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Categories News Tags Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), COVID-19, Global Development, Health, Special Populations, Technical Assistance & Trainings

Bizzell on the Front Line of the COVID-19 Response in Africa

Bizzell on the Front Line of the COVID-19 Response in Africa

The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) is on the front line of the COVID-19 response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), supporting essential Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) services through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the DRC Ministry of Health COVID-19 operations. Bizzell transports doctors, test kits, personal protective equipment, and samples to and from the labs and between the eight health zones in Kinshasa, including Kalamu, Kimbaseke, Ndjili, Masina, Lingwala, Gombe, Selembao and Bumbu.

Bizzell has also continued support of IPC services in Goma, including supervised decontamination activities following newly reported COVID-19 cases in the Karisimbi health zone. In addition, continued work focuses on the Majengo neighborhood in Goma, the origin of all the new COVID-19 cases in the area. The team is reinforcing infection prevention and surveillance capacities in the community so that they will be able to detect cases and deliver effective, high-quality IPC.

Conditions can be challenging for global public health responders, such as during recent demonstrations by the people of the Majengo neighborhood. Throughout the evolution of the novel coronavirus, Bizzell remains committed to listening to community issues, and to partnering with local, national, and international groups to actively improve health outcomes for all individuals and communities affected by COVID-19.

The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) was founded by CEO Anton Bizzell, M.D., a family physician and a global health, public health, and substance use disorders expert and former Medical Officer at National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our recent work includes systematic, integrated approaches designed to effect lasting change in the field of global health, through projects with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Learn more about how Bizzell advances data-driven, research-informed, innovative solutions to solve complex, real-world challenges. www.BizzellUS.com  

Categories Global Development Tags Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Contracts, Global Development, Infectious Disease Ebola, Special Populations, Technical Assistance & Trainings

Bizzell Awarded CDC Ebola Contract

Bizzell Awarded CDC Ebola Contract

At Bizzell, we are committed to improving the health and well-being of people around the globe. In our pursuit to support agencies, organizations, and other entities who are equally devoted to making a positive impact, our firm was awarded the DRC Ebola Response 2019 contract earlier this year. Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bizzell provides experienced technical and medical guidance for CDC staff and locally employed staff in Ebola-affected DRC. Our staff works closely with and supports the activities of the Center for Global Health, Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, the Ebola Coordination Team and the DRC Country Team to provide technical and medical support. Specifically, Bizzell staff provide:

· Technical guidance on surveillance and contact tracing* and management of associated data pertaining to Ebola response efforts

· Mentoring and training to junior CDC staff on associated Ebola surveillance, contact tracing* and data management and evaluation activities

· Guidance on infection prevention control and Ebola triage case assessment efforts

· Perform field evaluations, in North Kivu and Ituri Provinces, of associated Ebola activities with appropriate security provisions

*Contact tracing: the process of identifying persons who may have come into contact with an infected person and subsequent collection of further information about these contacts*

Categories News Tags Behavioral Health, Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. CMHS, Corporate Updates, Health, Healthcare, Technical Assistance & Trainings

Bizzell Supports the Nation’s Efforts on Emerging Behavioral Healthcare Trends

Bizzell Supports the Nation’s Efforts on Emerging Behavioral Healthcare Trends

The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) is pleased to kick off our second year of support to the Office of the Director (OD) for the Center for Mental Health Services within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). CMHS leads federal efforts to improve the quality and availability of prevention and treatment services for behavioral health disorders. To date, Bizzell has provided in-depth research and writing on current and emerging behavioral healthcare trends and practices in various media including speeches, blogs, PowerPoint presentations, white papers, reports, and issue briefs. Bizzell has also offered editorial and design support, meeting and retreat facilitation, leadership coaching, staff development and business process analyses.

Moving forward, Bizzell will deliver the same high quality services and offer our collective expertise in a wide range of behavioral health topics. These include evidence-based behavioral health and wellness practices, effective intervention and treatment strategies for people with serious mental illnesses, primary and behavioral healthcare integration and financing, homelessness services, mental health and recovery promotion, and cultural competency. “It’s been an honor to support CMHS’ essential mission to promote better healthcare and wellness for adults and children who experience mental illnesses,” said Anton Bizzell, M.D., CEO of Bizzell. “Given that nearly 20% of Americans experience a diagnosable mental illness each year, effective and accessible treatment and prevention services are crucial. Bizzell looks forward to continuing to promote CMHS’ vital initiatives by providing customized consultation services and subject matter expertise to CMHS in the areas of program and resource development, as well as business operations.” With a niche in healthcare, research and communications, Bizzell is committed to supporting initiatives like these that build healthy communities and individuals.

Categories Maternal and Child Health, News Tags Corporate Updates, Health, Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) / Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (DHVECS), Technical Assistance & Trainings

Bizzell Awarded a Contract to Provide Technical Assistance to HRSA’s Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems

Bizzell Awarded a Contract to Provide Technical Assistance to HRSA’s Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems

The Bizzell Group (Bizzell) is pleased to announce that our firm was recently awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract to provide technical assistance to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) / Division of Home Visiting and Early Childhood Systems (DHVECS).

This contract comes at a critical stage for HRSA, MCHB and DHVECS. The Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) initiative was designed to improve health and development outcomes at the child and family levels for those at risk, through improvement and coordination of health and related services at the community, State, and Federal levels.

Three years into the MIECHV initiative, the impact of the significant Federal investment is being assessed. Data will be analyzed to assess MIECHV grantee performance and outcomes for families, as well as to assess the impact of the program investment overall. Technical assistance (TA) will be intensified to support struggling grantees.

HRSA’s primary objectives for this task order are to conduct data and impact analyses for the MCHB DHVECS program and provide TA to grantees through comprehensive site visits, intensive performance improvement site visits, and general TA site visits.

“Research has long demonstrated improvements in child and family outcomes for participants in home visiting programs”, according to Anton Bizzell, M.D., CEO for Bizzell. “We are excited to partner with HRSA on this important initiative and look forward to providing the experience, substance, creativity, level of leadership, TA, data analysis, and other support required by HRSA.”

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