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The Foundation's Health Initiatives granting is by invitation only.
Employee and Family Resources • $45,000
Youth formerly arrested for possession of alcohol and small amounts of marijuana will be given the opportunity
to examine their decision-making attitudes and behaviors and, in a restorative justice setting with parents, other youth
and adults, identify specific ways to repair each harm.
Healthcare Coverage for Kids Coalition
• $31,626
The community-wide coalition enrolls eligible children in Hawk-i and Medicaid with current outreach
strategies addressing two difficult-to-reach populations - families at the upper income limit of eligibility
who likely self-determine they are not eligible and Latino/Hispanic families.
Iowa Caregivers Association • $11,400
Touched by a Caregiver educational campaign uses high-profile community members' personal experiences
being cared for, or assisted by, a direct care worker (DCW) to advance a policy agenda that addresses the severe and
growing shortage of DCWs.
Orchard Place Child Guidance Center •
$30,000
Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF_CBT) is an evidence-based treatment approach
shown to help children/adolescents experiencing behavioral and emotional problems resulting from a traumatic
event, such as physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, school violence, accident witness or disaster
survivor. It also helps non-abusive parents to cope effectively with their own emotional distress and develop
skills that support their children. This project will implement the TF-CBT treatment modality through training,
practice support to ensure initial competency and establish an ongoing clinical quality assurance process to
maintain practice fidelity to the model.
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Polk County Lead Poisoning Prevention Coalition •
$48,035
Project will bridge staffing needs to maintain appropriate response times in light of the dramatic increase
in children tested due to previous Lead Poisoning Prevention Coalition efforts to increase awareness of the need for
testing as well as a new requirement for children to be tested before entering school.
Primary Health Care, Inc. •
$50,000
OB Case Management for the Uninsured is developing a system of OB care that is culturally sensitive and
user friendly for all involved. It will improve coordination of prenatal care and delivery services for uninsured women
by means of increased access, enhanced methodology of patient monitoring and improved patient education and compliance
through provision of interim case management, and subsequent enrollment in existing maternal child health programs.
Visiting Nurse Services • $30,000
Child Care Nurse Consultant supports Polk County child care centers and family home providers on a waiting
list for CCNC services with infrastructure development and ongoing technical assistance; develops injury prevention
sustainability model/toolkit for center directors; distributes immunization program systems model; and replicates the
pilot wellness program for providers.
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