5.3.2021 MONTANA COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES - THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DPHHS) WILL WORK WITH LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTIONS, THE AREA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, AND PARTNERS TO IMPROVE COVID- 19 TESTING, CASE INVESTIGATION, AND CONTACT TRACING WITH POPULATIONS AT HIGH-RISK OR WHO ARE UNDERSERVED. TARGET POPULATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RURAL RESIDENTS, TRIBAL AND MIGRANT POPULATIONS. DPHHS AND PARTNERS WILL BUILD A CORE COVID-19 WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH/COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS (CIH/CP) TO MITIGATE CARE ACCESS CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THE TARGET POPULATIONS.THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES ARE ANTICIPATED BY THE END OF THE PROJECT:? REDUCED COVID-19-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES;? IMPROVED/INCREASED TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AMONG TARGET POPULATIONS;? IMPROVED STATE, LOCAL, AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAPACITY AND SERVICES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL COVID-19 TRANSMISSION A

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5.3.2021 MONTANA COVID-19 HEALTH DISPARITIES - THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DPHHS) WILL WORK WITH LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTIONS, THE AREA OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, AND PARTNERS TO IMPROVE COVID- 19 TESTING, CASE INVESTIGATION, AND CONTACT TRACING WITH POPULATIONS AT HIGH-RISK OR WHO ARE UNDERSERVED. TARGET POPULATIONS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RURAL RESIDENTS, TRIBAL AND MIGRANT POPULATIONS. DPHHS AND PARTNERS WILL BUILD A CORE COVID-19 WORKFORCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATED HEALTH/COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS (CIH/CP) TO MITIGATE CARE ACCESS CHALLENGES AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR THE TARGET POPULATIONS.THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES ARE ANTICIPATED BY THE END OF THE PROJECT:? REDUCED COVID-19-RELATED HEALTH DISPARITIES;? IMPROVED/INCREASED TESTING AND CONTACT TRACING AMONG TARGET POPULATIONS;? IMPROVED STATE, LOCAL, AND STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAPACITY AND SERVICES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL COVID-19 TRANSMISSION A