Awarded Grants

To increase access to high-quality oral health care for low-income and other under-served populations at the Families First Dental Center by expanding staff time, exploring expansion of physical space, enhancing integration of oral health care with Families First's primary care, prenatal care and other programs; implementing more best practices, and becoming more financially sustainable.

To ensure solvency of NAMI - NH by providing an emergency grant to stabilize their annual budget.

To increase the life expectancy of individuals who have or are at risk of developing Severe & Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) by providing resources and supports to reduce the risks of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease and substance abuse through a variety of community based interventions.

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.

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 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 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 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 capacity of NH's nonprofits by developing a coordinated, comprehensive and sustainable scope of capacity building services in NH that is informed by national research and best practices.

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.