Awarded Grants

To successfully develop a fundable plan to implement Phase I (a mobile dental clinic) of the North Country Oral Health Plan by having clinical and nonclinical work group members along with Medicaid, site visit the model, develop a business plan and other tasks.

To assure the availability and accessibility of health care services to the vulnerable and underserved residents of the geographic service area of the Ammonoosuc CHC by sustaining the operations of the Ammonoosuc CHC in the event that supplemental State of NH Medicaid funds are not received.

To improve the awareness and knowledge of the New England public and policymakers regarding critical health issues especially those affecting the poor and the uninsured by developing a fellowship for journalists in New England to improve the media coverage of such health issues.

To provide long-term medications to low income people in Belknap, Carroll and Strafford counties using a volunteer model.

To develop and implement in collaboration with the NH Nursing Board a web based survey of the NH nursing work force, analyze the responses, to disseminate the results and to develop a sustainability plan to continue the longitudinal collection of this data utlizing this survey.

To collaboratively develop analytic and policy tools to provide the State of New Hamsphire and its constituents a better understanding of the underlying barriers to access to primary health care in NH.

To assess the language service needs in New Hampshire of limited English proficient pateints in the medical setting, existing capacity and quality of interpretation services provided to these patients, the gap between need and capacity, and potential steps to reduce or eliminate this gap. The report will recommend future actions to evaluate and improve these services to meet present and projected needs. It will be disseminated to a wide range of stakeholders.

To establish the new Community Resource Center in Peterborough by building the organizational structures that will ensure its future as a true community serving, sustainable organization with broad and diverse participation.

To recruit and retain medical interpreters to be available as a cost effective support service to New Hampshire health care providers in order to ensure access to all New Hampshire residents especially Limited English Proficient (LEP) population.

To create a community health model in New Hampshire to provide better access to prevention and treatment through the use of evidence-based protocols and interventions.

To implement the New Hampshire Oral Health Plan: A Framework for Action.

To develop a sustainable training program for qualified medical interpreter; to provdie leadership to develop a system that meets the interpretation need of the Limited English Proficient (LEP) population statewide; to train and educate health professionals on cultural competency and use of medical interpreters; to provide outreach and education to LEP health consumers about medical interpretation; to develop a continuing education program for training medical interpreters.