ARTS CULTURE & THE HUMANITIES

Grants for Capacity Building, Management & Technical Assistance
California—CALIFORNIA
322. Liberty Hill Foundation, Santa Monica, CA. $50,000, 2008. To support
strategic planning process and board and staff development that will
enhance organizational capacity to engage in community organizing,
research and policy advocacy to reduce health disparities in underserved
communities in Los Angeles.
323. Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA.
$22,500, 2008. For Women’s Health Policy Summit to support women’s
health convening to set agenda and develop policy recommendations to
increase cultural competency of women’s health stakeholders,
policymakers and health system serving women in Los Angeles County.
324. Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health, Palo Alto, CA. $25,000,
2008. For continued analysis of health disparities among children and
develop policy recommendations to reduce disparities in California.
325. Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health, Palo Alto, CA. $25,000,
2008. To analyze health disparities among children and develop policy
recommendations to reduce disparities in California.
326. Marin County Grassroots Leadership Network, San Rafael, CA.
$180,462, 2008. To support community planning process that will
develop prioritized health concerns, policy agenda and implementation
plan to address environmental factors negatively impacting health
outcomes in low-income communities in Marin County.
327. Mercy Foundation - Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA. $99,925, 2008. To
develop and implement uniform and organization-wide cultural
competency training program to ensure improved health care delivery at
Mercy Hospitals to underserved residents of Kern County.
328. NATHA, Pasadena, CA. $166,216, 2008. To build organizational capacity
through strategic planning to address social and physical environments
that impact northwest Pasadena residents’ health.
329. National Council on Interpreting in Health Care, Santa Rosa, CA.
$196,000, 2008. To build organizational capacity to continue to provide
leadership in field of health care interpreting in California and develop
national standards for training of interpreters in health care.
330. National Institute on Money in State Politics, Helena, MT. $100,000,
2008. To support analysis of political contributions on health and health
policy issues in California and to train advocacy organizations on how to
use research for their advocacy goals.
331. National Mental Health Association of Greater Los Angeles, Long Beach,
CA. $249,604, 2008. For pipeline program that facilitates entry into
mental health careers for underrepresented students at Crenshaw High
School in South Los Angeles County.
332. North San Diego County Sponsoring Committee, Escondido, CA.
$159,140, 2008. To increase organizational capacity to advocate for
expanded health coverage for uninsured, low-income residents in
northern San Diego County.
333. Northern California Grantmakers, San Francisco, CA. $50,000, 2008.
For Assessing Philanthropic Diversity and Investment in California’s
Communities of Color.
334. Oakland Community Organizations, Oakland, CA. $300,000, 2008. To
build support for and commitment to comprehensive violence prevention
strategy among residents, and civic and church leaders through
community organizing and advocacy in key Oakland neighborhoods.
335. Our Family Coalition, San Francisco, CA. $185,487, 2008. For Access
to Culturally Competent Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual
Headed Families.
336. Palavra Tree, San Diego, CA. $71,988, 2008. For succession planning
and capacity building.
337. Paradise Center for Tolerance and Nonviolence, Paradise, CA. $36,055,
2008. For capacity building.
338. Parenting Network, Visalia, CA. $59,131, 2008. To support
organizational capacity-building activities to strengthen culturally
competent health system for Latino families with children with impaired
physical and mental abilities in Tulare County.
339. Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles, CA. $240,483, 2008.
To establish formal membership and communications program to
support development of cadre of trained health professionals who can
advocate for changes in environmental health and justice policies in
Southern California.
340. PolicyLink, Oakland, CA. $48,282, 2008. To update and disseminate
policy and advocacy resource publication on environmental triggers of
asthma in schools, housing and outdoor air quality, and how
community-led efforts can improve quality of life for children with asthma
and create healthier communities across California.
341. PolicyLink, Oakland, CA. $20,000, 2008. For sponsorship of convening
that will gather leaders and practitioners who are engaged in addressing
issues associated with improving health and well-being outcomes for
men and boys of color in Bay Area.
342. Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA. $335,329, 2008. To research and
evaluate feasibility of developing ongoing obesity prevention funding
stream to improve food and activity environments in low-income
communities across California.
343. Prevention Institute, Oakland, CA. $300,000, 2008. For building
momentum for community health in California.
344. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $897,849, 2008. For Connecting
Dots Program to support dissemination of best practices and
implementation of collaborative statewide and regional strategies to
increase racial and ethnic diversity of health work force in California
through comprehensive approaches to building health career pathways
for underrepresented minority students.
345. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $375,786, 2008. For California
convergence project for changing food and physical activity environments
and to reduce obesity.
346. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $290,000, 2008. To support
development of public health leadership training model and curriculum
that trains California leaders how to improve health by addressing social
and environmental factors negatively impacting community health and
creating partnerships that cross cultural and institutional boundaries.
347. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $209,651, 2008. To build
organizational capacity to facilitate collaboration between health care,
public health and community health leaders to develop and engage in
health policy and system change efforts for health improvement
throughout California.
348. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $201,287, 2008. To increase
capacity within California’s state and local public health departments to
prevent chronic diseases and work to eliminate health disparities,
emphasizing collaborative, multisector approach.
349. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $145,243, 2008. To conduct
background research and evaluate feasibility of developing ongoing
obesity prevention funding stream to improve food and activity
environments in low-income communities across California.
350. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $110,000, 2008. To convene
conference on chronic illness prevention for local health departments
leaders in California, followed by series of three regional workshops to
assist local health departments in better addressing social and
environmental determinants of health to improve overall health status of
Californians.
351. Public Health Institute, Oakland, CA. $75,000, 2008. For executive
leadership transition and strategic planning process.
352. Public Media Center, San Francisco, CA. $201,010, 2008. To assess
communications and capabilities of California organizations networking
to improve health outcomes for children and families and to assist them
develop effective communications strategies and tools for advancement
of policy change for healthy environments for nutrition and physical
activity.
353. Rady Childrens Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA. $111,060,
2008. For planning and capacity building.
354. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. $374,212, 2008. To develop
report on prisoner re-entry focusing on public health challenges facing
California communities, with objective of informing policy debate on
comprehensive re-entry strategies at local and state levels in California.
355. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA. $278,919, 2008. To develop
report on diminished health and life chances of boys and men of color in
areas of persistent poverty in California and on promising strategies for
improving their health outcomes.
356. Ravenswood Family Health Center, East Palo Alto, CA. $100,712, 2008.
To support organizational capacity building to strategically engage in
enrolling uninsured adults in health care coverage in San Mateo County.
357. Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento, CA. $223,084,
2008. To provide support for capacity building activities in order to
effectively deliver mental health services system-wide and improve
access for underserved youth in Sacramento County.
358. Sacramento Gay and Lesbian Center, Sacramento, CA. $135,012, 2008.
To build organizational capacity in order to represent lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender communities and their need for culturally
competent health and mental health services in Sacramento region.
359. Sacramento Lao Family Community, Sacramento, CA. $100,000, 2008.
For Hmong Health Project, Phase II, to engage in second year of
collaborative planning and action to promote culturally competent care
for Hmong communities in Sacramento County.
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