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Southeast Health Unit (SHU)

Grant Overview
The Southeast Health Unit (SHU), a 16 county health district in rural southeast Georgia, will work to remove barriers and develop strategies to link uninsured children with local health departments in order to achieve enrollment in available programs. Using existing resources and programs, the SHU project will use coordination to serve the uninsured population and provide access to applications and enrollment in Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids.

Target Populations
African Americans (search other projects targeting African Americans)
Elementary-aged children and their parents (search other projects targeting Elementary-aged children and their parents)
Families of newborns (search other projects targeting Families of newborns)
Preschool children and their parents (search other projects targeting Preschool children and their parents)
Rural families (search other projects targeting Rural families)

Interventions
Child care/preschool site (search other projects using this intervention)
Hospitals (search other projects using this intervention)
Registry (immunization, newborn, etc.) (search other projects using this intervention)
School lunch program (search other projects using this intervention)
Education administration (search other projects using this intervention)
Social marketing (search other projects using this intervention)
Training/presentation (search other projects using this intervention)
Youth programs (search other projects using this intervention)
Schools (search other projects using this intervention)
Procedural Change for Initial Enrollment (search other projects using this intervention)
Procedural change for Renewal (search other projects using this intervention)

Local Organization
Southeast Health Unit (SHU)

Contact
Jackie Woodard

p (912) 287-4960
e jewoodard@gdph.state.ga.us

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