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Program Description

  Minority Programs

The three minority programs - the African American Health Program (AAHP), the Latino Health Initiative (LHI), and the Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) - support department-wide efforts to eliminate disparities in delivery of health services and others and continue to achieve equitable delivery of population-targeted programs and services. The knowledge, expertise, and experiences of incumbent personnel in racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse communities informs department-wide program, policy, and budget decisions.

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Program Contacts

Contact Mark Hodge of the HHS - Administration and Support at 240-777-1568 or Deborah Lambert of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2794 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Number of individuals served by the African American Health Initiative 127,69333,82635,00040,00040,000
Percent of clients satisfied with services provided by the African American Health Program 296%98%96%96%96%
African American Health Program: Percent of clients who improved A1C blood sugar level test at 3-month follow up (diabetes management/prevention) 375%85%90%90%90%
Number of individuals served by the Asian American Health Initiative 470,184195,676195,000185,250175,998
Percent of clients satisfied with services provided by the Asian American Health Initiative 593%98%90%90%90%
Asian American Health Initiative: Average percent of respondents who expressed increased confidence due to community capacity building activities 686%92%90%90%90%
Number of individuals served by the Latino Health Initiative 771,20973,07570,00070,00070,000
Percent of clients satisfied with services provided by the Latino Health Initiative 898%96%96%96%96%
Latino Health Initiative: Average percent increase in wages from time participants entered program until hired as health professionals 9161%167%160%160%160%
1  The program saw an increase in people encountered at community outreach events and health fairs in FY24, alongside increased participation in the SMILE program and Chronic Disease and Wellness programs. Further, the program added substance abuse programming, prevention, and screenings.
2  Data reflect satisfaction across all African American Health Program initiatives. The slight increase in FY24 can be attributed to AAHP's commitment to ensuring participants receive culturally competent services from skilled staff.
3  Increase in FY24 due to the percentage of those enrolled who reduced their A1C at three, six, and nine months.
4  Due to a funding increase in FY24, the Asian American Health Initiative provided $1.5 million in grants through Healthy Communities Fund (HCF) and $101K in grants through Asian American Center of Excellence Micro-grants (AACE). There were 191,383 people served through HCF, 122 through AACE, and 4,171 through various outreach activities and the AAPI heritage month celebration. Projections are based on an anticipated decrease in funding from the Maryland Department of Health.
5  Asian American Health Initiative contractors collect satisfaction levels across all programs. FY24 performance is based on 331 responses.
6  Based on average results across three types of programs -- those administered by Asian American Health Initiative (AAHI) staff, those administered by AAHI contractor, and those administered by AAHI Health Communities Fund grant recipients. Overall performance in FY24 based on 1,622 responses.
7  In FY24, the Latino Health Initiative saw a small increase compared to previous years, largely due to the inclusion of individuals reached through outreach events and community health fairs. In line with this, LHI increased the number of clients served in the climate and health program and piloted a new substance use prevention program. Over 52,000 individuals were served through 883 outreach activities and events.
8  In FY24, the Latino Health Initiative improved its survey methodology to ensure it is sampling across all of its programs. Performance based on 3,475 survey responses.
9  Average increase in wages was calculated using the wage of the two Registered Nurses (RN) who secured employment during FY24.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved1778187327.00
Decrease Cost: Reduce Latino Health Initiative Primary Care Coalition Media Relations Contract for Public Service Announcements No Longer Provided-500000.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.1037960.00
FY26 Recommended1783566927.00