New COVID health navigator program

The Illinois Public Health Association and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association are seeking community-based organizations to participate in the COVID-19 Pandemic Health Navigator Program.

The new program will help integrate community health centers, community-based organizations, and public health partners to coordinate Illinois resources for the most vulnerable populations affected by the pandemic.

Objectives include: address unmet community needs in coordination with local, regional and state partners; provide COVID-19 education and outreach to communities and impacted populations; ease the navigation of care resource coordination for residents; and assist with contact tracing support to the Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative.

For information about serving as a subcontracted agency, visit www.ipha.com to view the Call for Letters of Interest from CBOs for the Pandemic Health Navigator Grant. Letters of interest will be accepted on a rolling basis through Jan. 31. Community-based organizations interested in submitting a letter of interest may request an extension to gather required information.