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Winter 2020 Rural Facilities Capital Grants Partnership Fund RFP Now Open
By Empire Health Foundation
March 2, 2020
The Winter 2020 Rural Facilities Capital Grants Partnership Fund Request for Proposal (RFP) is now open. Empire Health Foundation is proud to partner with Premera Blue Cross on this four-year Fund, which is intended to support the advancement of quality healthcare in under-resourced communities by making grants to hospitals, outpatient clinics, and other healthcare providers in rural areas of Washington State.
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Eastern Washington Schools Make Meals Healthier
By State of Childhood Obesity
February 27, 2020
“Tackling childhood obesity was our first strategic initiative as an organization. And what was particularly exciting, while challenging at times, was the opportunity to design a program from the ground up and hand-in-hand with our school district partners, fine-tuning and adjusting along the way to incorporate a framework that meets the true needs of today’s school food systems,” said Laura Martin, senior program associate at Empire Health Foundation
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Changing the Face of Health Care
By Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane
February 21, 2020
Empire Health Foundation supports WSU Health Sciences in its ongoing efforts to increase number of Natives in health education, health care practice.
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Premera Grant Fund Awards $579,407 to Eight Rural and Tribal Health Facilities Statewide
By Empire Health Foundation
February 20, 2020
Awarded projects will increase access to care and advance health equity by addressing disparities in rural communities.
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#CountMeIn
February 13, 2020
Let’s work together to tackle homelessness as a united, compassionate community. Together we can solve homelessness in Spokane. Empire Health Foundation stands with the community. Count us in.
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WSU and EHF Partnering for InHealth
By Empire Health Foundation
January 20, 2020
Last Friday, the EHF Team proudly presented the WSU Health Sciences Tribal Advisory Board with a grant award of $250,000 in support of WSU's new Indians Into Health Program (InHealth).
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Celebrating #GivingTuesday 2019
December 3, 2019
Today, we join Innovia Foundation and thousands of other nonprofit organizations celebrating the global giving movement known as #GivingTuesday. On Giving Tuesday, support the communities of Eastern Washington by donating to a nonprofit that is meaningful to you today.
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Medical debts erased for 17,000 former Deaconess, Valley patients
By The Spokesman-Review
November 22, 2019
Notices are being mailed to about 17,000 former patients of Deaconess and Valley hospitals who have had medical debts erased as part of a major legal settlement. A total of $47.5 million in debt is being forgiven, said Rebecca Ayer, the company’s vice president for corporate communications.
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DEADLINE REMINDER: Rural Facilities Capital Grants Fund RFP Open Until Dec. 2
By Empire Health Foundation
November 12, 2019
The October 2019 Request for Proposal (RFP) is open for the Rural Facilities Capital Grants Partnership Fund until Monday, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. PST. Empire Health Foundation is proud to partner with Premera Blue Cross on this four-year Fund.
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Open Enrollment Launches for Better Health Together Navigators
By Empire Health Foundation
November 8, 2019
Open enrollment began last Friday, Nov. 1 in Washington and for the Better Health Together Navigators. Now through December 15, Washingtonians seeking health insurance plans for themselves and their families can visit Washington Health Plan Finder to review and enroll in coverage.
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