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- Smiling Schools Tooth-varnish Program Expands To 10 More Counties; Now In 40
Kentucky's Smiling Schools program is expanding to 10 more counties and will now provide its free preventive tooth varnishing treatments to children in 40 elementary schools, most in Appalachia, according to a state press release. Gov. Steve Beshear...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Reports Its 2013 Grants
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested just over $2 million in 2013 on programs, research and initiatives designed to inform and promote better health policy in Kentucky, it said in a news release Tuesday. It said the grants went to community-based...
- Six Kentucky Community Health Centers Receive $3.7 Million In Grants
Kentucky has received $3.7 million in grants to expand six community health centers, part of an effort to improve access to primary care. The federal funds were distributed through the Affordable Care Act. Centers that will receive funds include Cumberland...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Receives $1 Million Grant In Addition To $2 Million Already Being Used For Matching Grants
A federal agency has given the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky $1 million, on top of an earlier $2 million, to make matching grants aimed at addressing the state's health challenges. The money comes from the Corporation for National and Community...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Awarded Nearly $3 Million In Grants In 2010
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded nearly $3 million to community organizations, schools, government agencies and institutions in 2010. The funds, awarded in 80 grants, will support programs and policy development for health improvement and...
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Foundation matches Social Innovation Fund money to create grants for improving health services in seven Kentucky counties
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky today announced four equal Social Innovation Fund grants totaling $1 million to improve access to health services, reduce health risks and disparities, and promote health equity in Jefferson, McCreary, Wolfe, Powell, Montgomery, Bath and Menifee counties. The projects are expected to serve nearly 9,000 people in the next year.
Home of the Innocents in Louisville will establish a dental clinic at the newly opened interdisciplinary Hockensmith Pediatric Assessment Center. The program will provide dental services to children in state care, children with special health care needs, and other children and families served by the Home and its partner agencies.
St. Joseph Health System, based in Lexington, will establish primary care clinics in Powell and Wolfe counties, both rural and low-income. These satellite clinics will be staffed by nurse practitioners and will utilize telemedicine to collaborate with physicians and specialists at a central location.
Cumberland Family Medical Center, based in Burkesville, will establish a nurse-managed health center and rural training program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Funds will be used to expand the scope of services provided in McCreary County to include x-ray and utilize health IT to connect with other CFMC sites. This will be the county's first x-ray, reducing travel for local residents who previously had to travel ouside the county for x-ray services.
The Montgomery County Health Department in Mount Sterling will establish a health education and navigation program to serve a low-income population in Montgomery, Bath and Menifee counties. Four full-time health navigators will be employed to serve the community by assessing individual needs and linking patients with services.
Each $250,000 grtant includes $125,000 from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. As an endowed public charity, the foundation was able to provide the matching funds that were required to secure the Social Innovation Fund award for Kentucky. Learn more about the grants here.
Home of the Innocents in Louisville will establish a dental clinic at the newly opened interdisciplinary Hockensmith Pediatric Assessment Center. The program will provide dental services to children in state care, children with special health care needs, and other children and families served by the Home and its partner agencies.
St. Joseph Health System, based in Lexington, will establish primary care clinics in Powell and Wolfe counties, both rural and low-income. These satellite clinics will be staffed by nurse practitioners and will utilize telemedicine to collaborate with physicians and specialists at a central location.
Cumberland Family Medical Center, based in Burkesville, will establish a nurse-managed health center and rural training program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Funds will be used to expand the scope of services provided in McCreary County to include x-ray and utilize health IT to connect with other CFMC sites. This will be the county's first x-ray, reducing travel for local residents who previously had to travel ouside the county for x-ray services.
The Montgomery County Health Department in Mount Sterling will establish a health education and navigation program to serve a low-income population in Montgomery, Bath and Menifee counties. Four full-time health navigators will be employed to serve the community by assessing individual needs and linking patients with services.
Each $250,000 grtant includes $125,000 from the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. As an endowed public charity, the foundation was able to provide the matching funds that were required to secure the Social Innovation Fund award for Kentucky. Learn more about the grants here.
- Smiling Schools Tooth-varnish Program Expands To 10 More Counties; Now In 40
Kentucky's Smiling Schools program is expanding to 10 more counties and will now provide its free preventive tooth varnishing treatments to children in 40 elementary schools, most in Appalachia, according to a state press release. Gov. Steve Beshear...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Reports Its 2013 Grants
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky invested just over $2 million in 2013 on programs, research and initiatives designed to inform and promote better health policy in Kentucky, it said in a news release Tuesday. It said the grants went to community-based...
- Six Kentucky Community Health Centers Receive $3.7 Million In Grants
Kentucky has received $3.7 million in grants to expand six community health centers, part of an effort to improve access to primary care. The federal funds were distributed through the Affordable Care Act. Centers that will receive funds include Cumberland...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Receives $1 Million Grant In Addition To $2 Million Already Being Used For Matching Grants
A federal agency has given the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky $1 million, on top of an earlier $2 million, to make matching grants aimed at addressing the state's health challenges. The money comes from the Corporation for National and Community...
- Foundation For A Healthy Kentucky Awarded Nearly $3 Million In Grants In 2010
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky awarded nearly $3 million to community organizations, schools, government agencies and institutions in 2010. The funds, awarded in 80 grants, will support programs and policy development for health improvement and...