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E-Newsletter
News
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Click here to review the 2010 Capital Improvement Initiative RFP.
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News Releases
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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.
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Commerating 10 Years, $110 Million in Direct Grantmaking to Over 250 Organizations and 600 Programs. Click here for more information.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Osteopathic Heritage Foundations approve over $4.8 million from December 2008 to June 2009. See the press release for more information.
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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.
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Publications, Events and Remarks
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“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.
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“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.
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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.
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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.
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Reports
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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.
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Research
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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