Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant SCC Advisory Committee Overview

The Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant provides crucial flexible funding to address preventive health needs aligned with Healthy People 2020/2030 objectives. The grant allocation process, progress reports, budget revisions, and planning for 2022 are discussed in the advisory committee meeting. Focus areas include community engagement, informatics, epidemiology, accreditation, and sexual assault prevention. The timeline for budget development and submission outlines key milestones leading to the final plan due in July 2022.

• Preventive Health
• Block Grant
• Advisory Committee
• Community Engagement
• Budget Planning

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1. Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant SCC Advisory Committee March 17, 2022

2. Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Background The PHHS Block Grant (Block Grant) provides: Critically needed, flexible funding To address the unique preventative health needs Linked to Healthy People 2020/2030 objectives Non-competitive allocation to each state, plus territories and DC. This year F2021 : $ 1,380,337 Next year F2022 : TBA Note that this is a two-year grant and funding is spent in the second year. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 2

3. F2021 Update Interim Annual Progress report For activities from Sept-Dec 2021: Several areas are at risk of not meeting targets (will be adjusting workplan to address these): DPHIP completion. Maine CDC Operational database (no longer needed). Reaccreditation steps and plans. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 3

4. F2021 Revisions Will be submitting a budget revision: Reduction of time for three staff who have been working on COVID-related activities. Increases in our Epidemiology contract, Shared CHNA Equity work. Support for HETL improvements. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 4

5. F2021 Revised Budget Program Area Community Based Prevention Down $13,617 $ 440,155 $ 510,853 Informatics Up $11,978 Accreditation Sexual Assault Prevention Up $3,659 No change $ 402,681 $ 29,701 $ 36,593 Administration Down $2,019 Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 5

6. F2022 Planning Continuing projects focused on: Community Engagement Informatics/Epidemiology Capacity Accreditation Sexual Assault Prevention Allocations still unknown, but assuming flat funding. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 6

7. F2022 Planning Timeline: Workplan, budget development underway. Public Hearing will be scheduled in Late April/Early May. SCC approval may be done via email. Submission to DHHS for signatures June 1. Plan will be due no later than July 1. Timing may be adjusted based on US CDC request for early submission. Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 7

8. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Please note that the draft work plan is available on the Maine CDC website under the Statewide Coordinating Council for Public Health meeting materials: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/public-health- systems/scc/agenda.shtml Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 8

9. Nancy Birkhimer, Accreditation and Performance Improvement Nancy.birkhimer@maine.gov