Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Select Projects

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Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA)Select Projects

• HRSA/HIV/AIDS Bureau provides a core set of
  services to grantees under the Ryan White
  Program. Seventy-five percent of funds must be
  spent on Core Medical Services, which include
  mental health care and case management. Violence
  prevention services may be covered under these
  categories.
• HRSA/HIV/AIDS Bureau is funding a new 5-year,
  Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS)
  portfolio of 11 grants 6 rural and 5 urban,
  plus 1 evaluation/technical assistance center
  under the Women of Color Initiative. The
  Initiative will improve access and retention for
  women of color living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S.
  Each grantee is encouraged to consider
  opportunities to partner with their local
  community-based organizations who are members of
  the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
• HRSA/HIV/AIDS Bureau is currently working on a
  CARE Action Newsletter focused on the
  intersection of violence and HIV/AIDS.
• HRSA/Bureau of Primary Health Care funds 26
  Federally Qualified Health Center grantees in 20
  states that offer services through domestic
  violence shelters. Services are provided at 40
  shelters. A majority of these grantees are
  funded under the Health Care for the Homeless
  Program.
• HRSA Office of Womens Health manages the Bright
  Futures for Womens Health and Wellness
  Initiative (BFWHW) to plan, develop, implement,
  and evaluate a variety of evidence-based,
  culturally competent consumer, provider, and
  community materials increasing womens awareness
  and use of preventive health services. The
  importance of safe and healthy relationships is a
  theme in the BFWHW Emotional Wellness family of
  tools.
• A portal on the National Maternal and Child Oral
  Health Resource Center (OHRC) webpage is
  available with links to web resources on
  domestic violence and oral health. 
  See http//www.mchoralhealth.org/AZ.html, click
  on "D" and look for "Domestic violence and oral
  health.
• Contact Sabrina Matoff-Stepp, Ph.D., Director,
  HRSA Office of Womens Health, smatoff-stepp_at_hrsa.
  gov