**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** THIS ONE-YEAR INTEGRATED PROPOSAL HELPS KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY (KSU), AND THE EXTENSION DISASTER EDUCATION NETWORK (EDEN) TO ADDRESS THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AFFECTED BY THE EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE ON ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOOD SURVIVORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: BREATHITT, CLAY, FLOYD, LETCHER, AND PERRY. THESE COUNTIES HAVE HIGH AFRICAN AMERICAN POPULATION OF UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO ALLEVIATE THE IMPACTS OF THE EASTERN KENTUCKY FLOODS ON MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES. THE PROJECT WILL MEET ITS GOALS/AIMS BY INCORPORATING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (1) IDENTIFY EXISTING CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AS WELL AS PROVIDE IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL WELL-KNOWN ADVOCATES AND ACTIVISTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. (2) ASSESS THE LEVEL OF USAGE OF THESE RESOURCES AMONG THE FLOOD SURVIVORS BY INCORPORATING PRE-POST SURVEYS. (3) MEASURE SHORT-TERM IMPACTS OF THE FLOODS ON THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE AFFECTED POPULATIONS BY INCORPORATING PRE-POST SURVEYS AND OTHER AVAILABLE DATA. (4) PROVIDE TRAINING FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AFTER A DISASTER BY INCORPORATING BEST PRACTICES. (5) OBTAIN DATA FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION APPLICATIONS FOR USE IN SECURING THE STABILITY OF THE RESULTING OUTCOMES, AND (6) TO IDENTIFY EXISTING CARE PROVIDERS AND OTHER HEALTH RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE AFFECTED COUNTIES AS WELL AS PROVIDING IMMEDIATE DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FLOOD SURVIVORS.