La Clinica Del Pueblo Inc

TO BUILD A HEALTHY LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH SERVICES, FOCUSING ON THOSE MOST IN NEED.

PATIENT SERVICES - LA CLINICA'S PRIMARY CARE SERVICES EMPLOYS A FAMILY PRACTICE MODEL OF CARE AND ENCOMPASSES PRENATAL CARE, PEDIATRICS AND ADOLESCENT MEDICINE, ADULT MEDICINE, AND GERIATRICS. SERVICES FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE AS WELL AS CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. DIABETES, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, OBESITY, AND HIV ARE AREAS OF EXPERTISE AS THE MOST PREVALENT CHRONIC DISEASES AFFECTING OUR TARGET POPULATION. IN 2021, WE WERE PART OF OUR REGION'S COVID RESPONSE, PROVING TREATMENT, TESTING, AND VACCINATION. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE 8,504 IN-PERSON MEDICAL VISITS AND 2,889 VIRTUAL MEDICAL VISITS TO 3,554 UNIQUE PATIENTS AT OUR TWO CLINICAL SITES IN DC AND PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND AND VACCINATED OVER 1400 PATIENTS AGAINST COVID. AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), WE OFFER SERVICES REGARDLESS OF A PERSON'S ABILITY TO PAY AND CHARGE PATIENTS ON A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THIS DEPARTMENT PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN HELPING TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE FACED BY LOW-INCOME, PRIMARILY SPANISH-SPEAKING PATIENTS.

COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTION (CHA) - THE CHA DEPARTMENT IS LA CLINICA'S STRATEGY TO ENGAGE, NAVIGATE, EDUCATE, AND MOBILIZE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON: HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION, LGBTQ HEALTH, INFECTIONS DISEASE PREVENTION, AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT. CHA ADDRESSES THESE AREAS THROUGH CLIENT NAVIGATION TO CARE AND ESSENTIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, HEALTH COMMUNICATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, SAFE SPACES, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS, AND PEER-BASED INTERVENTIONS. IN 2021, CHA PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO MITIGATE COVID AND PROMOTE VACCINATION, ORGANIZING OVER 160 COVID OUTREACH EVENTS REACHING NEARLY 13,000 INDIVIDUALS, AND DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 159,000 EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTION MATERIALS ACROSS DC AND MARYLAND. 100% OF CHA CLIENTS WHO TESTED POSITIVE FOR HIV OR STI WERE SUCCESFULLY NAVIGATED TO TREATMENT AND CARE. IN 2021, CHA INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY LEVEL SERVICES FROM 33,845 IN 2020 TO 64,424 IN 2021, AND INCREASED OVERALL COMMUNITY TOUCHPOINTS BY 30%.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE- THE MHSA DEPARTMENT PROVIDES BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND HOLISTIC SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OFFERS GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, AND COUPLES MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, USING A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH AND SPECIALIZING IN FAMILY TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, PTSD, AND DUALDIAGNOSES. LA CLINICA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE TEAMS COLLABORATE TO ACHIEVE A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE AND THE DEPARTMENT RUNS A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM FOR YOUTH HOUSED IN NORTHWESTERN HS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. LA CLINCA'S "VOLVIENDO A VIVIR" PROGRAM IS THE ONLY BILINGUAL SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM SERVING THE LATINO COMMUNITY IN DC AND OFFERS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENTAND RECOVERY SUPPORT AS A PROVIDER THROUGH THE DC DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH. IN 2021, THE MHSA DEPARTMENT PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN OUR COVID RESPONSE ADDRESSING ITS NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH, PROVIDING 10,749 TELEHEALTH AND IN-PERON VISITS TO 639 UNIQUE PATIENTS. ITS PSYCOEDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, MI FAMILIA, CELEBRATED ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY PROVIDING GROUP INTERVENTIONS TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY TRAUMA AND DISPLACEMENT.