Awarded Grants

To reduce the geographic barriers to health for all residents, and especially older adults, persons with disabilities, and persons with low-income by improving the coordination of community transportation by convening the SCC 2010 Annual Summit to (1) inform opinion leaders and potential funders about the benefits of coordination to sustain the Regional Transportation Coordination Fund, and (2) provide important technical education programming for those currently involved in regional coordination activities.

To improve access, and the quality and efficiency of the New Hampshire behavioral health system by designing and submitting a 1915b waiver to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by July 1, 2011.

To support the operations of Health Strategies to implement the Endowment for Health's work as an organization to advance leadership, foster networking and collaboration, enhance knowledge and support the NH safety net.

To enhance the capacity of NH's leaders by providing resources to support national and statewide learning opportunities.

To promote the effective implementation of federal health reform in New Hampshire by providing support to key groups and stakeholders foster collaboration and information sharing and to develop needed knowledge and technical capacity.

To expand diversity within the nursing workforce and nursing education faculty in NH by promoting awareness of the nursing profession among youth from diverse cultures and supporting underrepresented populations to earn a Masters degree in nursing and join the nursing faculty in NH.

To engage existing New Hampshire consumer advocates and the broader stakeholder community--including state leaders and policy makers, providers, small businesses and others--in discussions about the national health reform legislation and likely implementation issues by holding a two-day convening.

To build a community of informed leaders in NH to increase civic engagement and strengthen communities through connecting and educating a diverse pool of engaged or emerging leaders about the State of New Hampshire.

To build the national will to address the full range of poverty issues and to identify solutions that foster opportunity.

To reduce suicide in NH by bringing professionals, policy makers and survivors together to learn about evidence based methods being used to prevent suicide in NH and throughout the country.

To improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations in NH especially business systems by creating a cost effective web platform that provides a multitude of best practice business resources, purchasing opportunities, operational and governance tools, HR policies, training resources, networking sites and other resources.

To address various cultural and linguistic barriers to healthcare and health-related services and empower community members by providing immigrants and refugees with health education programs presented by healthcare providers and by providing a community health nurse on-site at the Coalition of African Organization's office on a monthly basis.