Kentucky Homeplace (State Funds)

The Kentucky Homeplace Project's goal is to educate and assist rural Kentuckians, who live in medically underserved areas, in accessing appropriate health care, including preventative care. The project shall focus on the use of para-professional "Community Health Workers" (CHWs) to provide these services. CHWs complete needs assessments of individuals and families in order to address access of immediate medical and/or social issues in the most cost effective manner. The second purpose of this contract is to establish financial support for reimbursement to the Kentucky Homeplace Project to provide services, trainings, and materials required to coordinate and provide CDC approved evidence-based arthritis interventions in their service area. (i.e. the Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) and Walk with Ease (WWE)).