| FY 2002 Grants and Initiatives Unless otherwise noted, grants are for one year.
The foundation’s fiscal year (FY) is July 1 through June 30. A broad opportunity that funded within all priority areas
- Aging Research Institute, Topeka - $134,033 to create a system to help stabilize the frontline long-term care workforce
Bridges to Success Health and Wellness Action Team,Topeka - $75,207 to evaluate and address childhood obesity data collection needs and prevention efforts through multiple strategies
- Butler County Community College Foundation, El Dorado - $50,840 to offer on-site health care services to students and a clinical training site for student nurses
- Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas City - $80,000 to expand a network of community volunteers to support frail older adults in their homes
- Center for Health and Wellness, Inc., Wichita - $140,575 for a study to evaluate the benefits of prevention and intensive health education regarding obesity and other related risk factors, focusing on an African American population
- Cloud County Commission on Aging, Inc., Concordia - $52,121 to develop a program to assist low income seniors obtain free or low cost prescription medications (three-year grant)
- East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Ottowa - $44,839 to develop a local network of volunteers to assist seniors obtain free or low cost prescription medications
- East Topeka Council on Aging, Inc., Topeka - $10,000 to match a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation for purchase of a replacement vehicle for transportation of senior citizens and persons with disabilities
- First Call for Help of Ellis County, Hays - $25,000 to assist individuals without prescription insurance in accessing free or low cost medications
- Fort Hays State University, Department of Allied Health, Hays - $148,500 to develop a diagnostic ultrasound program to increase the number of registered sonographers (two-year grant)
- Guadalupe Clinic, Wichita - $13,500 to expand the organization’s capacity to serve underserved populations by extending its hours of operation
Health Ministries Clinic of Harvey County, Inc., Newton - $7,350 to increase the clinic’s capacity by enhancing its patient accounting technology
- Health Partners Benefit Association, Inc., Great Bend - $74,000 to support the development of the Kansas Business Health Partnership health insurance premium subsidy program
- Heartland Rural Counseling Services, Inc., Colby - $2,973 for testing instruments to complete a comprehensive diagnostic testing center
- Hesston College, Hesston - $33,186 to develop a model remediation program to increase the retention and graduation rates of nursing students and to expand the nursing program capacity
- Hunter Health Clinic, Wichita - $5,850 for information technology and related equipment
- Kansas Advocates for Better Care, Inc., Lawrence - $38,156 to train volunteers as caregivers for frail loved-ones
- Kansas Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, Topeka - $38,095 to expand the Care for the Caregiver program and the number of trained volunteer companions providing respite to family caregivers
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Local and Rural Health, Topeka - $30,500 for medical interpreter training for qualified bilingual volunteers and health care providers
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Center for Health and Environmental Statistics, OHCI, Topeka - $16,500 to enhance program planning by electronically linking data from health services to women, infants and children
- Kansas Department on Aging, Topeka - $58,880 to replicate a successful program providing respite care support to caregivers in three new cities
- Kansas Nurses Foundation, Topeka - $10,350 to develop a Web site and resource library to recruit nursing students and promote nursing as a career
- Kansas Public Health Association, Topeka - $20,000 to secure access to national matching funds that will support the Kansas Partnership for HIV/AIDS
- Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission (HCC), Topeka - $29,271 to determine the number of state employees who would qualify for HealthWave benefits if they were not covered by the state employee group health insurance plans and to explore subsidies and other alternatives regarding enrollment options
- Kansas State University, Manhattan - $56,717 for research to validate an instrument capable of measuring eating behaviors associated with healthy outcomes (two-year grant)
- Kansas State University, Manhattan - $21,666 to develop a childhood obesity prevention program piloted in child care facilities in three communities
- Kansas State University, Manhattan - $148,925 to develop and pilot-test a prevention and treatment of adolescent obesity model
- Kansas University Endowment Association, Center on Aging, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City - $36,091 to study cultural influences on the perceived needs of those caring for older adults
- KANU FM, Lawrence - $30,000 to match other private foundation funding for the health information program "Kansas Kids: A Prescription for Change"
- Lincoln County Council on Aging, Lincoln - $5,756 to leverage additional funding to develop a prescription drug program for low income residents
- Manhattan Area Technical College, Manhattan - $150,000 to assist in establishing an accredited dental hygiene school
- Marian Clinic, Topeka - $47,650 to upgrade information and communication technology capabilities
- McPherson County Connections, McPherson - $14,000 to develop a "voucher" system among area health care providers to expand services available to the working poor
- Medical Service Bureau, Inc., Wichita - $66,684 to establish a non-profit pharmacy to help low income seniors access needed medications
- Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry, Kansas City - $9,953 to support an expansion of the clinic’s health screening and nutritional services capacity
Mt. Carmel Regional Medical Center/Community Health Services, Pittsburg - $63,490 to purchase clinic billing software for the transition to a federally qualified health center (FQHC)
- Pioneer Health Network, Inc., Garden City - $135,040 to identify and address barriers for non-traditional nursing students (two-year grant)
- Prairie View, Inc., Newton - $102,280 to develop an obesity prevention and management program for children and youth
- Saline County Commission on Aging, Salina - $48,550 to provide personal, teleconference and Internet-based support to volunteer caregivers for the aging
- Self-Help Network, Wichita - $10,000 to print and distribute the Kansas Connections Directory
Shawnee County Medical Society Foundation, Inc.,Topeka - $78,630 to support the start-up of a new indigent health program and to evaluate the feasibility of a centralized pharmacy program
- Southeast Kansas Education Service Center-Greenbush,Girard - $72,389 to address a critical shortage of school nurses by creating a nine school district collaboration that will increase access through technology
- Swope Parkway Health Center for Douglas Community Health Center, Kansas City - $70,000 to integrate behavioral health with primary health services in a safety net clinic setting
- University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc., Kansas City - $137,383 to conduct a study that will assess factors associated with weight status among school-age children
- USD #214 Grant County School District, Ulysses - $36,330 to provide multiple interventions to decrease obesity and other risky behaviors among children and youth
- Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita - $86,067 to implement a mentorship program to help retain and recruit new workers into the health care industry
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