Awarded Grants

To improve the oral health of the people of New Hampshire through effective oral health advocacy and public policy in New Hampshire.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by sustaining the general operations of key NH nonprofits.

To effectively and efficiently inform the development of state and federal policies that will facilitate providing services to NH's homeless population and eventually end homelessness in NH.

To assure successful management and operations of the dental clinic by seeking outside consultation to provide an assessment of the current status and assisting with a plan for sustainability.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by sustaining the operations of key NH nonprofits.

To improve health outcomes and access to health care and social services for recent immigrants/refugees with limited English proficiency (LEP) in Laconia by creating sustainable systems to 1) coordinate community resources 2) further integration of refugees within the greater community, 3) recruit and train volunteer advocates to assist with refugee community needs (transportation, medical, and social liaisons) and 4) develop greater cultural competency among volunteers, medical providers and others.

To address barriers to health and health care for the African and Bhutanese communities of Concord by training ethnic Community Health Workers who will 1) create and lead community health education sessions, 2) provide in-home health and hygiene education, and 3) provide feedback to the Concord Hospital Family Health Center.

To conduct a mixed methods evaluation of the impact of the New Hampshire Primary Care Medical Home (PCMH) pilot on health care utilization, costs, and quality by utilizing case studies at the nine sites and analyzing the impact of the PCMH on utilization and using the New Hampshire Comprehensive Health Care Information System (NH CHIS).

To identify early childhood developmental concerns and to increase access to coordinated supports and services for NH's young children and their families by expanding developmental screening, referral, and parent/caregiver education through the Watch Me Grow (WMG) system.

To improve the clinical and administrative capacity of five community mental health centers by implementing a shared Electronic Medical Record system and conducting a systematic analysis of all current workflow processes and sharing best practices.

To reduce the impact of suicide in NH by presenting a Suicide Prevention Conference, a forum to promote best practices in suicide prevention and to network.

To increase the psychopharmacological management capacity of Primary Care and Family Physicians to treat children and adolescents in the Concord area by implementing the REACH Institute's mini-fellowship program in child psychiatry and providing consultation for 18-months.