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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Inc., is the philanthropic affiliate of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida created as a 501(c)(3) philanthropic foundation that supports community-based solutions that enhance access to quality health-related services for the uninsured and underserved in Florida.
- The Blue Foundation receives Partners Investing in Nursing's Future grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Read more...
- Competitive Grantmaking now called "Improving Access to Health Care Grants Program"
- Apply online for Winter 2009 Improving Access to Health Care Grants Program. More...
- The 2009 Sapphire Award Honorees to be named December 4, 2009
- Healthy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville - A Community Call to Action to Reduce Childhood Obesity 2009
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Childhood obesity is a growing problem throughout Florida, with 33.1 percent of children ages 10-17 overweight or obese; nationally, the percentage is 30.6 percent.
The Blue Foundation created Embrace a Healthy Florida to address the causes of childhood obesity that goes beyond the traditional nutrition and fitness programs.
Embrace a Healthy Florida is a statewide program that will provide grants to nonprofit organizations, fund research and foster community collaboration and engagement. The strategic effort will focus on five regions: Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee and Tampa.
Grantee News
The Healthy Jacksonville Childhood Obesity Prevention Coalition announced "Healthy Kids, Healthy Jacksonville: A Community Call to Action to Reduce Childhood Obesity 2009" and "A Parent's Guide to Growing a Healthy Child"
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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida's mission is to enhance access to quality health-related services for Floridians, with an emphasis on the uninsured and underserved.
To align our Competitive Grants program name with the mission of The Blue Foundation, we have renamed our Competitive Grants program to "Improving Access to Health Care grants program" or "IMPACT Health Care grants."
In addition, we launched a new online application process to streamline our grantmaking, and to make the process easier and paperless, thereby reducing costs for all.
To apply for an IMPACT Health Care grant, click here.
The first five years
In 2006, The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida funded an evaluation of its grant activities and the programs supported since its first year of grantmaking in 2001. The results of that study were released in July 2007, in a report entitled, The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida: Grant Activities to Date, July 2007 (PDF). Click on the title to read the full report.
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How to apply for IMPACT Health Care grants:
Application Deadlines:
Winter Cycle 2009
Sept. 11, 2009
Grants Announced January 2010
Summer Cycle 2010
March 12, 2010
Grants Announced July 2010
Winter Cycle 2010
September 10, 2010
Grants Announced January 2011
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The Sapphire Award – Recognizing Community Health Excellence
The Sapphire Award is designed to recognize and promote community health programs that have demonstrated a significant, positive impact on health-related outcomes for the state's at-risk citizens and communities. An independent selection committee of medical, public health and health communications experts from across the country determines The Sapphire Award honorees.
A complete list of honorees with program descriptions and nomination guidelines can be found at the link above.
Grant Summaries:
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Results from Our Grants:
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Annual Report to the Community
100th Grant Symposium, June 2, 2006
For More Information:
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2009 Sapphire Award
- 30 Nominations Received
- 2009 Honorees to be announced December 4, 2009
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The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida and its Parent, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, are Independent Licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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