Family Health Council of Central PA

The hiv program works with nine provider agencies in a fourteen-county region to provide medical case management, referral services, linkage to medical care, support services, financial assistance, Health education, food and nutrition support, and housing support for people with hiv, with the goal of ensuring access to and retention in hiv medical care. In addition, hiv prevention programing is delivered to people at high risk for acquiring hiv by two of those provider agencies. The hiv program works closely with the provider agencies, as well as key hiv stakeholders in the region, to provide wrap-around services for those infected and affected by hiv. Included in this program is an innovative social media campaign targeting hiv positive individuals who have been diagnosed but are not in medical care. The multi-faceted campaign includes a website, blog, advertisements, public relations interviews, and a wide variety of social media advertising. The housing opportunities for people with aids (hopwa) grant a u.s. department of housing and urban development (hud) funded program that provides permanent housing placement (php), tenant-based rental assistance (tbra), and/or short-term mortgage or utility assistance (strmu) for infected and affected individuals. Currently, 267 individuals are being supported through the tbra program, which provides them with stable housing until they are accepted into a long-term program, such as section 8 or public housing. Fhccp supports 49% of the tbra clients in all of Pennsylvania.

Women, infants, and children supplemental food and nutrition program (wic) - wic provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, Health and social service referrals, and healthy foods to women, infants, and children up to age 5. Our tapestry of Health service sites along with our subcontractor, lebanon Family Health services, provide services to over 11,000 clients each month. Clients are required to meet income guidelines, which is 185 percent of the federal poverty level and is based on household size. Clients must also have a medical or nutritional risk, which is determined by a nutritionist. Eligible clients receive individualized counseling and healthcare referrals that promote optimal Health during critical years of growth and development. Other services include the farmers' market nutrition program (fmnp), where clients can purchase fresh locally grown produce from a farmer and the breastfeeding peer counseling program where counselors offer peer-to-peer breastfeeding promotion and support to pregnant and post-partum wic clients. During fy23, fhccp purchased our first mobile unit, allowing us to host pop-up wic clinics and partner with local social service organizations to bring wic services to additional clients. Additional funding is provided through vitamin angels foundation and cumberland/perry county to support our fmnp and mobile unit projects.

Family planning/reproductive Health - fhccp oversees a diverse Health care network that ensures accessible Health care to uninsured and underinsured low-income women, men and adolescents. Services include gynecological medical exams; breast and cervical cancer screening and education, diabetes screening, anemia screening, high blood pressure screening; sexually transmitted diseases infection testing and treatment; contraceptive education, counseling, and contraception supplies; hiv/aids screening and prevention education; preconception counseling, pregnancy planning, reproductive life planning, pregnancy testing, and infertility services. Patients whose income is below 100% of the federal poverty level (fpl) receive services at no cost; patients whose income falls between 101%-250% of the fpl receive discounted services. In calendar year 2022, 27,724 patients received Family planning services in the fhccp Health care network.

The state opioid response (sor) housing program provides housing support, case management, and other supportive services to people with opioid and stimulant use disorders who are living in five counties in Central Pa. The program supports safe and sustainable housing for people with substance use disorders so they are able to focus on treatment, education, employment, and other Health issues. Services provided thorough the program include rental/mortgage assistance for a maximum of six months, funding for security deposits/prevention of utility shutoff/eviction prevention, and intensive case management to support wellness and ongoing housing stability. Program clients receive case management through partnerships with oud treatment providers to support recovery and housing sustainability. Other programs - other supported programs use mentoring, counseling, and education to provide adolescent Health education to youth ages 9 to 14; provide education in reproductive Health to adolescents using evidence-based curricula; help enroll people in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) program and support access to dental care for wic clients.the sun smiles program provides routine dental screening, oral Health care navigation by community Health workers, and payment for dental services for adult and child wic clients in a three-county region of Central Pa. first funded in 2021, the program's goal is to improve long-term dental Health for wic clients in the region. Wic nutritionist screen and then refer to community Health workers for oral Health care navigation and scheduled dental appointments. In addition, clients receive oral Health care education, basic dental supplies, and the opportunity to participate in fluoride varnish clinics at wic sites. In fy23, 2009 clients were screened for oral Health needs by the nutritionists, 850 clients were referred to the community Health workers. By the end of fy23, 350 clients had received dental services at the dental clinic. The pathways to wellness program screens pregnant and postpartum wic clients for substance use disorders at clinic visits in 11 counties and refers those needing further assessment to a social worker for identification of next steps and linkage to care. Once a client enters the program, she works with a community Health worker to identify needs around education, housing, employment, legal issues, transportation, and much more. The goal of the program is to ensure women in wic who have substance use disorders are linked to a wide range of services that will support retention in treatment and a healthy Family environment. In the first nine-month project period, program staff completed 1,426 screenings for a substance use disorder and 39 women were referred for further evaluation. In its second nine-month project period, staff completed 2,680 screenings with 68 women referred for further evaluation.