Health Foundation Annual Report 2020: A Transformative Year
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Looking Toward the Future, A Review of Western New York’s Early Childhood System
With a goal of supporting the workforce of tomorrow, the Health Foundation joined 24 of Western New York’s top funders to launch a joint initiative to improve early childhood health…
Renewing Our Pledge: A Path to Ending Lead Poisoning of Buffalo’s Most Vulnerable Citizens
Recognizing that lead poisoning permanently reduces a child’s ability to learn and is completely preventable, the City of Buffalo and early childhood funders in western New York commissioned a report…
New York State Profile of Children in Deep Poverty
Too many of New York’s youngest children are living in families experiencing severe economic hardship, facing adversities that reduce their chances of succeeding in school and beyond. While New York…
Communications Toolkit
If you’re a nonprofit looking to strengthen your organization’s marketing communications, we’ve partnered with The John R. Oishei Foundation to develop these informational communications tool kits. Topics include communications planning,…
A Blueprint for Change
Since our founding in 2002, we have worked closely together with our partners to spark real, lasting change in the health and health care of older adults and young children…
Pediatric Asthma Initiative
Overview In Buffalo, three or four out of every five children live in poverty. One of those also suffers from asthma, a condition that often results in missed school, lethargy…
PEDALS Toolkit
The PEDALS toolkit has tip sheets, checklists and materials that enhance the PEDALS curriculum and outcomes for both teachers and children. PEDALS coaches and teachers have used these documents, and...
School-Based Health Center Readiness
Overview School-based health centers can be an effective alternative for providing health care to school-age children who lack access in a traditional setting, providing primary care, mental health, dental, preventive…
Nuts and Bolts: Improving Fundamentals of Care for Children in Communities of Poverty
Overview Nuts and Bolts was a $2.2 million, three-year program designed to improve physical, mental and oral health outcomes for children in selected communities of poverty in western and central…