Awarded Grants

To improve regional transportation services for people in Strafford County by assessing existing transportation resources in Strafford County and developing an action plan for future efforts.

To enhance state and community leader capacity to locate and use health data and data-demonstrated solutions to community health problems by 1) creating, implementing and evaluating community-requested training curriculums and tools, 2) conducting presentations on how to use tools created by the program, 3) providing technical assistance, and 4) seeking funding to sustain program.

To increase access to oral health and oral health care and to promote the value of good oral health as a component of total health in Manchester, NH by developing a community based, long term strategic oral health plan.

To promote the importance of health insurance coverage for New Hampshire children.

To begin to address the dental care needs of nursing home residents in New Hampshire by documenting the current state of dental care for and dental health of nursing home residents in New Hampshire through surveys of nursing home dentists, dental hygienists and administrators and through clinical assessments of a sample of nursing home residents.

To address the gap between research and public policy re: cost, coverage and quality of health care in NH by creating a public policy roadmap for the Endowment's Citizen's Roundtable, by serving as a public policy guide for the Endowment's Pillar's Project and by enhancing the knowledge of NH key health stakeholders by providing onging monitoring and reporting on relevant health and public policy developments.

To help assure that the individuals and families of southern Carroll County have access to quality food by providing appropriate storage for food at the local food pantry.

To prevent pressure ulcers of all NH residents who have or are at a risk by providing access to the diagnostic technology known as Forse Sensing Array (FSA) which will result in clinical recommendations for a seating system that provides proper positioning, postural support and an optimal pressure-relieving cushion.

To increase NH's knowledge of cost effective sustainable and responsive community oral health models by planning and implementing a practice based oral health program.

To improve the health and wellness outcomes of New Hamsphire's children by increased and coordinated action that improves policies and programs affecting children.

To strengthen the NH health care safety net (emergency care, primary care, specialty care and in-patient care ) by improving financial access systems based on uniform core principles for care for low-income uninsured and under-insured people statewide.

To solidify the role of the NH Reproductive Health Association as a provider of education and advocacy promoting the dissemination of sound public health knowledge and supporting evidence-based practice in the area of reproductive health by implementing a strategic planning process which 1) builds an active, engaged membership base, 2) develops financial sustainability, 3) outlines a schedule of activities for the next two years.