Training and Other/Collaborative Efforts 2003-2004

Other Foundation Awards

Champion of Health Award
www.olivecrest.org
Each year the Foundation recognizes the work of a dedicated local health worker whose actions have improved the lives of low-income families in Orange County. This year?s recipient was Emily Mills Johnson, MD., who selected Olive Crest Abused Children?s Foundation to receive the $5,000 grant in her honor.

Other Collaborative Efforts

Health Funders Partnership of Orange County/A Systems Approach to Diabetes
www.hfpoc.org
Further support was provided through grants to St. Joseph Hospital, CHOC as well as for Partnership convenings, trainings (partially funded by grants from The California Endowment and The California Wellness Foundation) and administrative support
Orange County Health Needs Assessment
www.ochna.com
Systematic effort to identify priority health needs in Orange County.
Continuing Education for Physicians and Nurses Helping Low-Income Families
Working with CalOptima to support affordable continuing medical education for those serving low-income families.
- Childhood Obesity
- What It means to be a Doctor: Lessons from Asthma
- Early Diagnosis & Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Altering Clinical Outcomes of Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome
GrantPartners.net
www.grantpartners.net
GrantPartners.net is a shared web-based grant application process developed with support of The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation and the Samueli Foundation.
Insure the Uninsured Project
www.oc.ca.gov / www.infolinkoc.org
To support efforts to increase access of low-income children to health insurance, the Foundation, OC Health Care Agency, InfoLink and Safe Healthcare Coalition of Orange County designed wallet-size brochures, promoting access to affordable health services in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. With Foundation funding, these brochures have been distributed for Public Health Week, Insure the Uninsured Week and other Countywide outreach efforts.