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Congratulations to Collier Health Services & Bond Community Health Center! CHCA assisted both organizations in the preparation of applications for grant funding awarded in August and September, 2009.

Enabling Services Expansion: CHS outreach workers will complete home visits to new mothers within 48-hours of delivery, evaluating the condition of both mother and infant to determine their immediate needs, helping the mother schedule follow-up appointments for herself and her baby, and administering the Postpartum Depression Screening Scale.

Behavioral Health Services Expansion: CHS will expand screening for developmental challenges - such as Autism and ADHD - into routine pediatric visits.

Bond Community Health Center in Tallahassee serves those living with HIV/AIDS across an eight-county service area under the Ryan White Part C-EIS program. With expansion funds, Bond will bring both Infectious Disease Specialty Care and Nutrition Counseling within the health center; provide additional resources for Case Management and Pre/Post Test Counseling; and ensure transportation to medical social services, and support group activities for those with mobility impairment requiring wheelchair accommodation.

For more about the awards Collier received, click here to go to our breaking news archive.

Additional Professional Services

Financial Benchmarking and Forecasting: CHCA is working toward a business partnership with Strategic Resource Network, Inc., to offer financial management and planning tools specifically for community health centers. The initial roll-out of this exciting tool is scheduled for May 1, 2009.

Group Purchasing: CHCA has chosen Council Connections as the preferred Group Purchasing Organization to offer to its members. Council Connections, in its strategic partnership with Premier, Inc., serves more than 500 community health centers and non-profits nationwide. This service is provided with 100% of the savings passed on the members.

Grant Writing, Research, and Proposal Development: Working with your senior team, CHCA will aid your organization in the development of exceptional applications for federal, state, and private foundation funding. For more information, email Angela Strain.

Affinity Groups: CHCA facilitates workgroups for finance, human resources and billing personnel for its member organizations; these are designed to foster sharing of information, policies, challenges, and materials that benefit all members. Logging in to the CHCA extranet provides immediate access to information and resources. Members benefit from peer-tested "best practices" that improve the quality of health care for all clients.