Title
Vote to accept $89,240 in HRSA grant funds through Piedmont Health Services to establish a doula collaborative
Abstract
Introduction & Background: Piedmont Health Services (PHS) is serving as the lead applicant for a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)-funded grant to combat maternal health inequities. PHS has engaged UNC Family Medicine and the Chatham County Public Health Department (CCPHD) to support a multi-pronged quality improvement project that will center the voices and lived experience of individuals experiencing these inequities.
CCPHD, through the EMBRACe initiative, will lead the effort to develop a sustainable community-based doula program in Chatham County as part of this project. Including identifying community members who are interested in becoming doulas, sponsoring training, piloting partnership to increase access to doula services for PHS patients, and providing technical assistance, facilitation, and funding for the development of a community-based doula cooperative.
Discussion & Analysis: This funding will support CCPHD’s focus of the grant. CCPHD expects to receive a total of $369,750 for this 2-year project. The total amount for the grant across all agencies is $1.75 million over two years.
How does this relate to the Comprehensive Plan: N/A
Budgetary Impact: No Local Funding Requested
Recommendation/Motion: Motion to accept $89,240 in HRSA grant funds through Piedmont Health Services to establish a doula collaborative.