Northwest Florida & Big Bend Health Councils

Florida's Health Districts 1 & 2

403 East 11th Street
Panama City, FL 32401
ph: (850) 872-4128

NW Florida

Health Council

Northwest Florida Health Council (Dist. 1)

Northwest Florida & Big Bend Health Councils
The Northwest Florida Health Council is a private, non-profit health planning organization serving Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties since 1969. The Council is governed by twenty-one concerned citizens who are appointed by the fourteen county commissions of the service area.

The Council members are health leaders within their communities. They either provide or purchase health care for large segments of the community, or they are interested, active, and concerned consumers. The Council shares a staff of health planning professionals with the Big Bend Health Council, as well as a central office located in Panama City.

NW Florida

Health Council Data

2021 NWFL Health Council County Health Profiles

2020 NWFL Community Health Assessments and Priorities

Questions?

Please call Barbara Feeney
(561) 891-6395

Funding Announcement

We are pleased to announce that the Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) mini-grant funding period is now open. The DSME mini-grant ranges from $5,000 to $20,000 to establish, build, achieve accreditation for, sustain, increase access to, or expand DSME programs serving adults in Florida.

The grant period is from approximately November 15, 2021-June 17, 2022. Applications are due September 30^th.

The purpose of this funding is to reduce health inequity in areas with limited or no access to quality DSME services and to increase organizations’ ability to provide quality diabetes self-management education services. These areas include rural communities without a recognized or accredited DSME program and populations which experience high rates of type 2 diabetes, its complications, and diabetes-related death. This funding is also available to organizations which are providing diabetes education or wish to provide diabetes education, even if they are neither DSME accredited/recognized nor plan to work towards DSME accreditation/recognition. The inclusion of Community Health Workers in this process is encouraged.

The application does not ask for a budget. Survey Monkey application asks questions about what you want to do - budget will be decided at a later date. Funds for a mentor, if one is assigned, will be paid for with separate funds and will not be deducted from mini-grant award. Rules and protocols for telehealth reimbursement have become more favorable in the past year or so. We have a contract with the Florida Diabetes Association to provide mentoring - they routinely advise us all on up-to-date accreditation/recognition/reimbursement rules and protocols.

Applicants are required to apply via completion of an application survey on Survey Monkey that is located at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSMEMiniGrantApplication

Funding Timeline

Q&A conference call: Wednesday, September 1, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM ET

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81669481699?pwd=NGNFQkk2cWh5RzNuT3FHMGRDMVVQQT09

Application deadline: Thursday, September 30, 2021

Telephone interviews: Monday, October 4-Monday, October 11, 2021

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

APPLICATION

On September 1, we held a Question-and -Answer conference call for all potential applicants to learn more about the mini-grant and to ask questions before submitting their applications. Here is a list of questions and answers that were discussed during the conference call. We will no longer be able to answer any questions from applicants regarding the application process or the mini-grant.

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION NOTES

Here are links to articles about Diabetes Self-Management Education and COVID-19 and a link to an upcoming webinar hosted by the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists (ADCES). To view the articles and/or register for the webinar please click the links below.

Diabetes Self-Managmement amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Self-Managment of Diabetes Millitus During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for a Resource Limited Setting

Webinar - Bridging the Gap: Disparities in Heart Failure Associated with T2D: An Opportunity in the African American Community