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RURAL PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE TRAINING NETWORK PROGRAM - APPLICANT ORGANIZATION FACILITY TYPE: NON-PROFIT PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME, TITLE AND CONTACT INFORMATION: ANDREW POST, PROJECT DIRECTOR, ANDY.POST@COMMUNITYHEALTHIT.ORG, 352-389-9464 PROPOSED WORKFORCE TRAINING TRACK: TRACK #2 - HEALTH IT AND/OR TELEHEALTH TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND TRACK #3 - COMMUNITY PARAMEDICINE TARGET SERVICE AREA(S): BAKER, BRADFORD, CALHOUN, COLUMBIA, DESOTO, DIXIE, FRANKLIN, GILCHRIST, GLADES, GULF, HAMILTON, HARDEE, HENDRY, HOLMES, JEFFERSON, JACKSON, LAFAYETTE, LEVY, LIBERTY, MADISON, MONROE, OKEECHOBEE, PUTNAM, SUWANNEE, TAYLOR, UNION, WASHINGTON, WAKULLA, WALTON LIST OF PROPOSED NETWORK PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS: - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH - FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUREAU OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL OVERSIGHT - FOUR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS: NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LAKE BUTLER HOSPITAL, CALHOUN-LIBERTY HOSPITAL AND GEORGE WEEMS HOSPITAL - DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - HEARTLAND RURAL HEALTH NETWORK - FLORIDA COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER COALITION TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED FOR THE ENTIRE THREE-YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: $1,545,000.00 CAPACITY TO SERVE RURAL UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: COMMHIT WAS FORMED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO RURAL COUNTIES IN NEED OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND HAS REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIPS IN FLORIDA FOR TELEHEALTH NAVIGATOR AND CYBERSECURITY FIRST RESPONDER. COMMHIT IS A DOLETA GRANTEE PROVIDING DIRECT PATIENT CARE TRAINING TO INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE AND WORK IN RURAL COUNTIES. FUNDING PREFERENCE: THE TARGETED AREA TO BE SERVED IS WITHIN THE QUALIFICATION 1: HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) : BAKER, BRANFORD, CALHOUN, COLUMBIA, DESOTO, DIXIE, FRANKLIN, GLADES, GILCHRIST, GULF, HAMILTON, HARDEE, HENDRY, HIGHLANDS, HOLMES, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LAFAYETTE, LEVY, LIBERTY, MADISON, MONROE, OKEECHOBEE, PUTNAM, SUWANNEE, TAYLOR, UNION, WAKULLA, WALTON, WASHINGTON QUALIFICATION 2: MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY/POPULATIONS (MUC/MUPS) : BAKER, BRADFORD, CALHOUN, COLUMBIA, DESOTO, DIXIE, FRANKLIN, GLADES, GULF, HAMILTON, HARDEE, HOLMES, JACKSON, LAFAYETTE, LIBERTY, MADISON, MONROE, OKEECHOBEE, PUTNAM, SUWANNEE, TAYLOR, UNION, WASHINGTON
