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	Get Inside 2011 Community Health Issues Program Grant Recipients Announced Horizon Foundation Announces Pilot Program for Medical Language Translation in 170 Languages

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Horizon Foundation Welcomes New CEO

The Horizon Foundation announces Nicolette Highsmith Vernick as President and Chief Executive Officer, beginning March 1. Highsmith Vernick, a nationally recognized expert on publicly financed healthcare, succeeds founding President and CEO Richard M. Krieg, who is retiring after 13 years at the helm of the philanthropy, which seeks to improve the health and wellness of people living and working in Howard County.

Highsmith Vernick has been serving as Senior Vice President for Program at the Center for Health Care Strategies, Inc., in Hamilton, NJ, which she joined in 1999. At the Center, Highsmsith Vernick guided states and communities across the country to develop innovative solutions for improving healthcare quality and reducing disparities in publicly-financed care. During her tenure, she oversaw multimillion-dollar programs for major healthcare philanthropies, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation. She has published widely and spoken at national conferences, primarily on issues related to health care delivery, quality and equity. Read more::

Foundation Announces Two-Year Pilot for Real-Time Language Translation Services at Howard County General, Chase Brexton and Healthy Howard Access to Care

Community leaders, local politicians, and representatives of the county's Spanish-speaking, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Deaf communities joined the Horizon Foundation and its partners on December 15th to launch a new video interpretation service designed to make health care more accessible in increasingly-diverse Howard County. Through a two-year grant from the Horizon Foundation, the Howard County General Hospital, Chase Brexton Health Services, and the Healthy Howard Health Plan will pilot test the new service to determine whether this technology can improve health care access and reduce institutional health care costs. Read more::

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Level III Grant Cycle: Revised Timeline

Note that the Level III grant cycle (for those seeking funding of $50,000 - $150,000) will open in February. Click here for detailed information on this cycle, priority areas and guidelines for submission.

Curious About the Foundation's Healthy Lifestyle's Initiative?

We've created a section to outline our work to promote healthy lifestyle choices for those who live and work in Howard County - read more about it here.

Howard Health
Counts

Howard Health Counts displays health data on Howard County and compares it to other local jurisdictions on the most current basis possible. Integral to the system is a set of heath dashboard indicators - visual representations of health and lifestyle data gathered from local, state and federal sources. Howard Health Counts also includes analytic tools and is a source of best practices information.

www.howardhealthcounts.org.