Grants History: Summary of Funds 2006–2007
In fiscal year 2006–2007, MZHF distributed grants totaling approximately $2,164,000. Of this total, approximately $995,000 came from advised funds, $448,000 from unrestricted funds, $434,000 from patient care funds, $199,000 from research funds, and $88,000 from education funds.
The following grants listing summary includes awards approved by the Directors of Mount Zion Health Fund during fiscal year 2006–2007 from Board discretionary funds.
| A Home Within | |
| Provide therapeutic mental and emotional health services to teen mothers and their infants who are in supervised foster care visitation. | $50,000 (over two years) |
| Conard House | |
| Support staff and client training toward a supported self-management model to work with individuals with mental illness and co-occurring chronic medical conditions. | $90,000 (over three years) |
| Glide Foundation | |
| Develop and implement integrated substance abuse services in a primary care health clinic serving homeless and indigent clients. | $100,000 (over two years) |
| Institute on Aging | |
| For the Bay Area Jewish Healing Center's programs providing Jewish spiritual support. | $170,000 |
| Provide in-home psychiatric services to clients who are homebound due to mental and/or physical health conditions, and training for staff and professionals working with this population. | $225,000 (over three years) |
| Jewish Home | |
| Second year of funding for pharmacy modernization project. | $100,000 |
| Margie Cherry Complementary Breast Health Center | |
| Provide breast cancer treatment education and symptom management skills to low-income African American women through pilot testing and standardizing the Total Arm Care Intervention program. | $24,760 |
| Operation Access | |
| Provide low-income, uninsured adults with donated outpatient surgeries and procedures. | $5,000 |
| San Francisco Immunization Coalition | |
| Improve immunization tracking and delivery for low-income children and families in San Francisco by integrating the Bay Area Regional Registry into key SF pediatric practices and all birthing hospitals. | $20,000 |
| San Francisco Suicide Prevention | |
| Support for the Youth Risk Reduction Program, a mental health outreach and support program for San Francisco youth. | $2,500 |
| Women's Community Clinic | |
| Western Addition Health Training (WAHT) program, a health education training program for young African American women in the Western Addition neighborhood. | $50,000 |
| UCSF Mount Zion Awards | |
| UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health for Mount Zion Women’s Health Research Fund Pilot Programs. | $1,000,000 (over ten years) |
| UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - research and development of a prediction tool for identifying primary care patients with acute low back pain at increased risk of developing chronic pain. | $100,000 (over two years) |
| Nursing Faculty Practice at Progress Foundation to provide care at 11 community mental health residential programs in San Francisco. | $44,489 |
| Pediatric Heart Center for purchase of cutting edge diagnostic equipment and associated supplies for the Fetal Cardiology Program. | $40,000 |
| Division of Neonatology for purchase of two cerebral function monitors to initiate a neuro-intensive care unit. | $40,000 |
| Art For Recovery Program - Firefly Project, a collaborative program which builds relationships between seriously ill patients, healthy teens and medical students through an exchange of letters/artwork culminating in a public reading; and Portable Artist Workbook for patient bedside use. | $35,900 |
| UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine - Mindfulness Based Childbirth and Parenting Program. | $35,000 |
| Male Infertility and the Risk of Cancer pilot research study. | $30,000 |
| Cancer Resource Center Programs for classes and lectures, family retreat, staff retreat, volunteer training and recognition, and educational outreach. | $27,000 |
| Asian Heart and Vascular Center to conduct health screenings and educational outreach to San Francisco’s Chinese community. | $22,000 |
| Early Stage Prostate Cancer Multidisciplinary Symposium focused on active surveillance management and research. | $21,375 |
| Palliative Care Program to refine its fellowship program and apply for accreditation from the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. (in memory of Dr. Robert T. Mendle) | $20,000 |
| Shaken Baby Syndrome Project to implement a collaborative, San Francisco-wide prevention health education effort targeting new mothers / partners / families. | $20,000 |
| UCSF Global Health Sciences Clinical Scholars postgraduate immersion training experience for health professionals focused on global health. | $20,000 |
| Pediatric Primary Care Residency Program for community-based collaborative projects to improve local childhood fitness and nutrition. | $14,483 |
| Department of Radiology for a breast biopsy device to serve both clinical and clinical research patients. | $10,495 |
| Operating Room Staff Continuing Education | $8,800 |
| Twins or More Education Project to present culturally sensitive cutting-edge multiple pregnancies educational workshops. | $8,200 |
| Birth Center Tour Video to increase access to information for individuals unable to attend a tour of the center. | $7,650 |
| Breastfeeding Needs Assessment to identify gaps in education and support services and better meet breastfeeding patients’ needs. | $6,978 |
| Respiratory Care Services educational travel for staff training. | $5,000 |
| UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health for the 6th Annual Young Women’s Health Conference. | $2,500 |
| Prepare for Surgery Class partial instructor salary support. | $2,100 |
| Patient Care Fund for Women’s Health Resource Center to assist low-income women and families with health education services, supplies and emergency needs. | $2,000 |
| Baby Care Class and Resource Library Materials to update and replenish educational resources. | $1,496 |
- Patient Care
- Education
- Research
- Community
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