Heluna Health Phfe (PHFE)

Epidemiology and laboratory capacity (elc) for infectious diseases:since 1995, the epidemiology and laboratory capacity for prevention and control of emerging infectious diseases (elc) cooperative agreement has been critical to u.s. Health departments' ability to combat infectious diseases. While beginning with only 10 recipients, that number incrementally grew, reaching the current complement of 64 jurisdictions in 2012. For a quarter-century, the elc cooperative agreement has provided significant financial support each year to all 50 states, several large local Health departments, and u.s. Territories and affiliates to detect, respond to, control, and prevent infectious diseases. The primary focus of this funding from 2019-2024 is to detect, prevent and respond to the growing threats posed by infectious disease through three core areas: surveillance, detection and response; prevention and intervention and communications, coordination and partnerships. Through this funding, Heluna Health has partnered with the California department of Public Health since 1995 to both build and strengthen Public Health systems related to communicable diseases in California.

Epidemiology and laboratory capacity (elc) for infectious diseases-covid-19 school-based testing in k-12 schools:heluna Health and the los angeles county department of Public Health contracted during the height of covid-19 to undertake response efforts. The purpose of this project has been to enable k-12 schools in la county to establish covid-19 screening programs to support in-person learning in la county. Heluna Health directly supports k-12 private, independent, districts, and charter organizations in their testing efforts through various support mechanisms. These have included the following: 1. Providing weekly onsite testing support through one of our designated vendors 2. Providing free test kits to school sites that have a pre-established testing plan implemented (both professional test kits used on school campuses and otc test kits that are distributed for at home use) and 3. Allocating funding to support schools with existing school-based testing programs.

Epidemiology and laboratory capacity (elc) for infectious diseases-reopening schools:with funding from the american rescue plan act of 2021 (p.l. 117-2) under the elc reopening schools award, Heluna Health has partnered with the California department of Public Health to support comprehensive covid-19 screening for k-12 schools (Public and private). A key goal of this national initiative has been to establish covid-19 screening programs in schools around the country starting in april 2021. This approach also encourages continuity and enhancement of existing covid-related activities, maintains the Health department's integral role in the screening ecosystem, builds upon the work already begun under elc enhancing detection (ed) and elc ed expansion supplements, and ensures a holistic assessment and monitoring of disease burden within any given community.

All other programs:1) women, infants and children:wic, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, is a usda-funded food and nutrition (support and education program) for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants and children under the age of five who are lower income (up to 185% of the poverty level) and at nutritional risk. Established in 1974, the goal of the wic program is to improve the Health and nutritional status of participants during critical times of growth and development. Core wic services include nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support, referrals to community services and nutritious foods (i.e. Lower fat milk, fruits and vegetables, whole grain cereals, eggs). Approximately 20% of the individuals served are women, 25% are infants, and the remaining 55% are children betwen one to five years old.a program of Heluna Health, Phfe wic has been providing high-quality services in southern California for nearly 50 years. Phfe wic staff serve a current caseload of over 185,000 participants each month through a hybrid service delivery model that allows for both virtual services and in-person visits at 35 wic centers strategically located in high-density areas of need throughout los angeles, orange, and san bernardino counties.phfe wic has approximately 560 employees, which include 165 nutritionists and other professionals, such as lactation consultants and breastfeeding peer counselors, as well as 189 paraprofessionals providing culturally appropriate services to eligible families.the Phfe wic program is the largest local non-profit agency wic program in the country serving approximately 4% of the nation's total and 23% of California's total wic participants. Eighty-four percent of the clients served by Phfe wic are latino, 6% are african-american, 6% are asian, 3% are caucasian and 1% are native american. Phfe wic provides services and written information in english, spanish, chinese, vietnamese, korean, arabic and armenian.in 2019, wic began providing food benefits to families by introducing the California wic card. This important change substantially improved the wic participant experience. From the wic program's inception in 1974 through october 2019, wic families have used paper checks to purchase their wic foods. This change from paper checks to an electronic benefit (ebt) system has drastically improved the wic participant shopping experience. During the emergency phase of the covid-19 pandemic Phfe wic switched to a completely remote operation. We now operate in a hybrid environment.the Phfe wic program is nationally recognized as a leader and innovator in nutrition education, breastfeeding support, staff training, customer service and outreach to community providers. In the last decade, Phfe wic has successfully implemented a number of publicly- and privately funded enhancements to core wic service, including parenting education and support groups, early literacy interventions, research involving childhood obesity, wic food package changes, nutrition education and breastfeeding support as well as prenatal alcohol prevention and interconception care protocols. Today we continue to go beyond the scope of regular wic services in order to better serve the needs of local low-income families with young children.2) covid-19 mobile sites:heluna Health partners with the los angeles county department of Public Health to increase vaccine access throughout the county by supporting mobile vaccination clinics hosted by community partners. Mobile vaccination partners work closely with their served communities to promote and conduct outreach and schedule events that meet the intended participants' logistical, cultural, and linguistic needs. Heluna Health remains committed to equity as a core tenet of the vaccine distribution effort and we worked to make significant strides in decreasing the disparity in vaccine uptake in California. 3) capacity building temporary personnel services:provide temporary personnel services (tps) in accordance with procedures approved by the department of Health services (dhs), and consistent with laws, regulations, current Health and behavioral Health best practices and standards, and dhs' supportive and/or housing services master agreement (shsma). Dhs lists 50 personnel classifications in each of the work orders. The hr team works directly with the los angeles county to fill in positions as needed. 4) covid-19 enhancing detection:provide services to hire 105 temporary staff positions for the enhancing detection project to implement and oversee expanded test capacity for covid-19, including the ability to process, manage, analyze, use, and report the increased data produced. 5) sfhot:the san francisco homeless outreach team (sfhot) is a collaboration between the san francisco department of Public Health, the human services agency ("hsa"), san francisco Public library, and the department of homelessness and supportive housing ("dhsh"). The program seeks to reach chronically homeless adults on the streets of san francisco that are high-risk, hard-to-engage, and typically do not seek services. Sfhot case managers, engagement specialists, and senior engagement specialists build a rapport with homeless adults and then connect them with needed services. Heluna Health provides Public Health and administrative support for this program in partnership with the san francisco department of Public health.6) contra costa:a. contra costa Health services-public Health division - provide consultation and technical assistance with regard to community Health promotion for Health emergencies, Public Health, environmental Health, and emergency medical services. B. contra costa Health, housing and homeless services (h3) - Heluna Health supports contra costa county's Health, housing, and homeless services division (h3) by operating a homeless service delivery system that includes street outreach, respite and emergency shelters, independent living programs for transition-age youth, and permanent supportive housing for adults, youth, and families.7) ceip:the California emerging infections program (ceip) is one of ten eip sites across the united states. Ceip is funded by the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). As part of the eip network, ceip has been an invaluable national resource for the surveillance, prevention, and control of emerging infectious diseases. Ceip functions under a cooperative agreement with cdc and is a collaboration among the California department of Public Health, the uc berkeley school of Public Health, the uc san francisco school of medicine, Heluna Health, and multiple bay area local Health jurisdictions.8) angels: angels child care food program (ccfp) educates and trains licensed day care providers to provide nutritious meals that promote lifelong, healthy eating habits in children. Angels ccfp services licensed daycare providers in the los angeles, orange, riverside, san bernardino and ventura counties with a nutrition education and reimbursement program. Angels ccfp plays a vital role in improving the quality of daycare and making it more affordable for many low-income families. Providers receive nutrition training and monitored visits every four months to assure that they are providing the required meals to children in their care. Each day, thousands of children receive nutritious meals and snacks through the program. 9) bridge hiv:bridge hiv (formerly the hiv research section) is the leader in hiv prevention research, working with bay area communities to discover effective prevention strategies that bridge hiv is a global leader in hiv prevention research, working with bay area and international communities to discover effective hiv prevention strategies. Operating as a clinical trials unit within the san francisco department of Public Health and affiliated with the university of California, san francisco (ucsf), bridge hiv conducts innovative research that guides global approaches in hiv prevention. The research focuses on interventions likely to have a substantial impact on preventing hiv infection, and it is funded by the national institute of Health (nih), the university of California, and the centers for disease control and prevention. Hiv research is conducted in partnership with the national institutes of Health's hiv vaccine trials network (hvtn), hiv prevention trials network (hptn) and most recently, the covid vaccine prevention network (covpn).

Bridge hiv's heritage in the early fight against hiv/aids has made it a trusted and renowned resource for understanding hiv infection and disease. Bridge hiv engages in collaborations, such as the partnership with Heluna Health, that include studies to identify a safe and effective hiv vaccine, as well as other innovative biomedical hiv prevention strategies.10) training and education programs:heluna Health provided several educational and training program services which include harm reduction and overdose services, as well as std/hiv prevention and covid-19 related trainings.