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State Office of Rural Health Regional Partnership Meeting Region A Office of Regional Operations Overview

Cape May, New JerseyJune 13-16

Tanya Pagán Raggio-Ashley, MD MPH FAAPSenior Medical Officer, Region 2, NY, NJ, PR and USVIHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

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• Did you know? Cape May holds the distinction of being the oldest seashore resort in the United States and one of the most unique

• Did you know? NJ is one of the most diverse states in the nation- 8,944,469 persons speak over 150 languages and represent the religions of the world

• Did you know? Hammonton NJ is the Blueberry Capital of the world

• Did you know? The duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr took place in 1804 in Weehawken NJ (Just before the Lincoln tunnel)

• Did you know? NJ is home to the Miss America pageant held in Atlantic City

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Office of Regional Operations Regional Highlights

Farming Communities in New Jersey

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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)Overview

Supports more than 90 programs that provide health care to people who are geographically isolated, economically or medically vulnerable.

The agency funds grants and cooperative agreements to more than 3,000 awardees, including community and faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, hospitals, state, local, and tribal governments, and private entities

Every year, HRSA programs serve tens of millions of people, including people living with HIV/AIDS, pregnant women, mothers and their families, and those otherwise unable to access quality health care

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The Department of Health and Human Services

HRSA Organizational Structure

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To improve health equity in underserved communities through on-the-ground outreach, education, technical assistance and

partnering with local, state and federal organizations

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Office of Regional Operations Mission

Place Matters Addressing the Needs of Children (and ALL People) Living in Poverty

In Rural and Urban Settings

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Office of Regional Operations Ten Regions – One HRSA

Region 1 – Boston CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VTRegion 2 - New York NJ, NY, PR, VIRegion 3 – Philadelphia DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

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Office of Regional Operations Core Functions

Strategic Stakeholder Partnerships• Engage federal, state, and local partners• Build relationships to advance HRSA

priorities• Provide targeted strategic action

External Affairs & Outreach

Regional Management• Ensure the efficacy of regional

resources• Human capital, COOP, technology, and

facilities management

Regional Surveillance• Identify & report ground-level

communications and information• Used to inform HRSA’s operations,

decision-making, and allocation of resources

ExternalAffairs & Outreach

RegionalSurveillance

RegionalManagement

StrategicStakeholderPartnerships

• Represent HRSA• Serve as regional leaders• Conduct outreach to increase knowledge

about HRSA’s program, and priorities

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Office of Regional Operations FY 2017 Priorities within Core Functions

Strategic Stakeholder Partnerships• Community Engagement• Bureau & Office Collaboration• Special Initiatives

External Affairs & Outreach

Regional Management• Office Relocations/Renos• Technology Upgrades• COOP

Regional Surveillance• Information Collection and Dissemination

ExternalAffairs & Outreach

RegionalSurveillance

RegionalManagement

StrategicStakeholderPartnerships

• HRSA Outreach & Education• State Engagement

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Office of Regional Operations Network

ORO STAKEHOLDERS• HRSA Grantees• State Leadership• Tribal Organizations• Community & Faith-Based

Organizations• Colleges/Universities• Private Sector Organizations &

Foundations• HHS Regional Directors/Regional

Health Administrators• HHS Operating Divisions• Federal Departments or

Agencies

• Linkage to local and state-level partners• Leveraging of state and federal resources• Local representation, customer service support and triage • Rapid response to crises• Seamless participation and execution of HHS/HRSA initiatives• Intel from the field to HRSA Headquarters• Dissemination of HRSA information to the field• Risk mitigation

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Office of Regional Operations Regional Presence

• Educated approximately 11,625 individuals on HRSA’s programs

• Delivered 30 webinars on various health topics

• Convened or presented at 63 behavioral health services integration events

• Coordinated HRSA’s early crisis response to the Zika outbreak in Puerto Rico

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Office of Regional Operations FY 2016 Highlights

• Supported efforts in states and communities to address the opioid crisis• Met with state health officials or state-level grantees in 38 states• Participated in 7 Regional Tribal Consultations • New Jersey Commission on American Indian Affairs -Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape,

Powhatan Renape Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation…“In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations.” Iroquois statement (1)

• Initiated formal community engagement activities in 19 cities (1) http://www.nj.gov/state/programs/dos_program_njcaia.html

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Office of Regional Operations FY 2016 Highlights

Office of Regional Operations Regional Highlights

Office of Regional Operations Regional Highlights

• Every spring South Jersey is visited by over 20,000 migrant farm workers and their families

• To work on the farms of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties

• Migrant farm workers stop in NJ to handpick the blueberries, peaches, tomatoes, cranberries and other fruits and vegetables that feed the population of the Delaware Valley

• Most farm workers are originally from Mexico, but many are from Central America, Puerto Rico and Haiti http://www.sjfmc.org/content/migrant-health

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Office of Regional Operations Connect

When should you contact ORO?• When you would like to connect with HRSA or HHS programs• When you have questions about HRSA or HHS programs, data, policies, or

resources• When you are looking for a new type of partner or resource (including funding

opportunities)• When you would like to share information with HRSA to inform decision making

or programming• When you would like HRSA representation at a meeting or event

• Simply to connect!

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Office of Regional Operations Connect

When might ORO reach out to you?• When HRSA has information about new funding opportunities,

policies, resources, or priorities• When HRSA is convening stakeholders or brokering relationships• When HRSA is collecting information to inform an issue• When HHS or HRSA is interested in being present at a meeting or

event• When HRSA is developing partnerships

• Simply to connect!

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Resources

• HRSA Website: www.hrsa.gov

oHRSA ORO Website: https://www.hrsa.gov/about/organization/bureaus/oro/

• Open Grant Opportunities at HRSA: www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html

• HRSA Data Warehouse: https://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/

• Public UDS data: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/uds/datacenter.aspx

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Name: Tanya Pagán Raggio-AshleyTitle: Senior Medical Officer

HRSA Office of Regional Operations Region 2 NY, NJ, USVI and PR

Email: traggio@hrsa.govPhone: 212-264-4624

THANK YOU

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Office of Regional Operations – Region 2 NY, NJ, USVI and PRContact Information

Contact Information for Other ORO Offices Region 1 Key Staff• Jeff Beard, Regional Administrator Jbeard@hrsa.gov• CAPT Christopher Bersani, Deputy Regional Administrator cbersani@hrsa.govRegion 2 Key Staff• Ronald Moss, Regional Administrator Rmoss@hrsa.gov• Cheryl Donald, Deputy Regional Administrator Cdonald@hrsa.govRegion 3 Key Staff •Pamela Kania, Regional Administrator Pkania@hrsa.gov•Leah Suter, Deputy Regional Administrator Lsuter@hrsa.gov

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Office of Regional Operations Questions