Training and Other/Collaborative Efforts 2003-2004

Other Foundation Awards

• Champion of Health Award
  www.choc.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 Carl Weinert, MD, orthopedic pediatrician, selected Children's Hospital of Orange County to receive the $5,000 grant in his honor.

Other Collaborative Efforts

• Health Funders Partnership of Orange County
  www.hfpoc.org
  KOCE-TV Foundation beta cam shoot for "A Call to Action" and annual support for administrative costs
• Orange County Health Needs Assessment (OCHNA)
  www.ochna.org
  Systematic effort to identify priority health needs in Orange County
• Safety Net
  "Road Map to Health Care" website project focuses on the accessibility to health information by Application Assistors, clinics, doctors, hospitals, schools, social service agencies and the general public. Funding partners includes St. Joseph Hospital, The California Endowment, Children and Families Commission, in collaboration with InfoLink Orange County.
• GrantPartners.net
  www.grantpartners.net
  Shared web-based grant application process developed with support of The California Endowment, The California Wellness Foundation, Samueli Foundation, California HealthCare Foundation, and Irvine Health Foundation.
• 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.
• Business Plan Boot Camp
  www.orangewoodfoundation.org / www.connectoc.net
  Orangewood Children's Foundation/CONNECT training on business plan writing
• Conference on cultural competence
  www.cimh.org
  California Institute for Mental Health scholarship fund for conference
• Community Contributions:
  • KOCE children's health series, www.koce.org
  • Grantmakers in Health, www.gih.org
  • Southern California Grantmakers, www.socalgrantmakers.org
  • Grants Managers Network, www.gmnetwork.org
  • Council on Foundations, www.cof.org