Announcements
Over $200 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding Awarded to MHP Salud and Others to Expand and Strengthen the Public Workforce
Over $200 million will go to organizations across the nation to create a new multiyear program that supports training and apprenticeships for an estimated 13,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs).
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Our Program, Salud y Vida, Concludes After Four Years
Thank you to all of our program participants, community health workers, and our funder. Through you, Salud y Vida managed to impact thousands of people with Type 2 Diabetes.
New CHW Program Helps Older Adults Maintain Independence with Dignity
Un Paso a la Vez (“One Step at a Time”) is a new program in South Texas that uses Community Health Workers (CHWs) to help low-income, older Hispanic adults maintain independence with dignity. As part of the program, CHWs visit participants at their homes to identify their needs and create an action plan that involves their family and the larger community with the goal of supporting participants to remain in their homes with the appropriate support.
CMS awards MHP Salud Navigator Funding for Third Time
MHP Salud, a national nonprofit organization with an office in Weslaco, Texas, has received $707,066 for the first year of a new three-year cycle of grant funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to fund Navigator services in Texas’ Cameron, Willacy, Starr and Hidalgo Counties. The funds will continue to enable bilingual Community Health Workers (CHWs) to serve as Navigators, helping consumers understand their health insurance options and enroll in the plan they select. The assistance services take place in-person at the MHP Salud office, over the phone, and at health fairs and enrollment events.
