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    Somerset County - 5 Grants

    Grantee Organization: Somerset County Health Department
    Grant and Amount: 20-008 ($300,000) 
    Focus Area: Primary Care
    Grant Project Description: 
    This program will support the opening of a new school-based wellness center (SBWC) at Washington High School for students and staff. Many students who attend Washington High School live in distressed neighborhoods and are at greater risk for negative health outcomes including poor physical and mental health, delinquency, and high-risk sexual behavior. The SBWC will address several healthcare service delivery gaps, social determinants of health and health disparities. The CHRC has a long history of supporting SBHCs (a designated community health resource) and currently staffs the Council on Advancement of School-Based Health Centers.
    Organization Contact Information: http://somersethealth.org/​


    Grantee Organization: Somerset County Health Department
    Grant and Amount: 19-023 ($300,000) 
    Focus Area: Childhood Obesity
    Grant Project Description: 
    This project would implement the Sustainable Change and Lifestyle Enhancement (SCALE) for Families project, a comprehensive weight loss and health improvement plan for low-income and uninsured adults, modeled after an evidenced-based program in West Virginia.  The project would target population of women of childbearing age in Somerset and Wicomico Counties with reported BMI over 30, children under 18 at risk for obesity, and minority populations.
    Organization Contact Information: http://somersethealth.org/

    Grantee Organization: Somerset County Health Department
    Grant and Amount: 17-011 ($130,000) 
    Focus Area: Childhood Obesity
    Grant Project Description: This two-year grant, expanding on an existing CHRC grant, will support the following activities to address obesity and promote food security: nutritional home visiting program; nutrition education in the schools; garden fresh produce distribution; and transformation of abandoned asphalt slabs into 'Fitness Towns'.
    Organization Contact Information: http://somersethealth.org/

    Grantee Organization: Somerset County Health Department
    Grant and Amount: 14-020 ($300,000) 
    Focus Area: Childhood Obesity
    Grant Project Description: This three-year grant provides support for a public outreach campaign that will build community awareness and support for healthy lifestyle choices to reduce rates of childhood obesity in Somerset County. Grant funds are being utilized to create new after-school opportunities for physical activity and will help to expand access to affordable healthy food options, and provide home visitation and health coaching for youths between the ages of 4 and 18 deemed at highest risk of obesity by their health care provider.
    Organization Contact Information: http://somersethealth.org/

    Grantee Organization: Somerset County Health Department
    Focus Area: Behavioral Health
    Grant and Amount:  09-017 ($400,000) 
    Grant Project Description: This three-year grant provided support for the integration of services for individuals with mental illness or co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The program provided assessment and counseling services to individuals who have addictions and mental health related issues through a collaborative approach with three mental health treatment agencies: Eastern Shore Psychological, Maple Shade, and Lower Counties Community Services. Grant funds were utilized to support costs for tele-psychiatry services. This program served 518 individuals and provided them with 8,221 visits over the duration of the grant.
    Organization Contact Information:  Somerset County Health Department​