City Selects Provider to Lead Anti-Racism Training for Elected Officials and Department Heads
The Center for Equity and Inclusion has been selected to lead anti-racism training for City of Bloomington department heads and elected officials. CEI will provide training over the next 12 months that demonstrates how racism functions in governmental programs, policies and procedures and supplies staff and elected officials with tools and strategies to address structural racism and advance racial equity. The goal of the training is to begin to build capacity among City leaders to champion and direct equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts going forward. The Portland, Ore.-based firm responded to the second of two RFQs for anti-racism training proposals issued by the City of Bloomington in 2020. CEI signed an agreement with the City on April 30, 2021 to guide City leaders though a long-term, transformative process that centers racial equity. The cost of this training is $158,460.
Department of Applied Health Science Associate Professor Priscilla A. Barnes Awarded $1 Million Health Resources and Services Association Grant
Dr. Priscilla A. Barnes, associate professor in Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington’s Department of Applied Health Science, has been awarded a $1 million Health Resources and Services Association (HRSA) grant to bring health care services to Daviess County, Indiana. The project’s priority populations are residents living with an active addiction and individuals living in long-term recovery. Daviess County, which is located in the southwestern part of the state and in 2019 had a population of 33,351 individuals, is a designated Health Professional Shortage Area and Mental Health Professional Shortage Area. The Daviess Advances Recovery Access Consortium (DARAC) will address this shortage through its 15 consortium members, including four health care providers and two state agencies, with Daviess County Peer Recovery Services Program as the core operating agency. The project will implement and test the efficacy of a coordinated care model to increase the number of individuals receiving peer support services and mental and/or behavioral health services and reduce the number of emergency department admissions due to unintentional overdoses or other related substance use concerns.