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2010
 
2009
 
News
 
Foundation releases 2010 Capital Improvement Initiative RFP
Click here to review the 2010 Capital Improvement Initiative RFP.
 
News Releases
 
Nearly $1.3 Million Approved for Capital Improvement Initiative, Medical Education and Research in Central Ohio
Nearly $1.3 Million Approved for Capital Improvements Initiative in Franklin County, Low Back Pain Study at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Medical Simulation Equipment for Doctors Hospital OhioHealth. Click here for the full news release and grant details.
 
Commemorating 10 Years, $110 Million in Direct Grantmaking
Commerating 10 Years, $110 Million in Direct Grantmaking to Over 250 Organizations and 600 Programs. Click here for more information.
 
Over $2.2 Million Approved for Capacity Building Initiative and Osteopathic Research Center Grants

Over $2.2 Million Approved for Capacity Building Initiative Grants as part of Homeless Funding Priority Initiatives in Franklin County, Ohio and for an Osteopathic Medical Education and Research Grant for the national Osteopathic Research Center. Click here for more information on these grants and the grantee organizations.

 
Seven Area School Districts Awarded $50,000 Each

Seven Area School Districts Awarded $50,000 Each, Part of School Wellness Initiative. Click here for a listing of the awards, totalling $350,000, and a feature on the Nelsonville-York City School District's grant project.

 
Athens and Hocking Counties Awarded $100,000 Grant
Athens and Hocking Counties Awarded $100,000 Grant, as part of Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio (RHISCO). Click here for more information on the award to Athens and Hocking Counties. 
 
Foundations Approve $4.8 million in Funding
The Osteopathic Heritage Foundations approve over $4.8 million from December 2008 to June 2009. See the press release for more information.
 
Foundation approves $500,000 to strengthen non-profit infrastructure
Six non-profits serving vulnerable populations in Franklin County will receive $500,000 through the Foundation's 2008 Capital Campaign Initiative. 2008 grantees include Audubon Ohio, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Ohio, Easter Seals of Central and Southeastern Ohio, LifeCare Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Bank and Nationwide Children's Hospital.
 
Publications, Events and Remarks
 
Ohio University’s Academic & Research Center (ARC) May 8, 2010 Grand Opening
“The center positions Ohio University as a premiere institution for academics and collaborative bio-medical and engineering research. The Osteopathic Heritage Foundations are proud to have played a role in the visioning, planning and completion of this exceptional facility,” said Richard A. Vincent, President and CEO, Osteopathic Heritage Foundations. Click here to read more.
 
Richard A. Vincent, President and CEO, provided remarks at May 12, 2010 Opening of the Doctors Hospital Heritage Center
“The Osteopathic Heritage Foundation is pleased to have played a role in the development of this facility and the enhancements to the training programs sponsored by Doctors Hospital and OhioHealth.” Read more about The Heritage Center.
 
Commemorating 10 Years of Grantmaking
Commemorating 10 Years of Grantmaking Brochure and Presentation chronicle history and decade of direct grantmaking while looking to future and continued strategic stewardship to measurably improve health and quality of life. Click here to view the 10 Years of Grantmaking Brochure and click here to view President and CEO Rick Vincent's Presentation.
 
Foundation Provides Testimony to Ohio Senate Health, Human Services and Aging
Terri Donlin Huesman, Director of Programs, submitted written testimony with regard to Senate Bill 210: Healthy Choices for Healthy Children that seeks to fight childhood obesity through the school setting. Read the testimony here.
 
Reports
 
RHISCO: Implementation Phase I Final Report released
The Foundations and Fannie Mae approved over $750,000 to address homeless prevention, provider coordination, and data systems during Phase I of the RHISCO project. Funding was designed to help people achieve housing stability, economic independence, and self-sufficiency, and to help county coalitions develop programs, coordinate services, and increase community support. Click here to read the full progress report.
 
Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio (RHISCO)
 
Healthy & Fit: A Community Action Plan for Franklin County Children & Families
 
Research
 
BioMed Central Awards Ohio University Researchers for Excellence in Open Access Research
Foundation-sponsored research was selected as the Editor's Pick for BioMed Central's 4th annual research awards for excellence in open access research. The Foundation commends Ohio University researchers, Drs. Clark, Walkowski, Conatser, Eland and Howell. Click here to view The Year 2009 in Review for details about the award and article.
 
Multicenter Osteopathic Pneumonia Study in the Elderly (MOPSE) clinical trial
Randomized, Controlled Trial Shows Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Shortens Hospital Stay, Decreases Mortality in Older Adults Hospitalized with Pneumonia. Read more in the article appearing in Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care 2010, 4:2 (19 March 2010).

Murray Goldstein calls for further study in Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care, Volume 4:3 (March 19, 2010). Click here to view commentary.
 
National Researcher Addresses 2010 Ohio Osteopathic Symposium Attendees
Researcher John Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA professor and executive director of The Osteopathic Research Center at the University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine delivered the J.O. Watson Lecture during the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium. Click here to view the Presentation.
 
Editorial: Time for Osteopathic Profession to Take Lead in Musculoskeletal Research

John C. Licciardone of the University of North Texas Health Science Center's Osteopathic Research Center concludes in June 22 publication of BioMed Central’s Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care that prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions, such as low back pain, exact enormous toll on US society, and that osteopathic physicians are ideally positioned to lead future research efforts. Click here to read the full editorial.