Awarded Grants

The CHS Dental Program will increase access to oral health care and education and provide dental homes in Greater Derry region for individuals enrolled in the core CHS Health Care Program through a multiphase program that will gradually increase provider populations and explore/identify the breakeven point for a health center based dental practice.

To determine a NH best practice school-based dental sealant program by implementing and evaluating three models which build on the existing infrastructure of established school-based programs, use of volunteer dentists to provide required patient assessment and targeting Title I schools with students at highest risk for dental disease.

To provide efficient and accessible health and human service information by developing a statewide, comprehensive information and referral system, with single number access, trained call specialists, and a Web-based I&R database.

To improve the delivery of HIV care to people living with HIV/AIDS in NH by developmenting a system of coordinated access to care services that maximizes the limited financial resources available.

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 increase the numbers of low income older adults accessing mental health care for emotional problems by planning and implementing a pilot program to train and utilize trusted community religious leaders to educate and inform their congregations about the importance of seeking treatment for depression when needed and distributing easy to use depression screening instruments for their use.

To improve the oral health of low income individuals living in Carroll County by improving access to care and knowledge of the critical importance of maintaining good oral health.

To develop a Blueprint for Change that provides a framework and specific action steps for addressing the barriers to treatment for co-occurring disorders for adolescents and young adults in New Hampshire by creating a structured process which builds on identified critical topics.

To enhance public awareness and understanding in NH of health care issues by increasing NHPR's capacity to regularly and extensively cover health issues in multiple ways.

To improve New Hampshire CHCs' financial sustainability by strategic communication to stakeholders and technical assistance to the CHCs.

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 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.