Categories for Health

Researchers awarded grants for health studies

February 25, 2019 2:48 am Published by

Foundation: Rose Community Foundation
Our hope is that these funds will make a significant impact in the lives of Coloradans living with cardiovascular disease or arthritis and provide transformational support to the local doctors, scientists, researchers and institutions working to improve the health of people with these

Rural funding initiatives help to fill health care gaps

Rural funding initiatives help to fill health care gaps

February 25, 2019 12:56 am Published by

Foundation: Helmsley Charitable Trust
The Helmsley Charitable Trust has invested millions of dollars to improve health care in rural South Dakota, including installing CT scan devices in rural hospitals to improve diagnoses. Obtaining quality medical care is difficult for the approximately 350 residents of Bison, and studies show they

Parker awards $2.5M grant to VNA Health Group

January 17, 2019 7:41 pm Published by

Foundation: Parker Foundation
Parker awards $2.5M grant to VNA Health Group Piscataway-based Parker Foundation announced Thursday it has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Visiting Nurse Association Health Group to support its Advanced Care Institute.
The ACI aims to address health care needs of high-risk older adults who

The Road to Health

January 4, 2019 6:00 pm Published by

Foundation: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
There’s a movement afoot to improve the health of the Grand Traverse region, and it might begin by reimagining Traverse City’s Eighth Street, between Boardman and Railroad avenues, as a “health district” an area designed to promote walking, biking, and connections to the outdoors and healthy