Partners for Health: 2004 - 2005 Grants

Children's Hospital of Orange County/Healthy Smiles ($24,000)
"Healthy Smiles"
www.choc.org / www.healthysmilesoc.org
Planning grant funding provided for a collaborative effort of Children?s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County to plan a cooperative program to address the problem of severe lack of oral health access by high-risk children in Orange County.
Children's Hospital of Orange County/KOCE ($100,000)
"CHOC/KOCE 4-Part Television Program Series"
www.choc.org / www.koce.org
CHOC received support to design, produce and air a series of four one-hour evening television programs, airing on KOCE public broadcasting, on the following children's health topics: (a) Nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; (b) Oral health; (c) Asthma; and (d) Mental health.
CHOC Foundation for Children/Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove Center ($15,000)
"Creating Health Access Transportation Model"
www.choc.org / www.bgcgg.org
Funding for a planning grant provided to aid partners of CHOC and Boys & Girls Club of Garden Grove Center in effectively planning for the transportation needs of low-income families from central Orange County to assure access to available services.
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian/Orange County Rescue Mission/Casa de Salud ($20,000)
"Orange County Rescue Mission/Casa De Salud Clinic"
www.hoaghospital.org / www.rescuemission.org / www.casadesalud.org
Support was provided through Hoag to fund costs associated with the assumption of operations of the Casa de Salud Clinic by the Orange County Rescue Mission.
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian/ Maternal Outreach Management Systems (MOMS) ($85,905)
"Brave Mothers"
www.hoaghospital.org / www.oc-moms.org
Support was provided to address the problem of maternal depression among low-income mothers currently enrolled in MOMS Maternal Child Case Management program. Mothers will have access to prevention, screening, intervention, and treatment programs for purposes of improving mental-health and family environments.
Hoag Memorial Presbyterian/Maternal Outreach Management Systems (MOMS) ($25,000)
"For Her Health" www.hoaghospital.org / www.oc-moms.org
A planning grant was awarded to the collaborative project by Hoag Hospital and MOMS to develop a business plan for a women' health promotion initiative that serves very low-income women in central Orange County.
Hoag Memorial Hospital/Orange County Breast Cancer Coalition ($10,000)
"Orange County Breast Outreach Program" (OCBOP)
www.hoaghospital.org / www.ochealthinfo.com
Planning grant funding was provided for the development of a business plan for a program providing mammogram services for women over the age of 40. The project will help create a safety net for young women and their families and compliment the breast health and breast cancer care activities of the Coalition of Orange County Community Clinics and other women's health service providers.
Orangewood Children's Foundation/CONNECT ($9,825)
Business Plan Boot Camp"
www.orangewoodfoundation.org / www.connectoc.net
Grant funding provided for "Business Plan Boot Camp" training to aid Foundation planning grant recipients in the design of their business plans.
St. Joseph Hospital/InfoLink Orange County ($108,177)
"Road Map to Health Care"
www.sjo.org / www.infolinkoc.org
A collaborative project between St. Joseph Hospital, The California Endowment, The HealthCare Foundation for Orange County, InfoLink and the Orange County Children and Families Commission. The web-based project "Road Map to Health Care" will be designed with a focus on accessibility to health information by clinics, doctors, hospitals, schools, social service agencies and the general public. The website will further the work of InfoLink Orange County's 2-1-1 telephone information and referral service. The site will assist caregivers and families in locating affordable and quality local health services to address their medical needs.
St. Joseph Hospital/Santa Ana Community College ($14,348) "A Nursing/Community Model to Strengthen Orange County's Safety Net"
www.sjo.org / www.sac.edu
Planning grant funding was awarded to support the development a business plan to expand an innovative, nontraditional nursing program to community settings; increase healthcare resources; strengthen the local community health care safety net; and to alleviate the severe shortage of nurses and contribute to a more ethnically diverse workforce.
St. Joseph Hospital/YWCA of North Orange County ($11,616)
"From the Hearth Women's Heart and Breast Health Screening Program"
www.sjo.org / www.ywcanoc.org
St. Joseph Hospital and YWCA received planning grant support to expand an existing educational outreach program that addresses breast and heart health, women's lifestyle choices in the areas of nutrition and exercise, and preventative strategies.
UCI Medical Center/Orange County Breast Feeding Coalition ($24,080)
"Orange Human Milk Depot Planning Project"
www.ucihealth.com / www.ocbreastfeedingcoalition.org
A planning grant was provided for the planning phase to lead to the establishment of a human milk depot and distribution center in central Orange County.
UCI Medical Center/For OC Kids ($21,383)
"The SEEPAC Center Planning Grant Proposal"
www.ucihealth.com / www.forockids.org
SEEPAC (Support, Education and Empowerment of Parents of Autistic Children) Center is a newly funded center to be based at the For OC Kids Autism Center. The planning grant funding helps the center address unmet needs in supporting parents of children with autism.