Promoting Health & Recovery

The Health & Recovery (H&R) Community Council encourages individual health by collaborating with citizens, health agencies and other organizations to support beneficial conditions within communities. By supporting a wide range of services that include children's dental care, intensive counseling and social rehabilitation for mental health and substance abuse patients, and adult day health and home care, the H&R Council shapes programs that enhance access to care. Other programs also work to decrease premature deaths and avoidable hospitalizations while increasing the quality of life for those with chronic diseases.
 
The United Way has offered two rounds of competitive funding (2004 and 2005) for programs that target priorities in Facing Facts. Councils also work on a variety of Community Initiatives and projects to address the priorities of Facing Facts. To follow is a summary of the current work of the Health and Recovery Community Council.
 
H&R Council Chair: Antonio Boyd, HOPE worldwide
United Way of the Midlands Senior Director: Cheryl Johnson
 
 
Health and Recovery Community Council
 Grants and Initiatives by Priority

  Priority I. Improve Access to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services   
 
Lexington Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council (LRADAC) received a 2005 grant to provide a system of care for clients in crisis with substance abuse and with co-occurring disorders at Palmetto Richland Emergency Department and The Assessment Center (TAC). The system increases accessibility to alcohol and drug services and strengthens linkages with community programs to decrease emergency holds and inpatient admissions.  The grant was renewed in 2007 for $55,486. In addition, LRADAC will utilize $44,514 in carry-forward funds for a total budget of $100,000.
 
Fairfield Behavioral Health Services (FBHS) received a 2005 grant to provide to provide a variation of the evidenced-based Assertive Community Treatment team model that focuses on intensive case management. The Fairfield Assertive Community Case-Management and Treatment Team (FACT) proposes to blend intensive case management with community based assessment, motivational counseling and interventions to engage participants in outpatient services. The grant was renewed in 2007 to allow FBHS to utilize $55,813.50 in carry-forward funds.  
 
Priority II. Improve Access to Affordable Health Care   
 
Use of emergency rooms for routine care coupled with treatment for acute conditions that could have been addressed earlier and easier drive the cost of medical care up for all of us.  A $50,000, three-year grant will assist The Free Medical Clinic in providing no-cost ongoing primary care, medication, disease management and patient education to residents who cannot pay for these services and who do not have health insurance.  The Access to Care and Disease Management program also provides referrals to specialists for those patients needing additional care.   Anticipated outcomes include sustained or increased numbers of uninsured, low- income adults who receive primary care and referral to specialty care, effective patient management of chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and others and early identification of patients predisposed to these medical conditions.    
 
The Family Service Center of South Carolina's adult dental program received $100,000 to provide preventive and restorative dental clinic for low-income, uninsured adults in Richland and Lexington counties.  In addition to filling an identified dental health gap in the community, they will assist patients in improving overall health by integrating dental care with healthcare through coordination with local health service agencies.  This program should increase the awareness about the importance of routine oral health among the medically under-served population. With the number of adults who have both a medical home and dental home increasing, the program expects to deliver improvement of overall health status.  
 
Priority III. Improve Quality of Life for Seniors   
 
Many elderly citizens need assistance when family members are away at work.  A $50,000, three-year grant to The Newberry County Council on Aging provides adult day care for residents of Newberry County.  The program allows individuals to age in place and avoid costly placement in nursing homes or other institutionalized settings.  Services include health monitoring and administration of medicine, supervision of personal care, a structured daily exercise program, group activities, nursing services, individualized activities and nutritious meals.  Anticipated outcomes include maximized independence of older citizens in the community and decrease isolation and related conditions that affect seniors' optimal health and well-being.     
 
A $70,000 three-year grant to Senior Resources, Inc. will provide activities that allow seniors to remain active and independent.  The program activities include congregate dinning, transportation, health and fitness activities, socialization, recreation and volunteer activities. Anticipated outcomes include maximized independence of older citizens in the community and decreased isolation and related conditions that affect seniors' optimal health and well-being. 
 
 
Health and Recovery Community Council Non-Competitive Grants
 
Agency
Program Name
Description
2007 Funding
Babcock Center, Inc.
Phoenix Services
Day Services for Head and Spinal Cord Injured Adults
$31,194
Babcock Center, Inc.
Three Fountains Work Activity Center
Sheltered Workshop and Job Training for Adults with Disabilities
$31,242
Family Service Center of South Carolina
Dental Clinic
Dental Services for Adults and Children
$125,690
Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc.
Home Base/ Housing Services for the Homeless
Housing Services for Homeless People
$31,312
Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. 
Social Rehabilitation
Social Rehab for People Recovering from Mental Illness
$15,959 
Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands
Victim Advocacy Group Services
Support Services for Sexual Assault Victims
$21,199