2024 Grantees
Our partners deliver amazing programs in their communities. Here’s who we’ve sponsored for 2024-2025:
Kansas City Medical Society Foundation
The KCMS Foundation received a grant for their Opioid Crisis and Narcan Education Program. This program will address the opioid crisis through implementing a “train-the-trainer” program. “ The primary focus is on educating key personnel at high schools and community health professionals within the broader Kansas City area. The Kansas City Medical Society’s members and leadership will be responsible for leading all project components that are within the scope of a physician’s work. The train-the-trainer education model involves providing each participant with a comprehensive kit, one to two-hour didactic lectures, and hands-on training with Narcan practice sprays.”
Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope
BC for Health and Hope will receive a grant to fund automatic digital blood pressure monitoring devices and essential health education for people in need in their community with hypertension. “Proper blood pressure management is essential to reduce risks from complications and prolong life. We propose to help patients by furnishing an automatic digital blood pressure machine (and batteries when needed) for each hypertensive patient, providing essential education to accompany it, supplying necessary medications to address hypertension, and keeping patients on a regular schedule of clinic visits to monitor their health.”
Bexar County Medical Society Alliance
BCMS Alliance will receive a grant for their Period Project which aims to provide education about menstruation and distribute free menstrual supplies in socioeconomically disadvantaged schools throughout San Antonio. “Currently 1 in 4 menstruating teens lives in a home that struggles to afford period products. The project aims to provide free and easily accessible period products such as maxi pads to public school children throughout San Antonio. The program also strives to reduce stigma associated with menstruation and provide educational materials about menstruation that meet the needs of the San Antonio community.”
South Carolina Medical Association Alliance
SCMA Alliance will receive a grant for their Physician Burnout poster project which raises awareness of the high rates of physician burnout, depression, and suicide. Recent changes in the South Carolina license language allow physicians to receive mental health treatment confidentially. “Most mental health problems can be effectively managed, but real and perceived barriers, such as confidentiality concerns and fear of negative ramifications on one’s reputation, licensure, or hospital privileging, keep many physicians from addressing their mental health needs.” Posters addressing physician burnout and the licensure language change will be distributed to 97 facilities that employ over 39,000 physicians in South Carolina.