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February 24th, 2010

Kaiser Permanente Community Fund Provides $3 Million to 25 Oregon Nonprofits

Kaiser Permanente Community Fund provides more than $3 million in grant funds to organizations addressing the social determinants of health.

KPCF - 2010

December 15th, 2009

Northwest Health Foundation Urges Yes Vote on Measures 66 and 67

Northwest Health Foundation urges Oregonians to vote YES on ballot measures 66 and 67 this January 2010

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December 14th, 2009

Northwest Health Foundation Adds Three Board Members

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November 25th, 2009

Hood River News: La Clinica Receives NWHF Grant

Northwest Health Foundation has awarded $60,950 to La Clinica del Cariño, a migrant and community health center that is seeking to enhance health care delivery at its clinics in Hood River and The Dalles.

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November 18th, 2009

Innovative Models Grants

Seven Oregon Health Care Projects have been awarded over $450,000 as part of the “Innovative Models in Health Care Delivery” grant program.

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October 15th, 2009

Goodness Magazine

Goodness Magazine features article on NWHF’s Community Health Priorities project.

Goodness Magazine - CHP

September 8th, 2009

NWHF Hosts Ladder to Leadership

Northwest Health Foundation hosts launch for the Robert Wood Johnson and Center for Creative Leadership’s “Ladder to Leadership” Program.

Ladder to Leadership Press Release

August 16th, 2009

Regional Foundations Collaborate on National Nursing Workforce Effort

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Northwest Health Foundation announce ten grants to begin the fourth phase of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future (PIN), a national initiative to help address the national nursing shortage.

PIN Awards Press Release - August 2009

July 14th, 2009

Think Out Loud on Health Promotion Features NWHF’s David Rebanal

On OPB’s Think Out Loud, Northwest Health Foundation program officer David Rebanal discusses how the Foundation has moved its grantmaking toward policy advocacy and earlier interventions in health.

Visit the Think Out Loud website here.

May 8th, 2009

Commonwealth Fund Grant Announced

Oregon Primary Care Association announces Commonwealth Fund grant for Oregon health care clinics to expand “patient-centered medical homes.”
Craig Hostetler, President, OPCA, thanks the Northwest Health Foundation. “They have been generous in supporting the medical home model, and they have also been key partners in our work regarding comprehensive health care reform in Oregon.” 

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April 6th, 2009

NWHF Releases Oregon Obesity Study

Northwest Health Foundation releases seven-year Oregon obesity study conducted by Dr. Kenneth Thorpe, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.

Obesity Report Press Release

March 30th, 2009

Street Roots Reports on the Cambodian-American Oral History Prioject

Street Roots reports on the Northwest Health Foundation-funded Cambodian-American Oral History Project.

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March 30th, 2009

OPB Reports on Nursing Faculty Loan Program from NWHF Office

Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Kristian Foden-Vencil reports on Oregon’s nurse faculty shortage from a press conference held at Northwest Health Foundation.

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February 19th, 2009

“Think Long Term on Tobacco Tax”

“Think long term on tobacco tax,“ by Thomas Aschenbrener, Northwest Health Foundation president, argues that smokers are not paying the full costs of a pack of cigarettes, on the Oregonian’s “My Oregon” blog.