Awarded Grants

To educate healthcare organizations and the people who work in them to meet the challenge of providing quality healthcare to the Deaf and hard of hearing and the limited English proficient (LEP) populations in NH by convening a half-day conference of experts and people from this target population.

To examine the effectiveness of the New Hampshire Healthy Kids Program (NHHK) by systematically analyzing the characteristics of the program, comparing it as appropriate with programs in other states.

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 address the national Philanthropic Divide which is the increasing gap in foundation assets between those States with the most and those with the least (NH ranks among the 10 states with the least amount of in-state foundation assets) by 1) increasing regional and national grantmaking to help develop in-state philanthropic resources, 2) increasing regional and national grantmaking to strengthen and expand in-state nonprofit sector infrastructure, 3) by leveling the playing field for grantseekers from divide states to increase access to national foundation grants.

To extend the existing evaluation of the InShape health promotion project to include long-term follow-up on participants and to include an evaluation of Medicaid service use and expenditures associated with participation in the project by conducting 18 month interview evaluations of program participants and by accessing and analyzing Medicaid service use and expenditure data.

To plan model collaborative mental and behavioral health care program (MBHC) in Sullivan County, which utilizes Antioch University New England's (ANE) doctoral program in Clinical Psychology, by engaging in a careful planning process with area stakeholders and expert consultants that balances best practice information with local realities and constraints.

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 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.

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 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.