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For my PHC 6534 grant proposal, I chose a topic that was near and dear to me. Having served on active duty in the military, I have been on my fair share of deployments to combat zones. I now work as a civilian for the military, in deployment and logistics, deploying others to those same combat zones. While I am familiar with the effects of PTSD, as I have seen it first hand, prior to this course, I was unaware of the correlation of ACEs scores to how someone might process combat stressors.

Overview Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been associated with risky sexual behaviors which increase the risk of STDs and HIV infection. Due to high rates of bacterial STD and HIV infection in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, a trauma-informed project is proposed as a solution to address that issue. The proposed project aims to utilize a trauma-informed approach to prevent the infection and spread of STDs among people residing in Miami-Dade and Broward County, Florida who have...

Research has shown that individuals who experiences one or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are more likely to have a range of psychosocial issues across their lifespan. It is imperative that public health professionals address this issue from a trauma-informed background. My grant proposal provides a recommendation for an evidence-based intervention that would target incarcerated women in Alachua county and a few surrounding areas. Below I go into more detail about what...

Trauma-Informed Principles This program will ensure training for all clinical and non-clinical staff on SAMHSA’s trauma-informed principles (SAMHSA, 2014). These will also be included in the policies and procedures manual, to set the expectation for employee/staff behaviors. An unsafe environment can cause feelings of distress and potentially instigate re-traumatization; therefore, a safe environment will be prioritized at the mentorship workshops to ensure both students and mentors feel...

Hello! During my MPH Graduate program I have been able to create a grant proposal that I will be sharing with you all today. The program will focus on providing trauma informed mental health care to adolescents in Gainesville, Florida. Below you will see a summary of my grant proposal! Overview Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic event that may occur during childhood and are linked to a myriad of chronic health problems. Some outcomes are depression, heart disease, obesity,...

Overview/Summary: This grant optimizes the collaboration and engagement in partnerships with Tennessee’s Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services and Tennessee’s Department of Education in the fight against household challenges with mental health and the trauma it can cause children growing up. For many years mental health has been a delicate topic to speak about and discuss freely in the United States. Many adults do not feel comfortable speaking about their personal...

Hello everyone, as part of my graduate coursework, I've written a grant proposal that proposes a trauma-informed public health intervention for providing culturally appropriate mental health services for the Southeast Asian American community in Long Beach, California. Below, I give an overview of my grant and discuss applicable trauma-informed principles, levels of the social-ecological model, and public health framework. Overview Southeast Asian American (SEAA) communities in the United...

The University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions partnered with Peace4Tarpon under the Robert Wood Johnson Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) grant. Together they created two online graduate courses that focus on addressing ACEs and creating trauma-informed and resilience-based programs from a public health approach. Peace4Gainesville and Peace4TheBigBend have also contributed to these courses. This post is intended to showcase some of the work of the...

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with a number of negative physical, mental, and behavioral health outcomes throughout the lifespan, and are unfortunately very common. Children and families in Hialeah, Florida, a Cuban immigrant community in Miami-Dade County, are at a heightened risk of experiences ACEs due to widespread poverty and linguistic isolation. The proposed program is an attempt to address the needs of this community, reduce the prevalence of ACEs, and...

PHC6534- From Farm to Family: A trauma-informed program for healthy meals and healing among low-income women in the Bronx Overview Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) have been found to increase the risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension (Gilbert, et al., 2010). These diseases increase the chance for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes (Chang, Brown, & Nitzke, 2016). If not managed, gestational hypertension can lead to preeclampsia or eclampsia and an increased risk...

By the year 2050 approximately 46 million US adults aged 18 years or older will be diagnosed with a depressive disorder according to research by Heo et al 1 . The magnitude of this health condition urges mental health researchers to identify common etiologies of depression. Along with what can be done to circumvent an increase of this disorder within the population. The CDC reports that preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) could reduce up to 21 million cases of depression. This...

Obesity is a complex health problem that results from a combination of factors including genetics, physical inactivity, dietary patterns, and use of medications, among others (CDC, n.d.). It is a growing epidemic and has been recognized as a serious public health concern worldwide. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, worldwide obesity almost tripled between 1975 and 2016 (WHO, 2020). More specifically, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016 and, of these, 650...