AUCH provides support to members in their efforts to provide quality care to patients with chronic diseases.
Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
The Utah Department of Health, Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention program partners with AUCH to provide contracts to AUCH members to enhance the quality of care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. For fiscal year 2010 (July 1, 2009- June 30, 2010) five AUCH members are receiving contracts to support their efforts around cardiovascular disease. Health centers were chosen for funding based on their applications in response to a Request for Proposal 
(RFP) process. The RFP asked member health centers to choose one area of the Care Model to address and to show that they have a comprehensive quality improvement infrastructure to do this.
The five health centers that are being funded and their chosen area of the Care Model and disease focus are:
Bear Lake Community Health Center, Cache Valley- Clinical Information Systems for patients with High Cholesterol
Green River Medical Center- Self-Management Support for patients with High Blood pressure
Midtown Community Health Center- Health Care Organization for patients with High Blood Pressure
Mountainlands Community Health Center- Self-Management Support for patients with High Cholesterol
Wayne Community Health Center- Self-Management Support for patients with High Blood Pressure
Diabetes Prevention and Control
The Utah Department of Health, Diabetes Prevention and Control program partners with AUCH to provide contracts to AUCH members to enhance the quality of care for patients with diabetes. For fiscal year 2010 (April 1, 2010- March 31, 2010) five AUCH members are receiving contracts to support their efforts around cardiovascular disease. Health centers were chosen for funding based on their applications in response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) process. The RFP asked member health centers to choose one area of the Care Model to address and to show that they have a comprehensive quality improvement infrastructure to do this.
The five health centers that are being funded and their chosen area of the Care Model are:
Carbon Medical Services Association, Inc.- Self-Management Support
Community Health Centers, Inc.- Self-Management Support
Green River Medical Center- Self-Management Support
Mountainlands Community Health Center- Self-Management Support
Southwest Utah Community Health Center (now Family Healthcare)- Self-Management Support
