Awarded Grants

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.

To provide state policy-makers, the general public and health system stakeholders with data and information on healthcare finance and coverage by analyzing current status and trends in the health finance system and the impact on the cost and quality of healthcare and on access of residents to that care through health insurance and public programs.

To educate the NH public about the needs of our seniors, give seniors and caregivers access to resources that can help them, and begin building the public will to make changes benefitting our elderly in our communities through a story series on NH Public TV, an accompanying web site and four community forums.

To assist Falls Risk Reduction Teams develop effective multi-factorial interventions in their facilities and/or communities by convening them to provide evidence-based tools and strategies for initiating and measuring change as well as ongoing technical assistance and support.

To improve the overall health of children, adults and families enrolled in Area Agency of Greater Nashua, Inc programs by piloting Southern NH Time Exchange which will create a safe social network where reciprocal volunteerism meets everyday needs in a cost effective way.

To improve revenues by developing a new data base and implementing a new billing system.