Selected Grants - Awarded December 2001
Diversity in the Health Professions
   AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.
Washington, D.C.
$100,000 over two years
To support the California Campaign To Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health, a state-supported, multisector initiative.
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Fresno, CA
$150,000 over two years
For core operating support of the Central California Allied Health Academies Project to increase the number of students prepared to enter careers in allied health.
CHICANO/LATINO MEDICAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Los Angeles, CA
$100,000 over one year and six months
For core operating support to increase the number of Latino students in California medical schools.
DISCRIMINATION RESEARCH CENTER
Berkeley, CA
$75,000 over two years
To support a statewide study and dissemination of the health care industry’s hiring practices to determine the prevalence of employment discrimination.
FULFILLMENT FUND
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000 over three years
To implement a science and math enhancement program to address the academic preparedness of economically disadvantaged youth of color to begin training for careers in health professions.
MULTICULTURAL CURRICULUM PROGRAM
Oakland, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to provide community-based fellowships for postgraduate pediatric residents.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA HEALTH PROFESSIONS PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE
Berkeley, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen the educational pipeline from middle school to graduate school for underrepresented minorities in the health professions.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support for the Dental Career Program to generate interest and enhance the prospect of success in dental careers for disadvantaged and minority
students.
Environmental Health
CALIFORNIANS FOR PESTICIDE REFORM
San Francisco, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to protect public health through continued efforts to eliminate the use of the most harmful pesticides, reduce dependence on pesticides, and promote the use of sustainable pest control solutions.
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Riverside, CA
$80,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen efforts to improve the environmental health of residents in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.
CENTER FOR JUSTICE, TOLERANCE AND COMMUNITY
Santa Cruz, CA
$100,000 over two years
To collect, analyze and disseminate data on environmental air pollution and the risks to health and learning for school children in California.
CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NETWORK
Washington, D.C.
$150,000 over three years
For core operating support to continue the development of a statewide children’s environmental health agenda and expand the resource clearinghouse.
COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT
Oakland, CA
$90,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen and continue statewide environmental health and justice efforts.
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE CENTER
Santa Barbara, CA
$90,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue the Central Coast Environmental Health Project, which seeks to reduce health risks associated with pesticide use through outreach, health education and training of health care professionals and advocates.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COALITION
San Diego, CA
$90,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue and strengthen programs aimed at alleviating environmental health problems in San Diego’s lowest-income communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
Oakland, CA
$100,000 over two years
For core operating support to continue efforts in analyzing and publicizing data on environmental and public health issues.
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Los Angeles, CA
$90,000 over two years
To strengthen efforts to increase knowledge of environmental health issues within the medical and public health communities and promote specific public policy measures to reduce exposures to toxicants.
REDEFINING PROGRESS
Oakland, CA
$50,000 over two years
To analyze, explain and promote the “precautionary principle” among public health advocates, policymakers and the general public, calling for preventive action to protect the public’s health and the environment.
WATERKEEPERS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, CA
$60,000 over two years
To support the Delta Pathogen Monitoring and Health Alert Project, which collects, analyzes and disseminates data on bacterial contamination to minimize the consequent threats of illness for people who swim and fish in the Stockton waterways.
Healthy Aging
ALLIANCE ON AGING, INC.
Monterey, CA
$80,000 over two years
For core operating support to improve functional independence and quality of life for Monterey County seniors.
CHICANO FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY, INC.
San Diego, CA
$120,000 over two years
For core operating support to the Senior Services Program, which will strengthen and sustain case management services for seniors and help reduce health disparities among elderly Latinos.
CITY OF RIVERSIDE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Riverside, CA
$90,000 over two years
To support the Riverside Walkers for Health and Fun program.
EL CONCILIO OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
Burlingame, CA
$90,000 over two years
To support and sustain Gente Adulta y Tercedad Edad or the Active Aging Program, which seeks to improve the quality of life among elderly Latino residents through access to quality health services, leadership development, education and employment.
FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
Salinas, CA
$120,000 over two years
To support, strengthen and sustain the Senior Brown Bag Program providing low-income seniors, ages 60 and over, with food and nutrition services.
 GLENN AND COLUSA COUNTY SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
Willows, CA
$80,000 over two years
To support the Glenn and Colusa County Senior Nutrition Program, which serves a homebound, low-income Hispanic senior population.
HUC-SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
Los Angeles, CA
$90,000 over one year and six months
To support a health-related series of community educational programs titled Lifespan: Exploring and Celebrating the New Longevity.
LEGAL SERVICES FOR SENIORS
Seaside, CA
$80,000 over two years
For core operating support to strengthen and sustain legal services related to resolving problems with Medicare, Medi-Cal and Social Security to low-income seniors in Monterey County.
LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HEALTH SERVICES
Torrance, CA
$130,000 over two years
To support the Active Aging Program designed to promote physical activity among older adults.
MIZELL SENIOR CENTER OF PALM SPRINGS
Palm Springs, CA
$100,000 over two years
To support Project ReachOut, a program that promotes healthy aging and seeks to increase access to health and other needed services among low-income, underserved seniors in the Palm Springs area.
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