Summary: The Gulf Region Health Outreach Program (GRHOP), which was created as part of the Deepwater Horizon Medical Benefits Class Action Settlement, is a series of integrated, five-year projects designed to strengthen healthcare in Gulf Coast communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle. The GRHOP is comprised of four projects: the Primary Care Capacity Project, the Mental and Behavioral Health Capacity Project, the Environmental Health Capacity and Literacy Project, and the Community Health Workers Training Project. The GRHOP also incorporates a Community Involvement project that oversees community outreach and works in cooperation with project leaders to coordinate community involvement within and across all GRHOP projects.
Project Dates: 2014 – 2018
Lead Agency: Alliance Institute, Louisiana Public Health Institute, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Tulane University, University of South Alabama, University of Southern Mississippi, and University of West Florida
Funding Source: BP
Contact: Dr. Ayanna V. Buckner (Committee Chair), Dr. Bernard D. Goldstein, and Dr. Leslie M. Beitsch
Project Website: www.grhop.org
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