Concord, NH – The Endowment for Health, New Hampshire’s largest health foundation, recently awarded more than $900,000 to fund various health-related projects around the state of New Hampshire. Awards were made to 29 organizations for a variety of projects, some with statewide reach and others with a more targeted focus by region or geographic area.

“Many of these grants provide annual funding for the operations of NH’s advocacy, capacity-building and knowledge-building organizations. These nonprofits are the backbone that supports so many health-related projects in our state,” said Endowment for Health Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Mary Vallier-Kaplan. “Other grants provide funds for essential planning efforts – nonprofit work that is not typically funded by other sources.”


The following grants were awarded to reduce economic barriers to health:

UNDERSTANDING NH'S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: STRUCTURE AND FINANCE – $53,795
Enhancing public understanding and public policy on health care access and
financing.
Grantee: New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies

CROSSING THE PUBLIC POLICY DIVIDE – $25,000
Enhancing the use of research, data and analysis to effect health-related public
policy change
Grantee: Institute of Health Law & Ethics/Franklin Pierce Law Center

COOS COUNTY HOSPITAL COLLABORATIVE – $70,000
Sustaining the region's health care system through an exploration of a multiprovider
partnership
Grantee: Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital

CREATING AN ONLINE HEALTH TOWN SQUARE FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE – $18,952
An online forum to educate policy makers and the public about health care
reform efforts in New Hampshire
Grantee: NH Citizens Health Initiative c/o Institute for Health Policy &
Practice/UNH


Grants to reduce geographic barriers to health:

SOUHEGAN VALLEY NEMT PROJECT – $40,000
Planning for non-emergency medical transportation for the region's elderly,
disabled and low-income residents
Grantee: Granite State Organizing Project

EVALUATION OF HEALTH BUDDY TECHNOLOGY FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MENTAL
ILLNESS (SMI) WITH CO-MORBID CHRONIC MEDICAL ILLNESS – $25,000
Researching the effectiveness of home monitoring devices to improve mental
health outcomes and physical health
Grantee: Riverbend Community Mental Health


Grants to reduce social cultural barriers to health:

SUSTAINING THE NEW HAMPSHIRE MINORITY HEALTH COALITION – $25,000
Health-related knowledge development and advocacy for NH’s minority
populations
Grantee: New Hampshire Minority Health Coalition

NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH SURVEY – $5,316
Assessing the health care needs and concerns of NH's indigenous people
Grantee: Wijokadoak/Lutheran Social Services of Northern New England

IMPROVING NH'S HEALTH CARE DELIVERY FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES –
$30,000
Increasing provider capacity to address the medical needs of NH's children with
disabilities through film and dialogue
Grantee: Institute on Disability


Grants to improve the mental health of New Hampshire’s children and their
families:

SUSTAINING THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS – $25,000
Building capacity and advocacy to support and improve NH’s mental health
system.
Grantee: National Alliance on Mental Illness-New Hampshire

IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN IN NH –
$47,617
Enhancing the role of child advocacy centers
Grantee: Crimes Against Children Research Center/UNH

CENTRAL NEW HAMPSHIRE EATING DISORDER CONFERENCE – $9,450
Eating disorder education and intervention strategies for health care, mental
health and school professionals
Grantee: Eating Disorder Institute/Plymouth State University

IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR NH'S NEGLECTED AND ABUSED CHILDREN – $30,903
Planning for research-based interventions within NH's family courts and child
welfare system.
Grantee: Dartmouth Trauma Interventions Research Center/Dartmouth College


Grants to Improve Oral Health in NH

COALITION FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE ORAL HEALTH ACTION – $91,442
Advancing New Hampshire's Oral Health agenda through public policy
Grantee: Bi-State Primary Care Association


Non-Theme Grants

THE HEALTH COVERAGE FELLOWSHIP – $15,000
Deepening the media's understanding of and reporting on medicine and health
care in New England
Grantee: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation

SUSTAINING THE CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE OF NH – $25,000
Advocating for New Hampshire’s children and their families
Grantee: Children's Alliance of New Hampshire

SUSTAINING THE NH CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES – $25,000
Research and analysis that deepens understanding of NH’s health care system
Grantee: New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies

SUSTAINING THE NH CENTER FOR NONPROFITS – $25,000
Developing nonprofit capacity and empowering the state’s nonprofit leaders
Grantee: New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits

SUSTAINING THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH, LAW & ADVOCACY – $25,000
Developing best practices for health-related advocacy in NH
Grantee: Institute of Health Law & Ethics/Franklin Pierce Law Center

IMPLEMENTING THE NH MENTAL HEALTH PLAN – $50,000
Transforming mental health in NH
Grantee: Mental Health Council c/o New Hampshire Public Health Association

PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONALIZATION IN NH – $49,313
Creating a public health system to deliver essential services throughout New
Hampshire
Grantee: Community Health Institute/JSI Research & Training

SUSTAINING NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO – $25,000
Expanding reach, enhancing knowledge and engaging NH’s residents in robust
health care dialogue
Grantee: New Hampshire Public Radio

SUSTAINING NH PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION – $25,000
Strengthening the state’s public health policies and infrastructure
Grantee: New Hampshire Public Health Association

HEALTHY EATING/ACTIVE LIVING PROJECT – $50,000
Improving the personal wellness of all NH residents through effective
interventions that promote healthy eating and active living.
Grantee: Foundation for Healthy Communities

SUSTAINING LEADERSHIP NH – $10,000
Building a community of informed and civically engaged leaders in NH
Grantee: Leadership New Hampshire

SUSTAINING NH LEGAL ASSISTANCE – $25,000
Health-related legal advocacy for NH's vulnerable and underserved populations
Grantee: New Hampshire Legal Assistance

CREATING NONPROFIT ADVOCACY CAPACITY IN NH – $40,000
Advocacy education and support for nonprofits
Grantee: New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits

NORTH COUNTRY PALLIATIVE CARE COLLABORATION – $20,000
Improving systems for compassionate and coordinated end-of-life care for North
Country residents
Grantee: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

MINDFUL THINGS: EXPLORING MEMORY LOSS THROUGH SCIENCE AND ART – $5,000
Educating seniors, families and providers on memory loss issues and
Alzheimer's disease
Grantee: Grafton County Senior Citizens Council, Inc.


The Endowment for Health was established in 1999. Since 2001, the Endowment has awarded
nearly 621 grants totaling more than $27 million to support a wide range of health-related
programs and projects in New Hampshire. For more information about proposal guidelines and
funding priorities for the 2009 program year, visit www.endowmentforhealth.org