Awarded Grants

To improve medical outcomes for Cancer Center & Wound Healing Institute patients through integration of Oral Health Education into their specialty medical care by 1) developing Oral Health Education protocols for medical staff, 2) utilize dentists and hygienists to educate medical staff and 3) provide access to one-on-one meetings for patients with dental staff for education and evaluation of existing dental problems.

To develop an implementation and financing plan to expand and enhance the utilization of Evidence Based Practices (EBP'S) for community mental health programs serving NH children, adolescents, adults and seniors by supporting research and developing the collaborations needed to create and implement a Center of Excellence (COE).

To enhance public understanding and public policy regarding the system for providing mental health care to New Hampshire children by providing information and analysis to the Endowment for Health and other stakeholders in mental health care and health policy.

To help health practitioners, educators and the general public better understand the barriers that people with disabilities face in accessing quality health care and education by promoting the use of Including Samuel, a documentary film that follows the journey of children with disabilities and their families and examines best practices for the social and educational inclusion of youth with disabilities.

To increase the State

To build the capacity of government, health and human services leaders, workers and the systems that deliver patient care throughout New England to more effectively address the issue of minority health disparities by holding a bi-annual conference to discuss ways to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in these workers.

The goal of the proposed grant is to complete the process of planning for a new dental clinic to serve residents in greater Manchester who currently lack access to dental care. In addition, the grant will allow the consultant to provide oversight during the opening of the clinic during 2007.

To improve access to health insurance for NH's young adults by expanding age eligibility to existing public and private health insurance products.

To reduce childhood lead paint poisoning in New Hampshire through a coordinated approach to improving NH's lead poisoning prevention policies by convening a strong coalition of diverse interests, establishing a communications network, advocating for primary prevention and other sound policies, and developing recommendations for future strategic investment by funders.

To develop systems dynamics based models of healthcare to permit use of simulation tools in healthcare policy making.

To improve the mental health of NH's children and their families by seeking and documenting input from families and youth on the public and private mental health delivery system.

To educate health care professionals, civic and organizational leaders, and community representatives serving racial, ethnic, and linguistic minority populations and other medically underserved audiences in New Hampshire about the disproportionate cancer burden experienced by such vulnerable population groups and discuss strategies to address the barriers to effective cancer prevention and treatment by offering a one day conference.