Awarded Grants

To demonstrate outcomes of integrated care at Families First and sites throughout NH by developing, in consultation with program-evaluation experts from Antioch University, an evaluation plan for the new integrative behavioral/primary health program at Families First, and a statewide cross-site evaluation.

To improve the communication and coordination of health policy discourse by providing an opportunity for communications training and collaborative dialogue.

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

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 develop and lead an effective workgroup to create a NH SFAI implementation plan.

To enhance public understanding and public policy regarding health care access and finance by providing information and analysis to stakeholders in health care and health policy, including the Citizens Health Initiative and other groups working on health.

To improve capacity to assess the health care needs and concerns of New Hampshire

To improve NH health stakeholders' capacity to navigate the public policy divide - the gap that exists between health-related data, research, analysis, and recommendations on the one hand, and the successful implementation of sensible public policies on the other - by providing practical and expert technical assistance.

To increase knowledge of national best practices for community health workers and participate in site visits to refugee serving nonprofits in Minnesota.

To improve the capacity among NH health care professionals for appropriately addressing the health care needs of children with disabilities and their families by convening health care professionals for a series of film screenings and dialogues.

To sustain financial management changes by retaining a consultant to assist with the setting up of new accounting software.

To evaluate the effectiveness on utilization of services and health status including mental health- both subjective and objective, of the Health Buddy technology (home telemonitoring) in people with severe mental illness who also suffer from a co-morbid medical condition and live in a community setting.