Healthcare Georgia Foundation
Awards 13 Grant Recipients More Than $1.2 Million
Working in Partnership with the Foundation, These Grant Recipients Are Committed to Improving the Health of all Georgians
ATLANTA, GA...April 16, 2003 -- Healthcare Georgia Foundation, a statewide, private independent foundation, today announced that 13 nonprofit health organizations located throughout Georgia have received more than $1.2 million in grant support.
ATLANTA, GA...April 16, 2003 -- Healthcare Georgia Foundation, a statewide, private independent foundation, today announced that 13 nonprofit health organizations located throughout Georgia have received more than $1.2 million in grant support.
We are very excited to announce these grant awards and acknowledge the critical work that these organizations are doing to improve the health of all Georgians", according to Dr. Gary Nelson, President of Healthcare Georgia Foundation. Through their efforts, each of them are making an important contribution to underserved individuals and communities."
The 13 Grant Recipients include:
Atlanta Women's Foundation, Inc.
Expanding Access to Primary Healthcare -- $2,500 Support for the inaugural 'Women in Medicine for the Atlanta Women's Foundation' event on April 15, 2003 to raise support for programs dealing with cancer-related issues specific to women and girls in Georgia.
Community HealthCare Center, Inc.
Strengthening Nonprofit Health Organizations -- $85,000 General operating support for critical staffing, strategic planning and staff development important to serve the medically underserved in the city of Savannah and Chatham County.
Council on Social Work Education, Inc.
Expanding Access to Primary Healthcare -- $10,000 Support for the first National Gerontological Social Work Conference to be held in Atlanta February 27 - March 2, 2003.
Emory University (School of Medicine)
Addressing Health Disparities -- $385,000 Support to provide interpregnancy care and social supports to underserved women at-risk of poor pregnancy outcomes in Fulton and DeKalb Counties.
Emory University (Woodruff Health Sciences Center)
Expanding Access to Primary Healthcare -- $105,000 Support for the development and production of a comprehensive inventory of key health indicators in Georgia.
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Inc.
Expanding Access to Primary Healthcare -- $85,000 Support for Enlace (Spanish for 'link'), a pilot community initiative to improve the access and availability of mental health services to Latino adolescents and their families in Gainesville.
Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission
Expanding Access to Primary Healthcare -- $5,824 Support for the 'Lifeline to Health' show, featuring interactive call-in segments, health/fitness news and feature stories on health to promote the health of Georgians.
Kennesaw State University Foundation, Inc.
Addressing Health Disparities -- $200,000 Support to develop, implement and evaluate a Latino-Hispanic Diabetes project in Cobb County.
Medbank Foundation, Inc.
Strengthening Nonprofit Health Organizations -- $179,100 General operating support to strengthen its capacity to provide free or donated prescription medications to low-income residents of Chatham and Effingham Counties with chronic health conditions.
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Inc.
Addressing Health Disparities -- $ 9,660 Support for Georgias public health leaders participation in 'The Publics Health and the Law in the 21st Century: Second Annual Partnership Conference on Public Health Law' to be held June 16-18, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc.
Addressing Health Disparities -- $3,000 Support for the Presidential Inaugural Symposium on Health Disparities April 11, 2003, with sessions on determinants, quality of care and access.
Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership, Inc.
Strengthening Nonprofit Health Organizations -- $125,000 General operating support for key organizational improvements and bridge funding for its Volunteers in Medicine Program providing medical, dental and pharmaceutical care to the medically underserved in Whitfield and Murray Counties.
Saint Joseph's Mercy Care Services, Inc.
Strengthening Nonprofit Health Organizations -- $100,000 Support to implement a database analysis research project for improved healthcare and support services to the homeless in metropolitan Atlanta.
We are looking forward to working with each of these organizations, partnering together to make a difference in Georgia. These and future partnerships will be the key to advancing the health of all Georgians and expanding access to affordable, quality health care for underserved individuals and communities."
About Healthcare Georgia Foundation
Healthcare Georgia Foundation is a statewide, private independent foundation located in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1999 with an endowment from BlueCross and BlueShield of Georgia, the Foundations mission is to advance the health of all Georgians and to expand access to affordable, quality healthcare for underserved individuals and communities. In 2003, Healthcare Georgia Foundation expects to award approximately $4 million in grants to nonprofit health organizations throughout Georgia. For more information on the Foundation, including the Foundations Grantmaking Priorities, Application Guidelines and instructions for submitting a Letter of Inquiry, please visit us at: www.healthcaregeorgia.org
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