sustainable training program for qualified medical interpreters; to provide leadership in the develop a system that meets the interpretation needs of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) population statewide; to train and educate health professionals on cultural competency and use of medical interpreters; to provide outreach and education to LEP health consumers about medical interpretation; to develop a continuing education program for trained medical interpreters.