Awarded Grants

To enhance the long term financial sustainability of this developing organization by building the fundraising capacity of the staff, Board and volunteers by obtaining training to design and implement a mission-based system for raising sustainable funding from individuals.

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 assess the barriers and facilitators among oral health professionals to routinely screen all patients on tobacco use and provide evidence based treatment in their clinical practices by conducting focus groups, key informant interviews, researching literature, curricula, and best practices, and meeting with decision makers.

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 establish the needs of survivors of sexual violence in Sullivan County by conducting an in depth needs assessment using a telephone survey of the general population, a written survey, interviews, and focus groups with providers and consumers; and by organizing a sexual assault response team (SART) comprised of various agencies and organizations to meet the needs determined by the assessment.

To better integrate oral health care of long-term care residents in New Hampshire into general health care by 1) developing a comprehensive oral care training program for health care professionals, 2) establishing an oral health care model that is more coordinated into the care plan system, and 3) developing a sustainable staffing model that utilizes and trains existing nursing home staff.

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 increase the number of providers routinely discussing adverse childhood experiences, particularly domestic violence with their patients, and increase the number of medical referrals to community crisis centers, by educating providers on the chronic health risks associated with domestic violence, how to routinely and confidentially screen, and how to document and refer appropriately.

To improve access to preventive and restorative oral health services for all under and uninsured residents of Strafford County by establishing a dental center at Avis Goodwin Community Health Center, integrating medical and dental services by providing education for medical providers on quality oral health assessment, and by establishing a school-based program for elementary children.

To introduce the concepts of Public Health Dentistry and discuss the similarities and differences of these two types of dental care by holding a forum for the NHDS membership.

To support a community planning process that will identify solutions to reduce fragmentation and better integrate health care services and identify sustainable solutions for improved access to health care services.

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.