Awarded Grants

To maintain access to needed public transportation services in the Lakes Region by assuring a smooth transition between GLTA and the new service provider, supporting a community planning process to oversee future development, and establishing community support for the system

To educate and inform decision makers and legislatures of the health care disparities related to living in rural areas of New England by consolidating existing data and creating educational materials to be used by advocates trying to improve access to health care.

To provide high quality current data on NH's livable wage and the availability of livable wage jobs in NH to policymakers and non-profit organizations throughout the state by 1)researching and publishing a new study of NH's livable wage; 2)researching and publishing a new study of the availability of livable wage jobs in NH; and 3)disseminating the results of the two studies widely by hosting forums to present study results, conducting media campaign, and using advisory committee members.

To increase the knowledge of geographic barriers to heath in New Hampshire by analyzing a statewide survey and other related data on tranporation access issues.

To assure the safety of the members of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua by providing emergency first aid kits in all appropriate locations.

To improve access to health for youth at risk for suicidal behavior by reframing messages, changing stigmatizing attitudes, providing training and skill development, strengthening community coalitions, fostering leadership, and promoting collaboration and service coordination.

To ensure access to critical health and social services and improve the health outcomes of children living in poverty; address systemic economic and social-cultural barriers to child health through legal advocacy; and provide a framework for the expansion of this model of legal advocacy across New Hampshire by establishing a medical-legal collaborative project with NH Legal Assistance.

To lay the groundwork for implementation of a statewide telehealth network by further characterizing telehealth needs, resources and interest in the state and engaging key stakeholders in a deliberative planning process leading to a clear and concrete plan of action.

To increase access of self-employed and micro-business owners to health insurance information by developing a web site specifically designed for the self-employed micro-business user that will present unbiased information about how the health insurance system works and what options are available in NH.

To create a healthy and sustainable health system for New Hampshire by engaging citizens, policymakers, providers, and other stakeholders in developing policies and systems that support New Hampshire's residents in their efforts to maintain good health and prevent illness and injury and maintain access to a healthcare system that provides high-quality, cost-effective care.

To develop a coordinated, easily accessible transportation system that provides quality services to the transit dependent residents of the Greater Derry-Salem region.

To achieve the vision of the Medical Interpretation Advisory Board (MIAB) where the limited English proficient and deaf and hard of hearing populations in New Hampshire will have access to high quality health services and to improve the quality of healthcare offered by New Hampshire hospitals and other providers by promoting cultural competency within organizations, developing models or systems that ensure delivery of culturally sensitive and appropriate care and faciliating the Medical Interpretation Advisory Board and its subcommittees.