Awarded Grants

To improve the quality of public health practice and performance of public health systems by providing performance standards for public health systems and encouraging their widespread use; engaging and leveraging national, state and local partnerships to build a stronger foundation for public health preparedness; promoting continuous quality improvement of public health systems; and strengthening the science base for public health practice improvement.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by piloting the use of core operating support to sustain key NH nonprofits.

To understand the impact of current trends of health care cost increases on the economy and the health care system of New Hampshire over the next decade by developing a research strategy and plan.

To maintain a dental residency program in New Hampshire that will contribute to the availability of a qualified dental workforce to serve residents by providing technical assistance to the Manchester VA General Practice Dental Residency to develop and implement effective strategies for sustaining the program.

To quantitatively influence the discussion of domestic public policy during the 2008 Presidential primaries to address issues of end of life by disseminating strategic resources for advocates and the public of responsible, constructive social and public policy related to aging, end-of-life care and family caregiving.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by piloting the use of core operating support to sustain key NH nonprofits.

To raise public awareness of the importance of children's oral health to their overall health, and to create a climate that encourages policy makers in NH to set an agenda that supports improvements in oral health.

Determine the current oral health status of homebound seniors and the barriers to care.

To ensure the integrity of vaccines and medicines that need to be temperature controlled by acquiring a medical-grade refrigeration unit.

To improve understanding of how to effectively reduce youth suicide (up to age 24) and to increase the earlier use of mental health care services of youth and their families by testing the effectiveness of anti-stigma messages, collecting and analyzing data to demonstrate that Frameworks is an evidenced based youth suicide prevention practice.

To begin implementation of the Interagency Council on Homelessness's 10 Year Plan: A Home For Everyone by increasing the capacity of the lead agency, the New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness.

To build a well developed and fully functional infrastructure of Community Support Organizations in the Greater NH Seacoast and to begin moving toward vision and community level outcomes in this area related to four priority areas: Access to Healthcare, Substance Abuse, Housing and Transportation by strengthening the current collaboration management structure, assess and meet training needs, map and assess current regional coalition infrastructure and to develop a long term plan for reducing duplication and improving efficiency of current coalition infrastructure.