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News Releases2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 2015Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) May 22, 2015 -- “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of over $2.2 million in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $15,000 to $350,000. 2014Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards $2.4 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) October 9, 2014 -- “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of over $2.4 million in grants to 33 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $7,500 to $553,363.
Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards $1.7 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) April 8, 2014 -- “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of $1.7 million in grants to 24 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $16,490 to $200,000. “The Foundation Board of Directors and staff are excited by the quality of the programs being offered by this group of grantees committed to providing care in the Foundation’s service area,” Mr. Birdsong added.
2013Diabetes program changes church members Suffolk News Herald (October 26, 2013) - The American Diabetes Association completed another round of its Project Power: Victory Over Diabetes program on Saturday, October 26, 2013. The Obici Healthcare Foundation-funded program enlists volunteer ambassadors at churches in Suffolk and Western Tidewater to teach their fellow parishioners about how to prevent and manage diabetes. Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards $2.2 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) October 23, 2013 – “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of $2.2 million in grants to 28 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $11,250 to $500,000. Better Nutrition from the Start Suffolk News Herald (October 15, 2013) - A number of private daycares in Suffolk are making healthy changes thanks to an Obici Healthcare Foundation-funded grant program led by The Planning Council. The program aims to help improve the child obesity rate by improving the nutrition and physical activity offered in childcare environments. "Gradually, we're going to make steps to improve the child obesity rate," said Marissa Spady, nutrition education specialist with The Planning Council. "I think we'll start to see a drop because we're starting to change the mindset of the adults." Health official: There's no going back Inside Business (Hampton Roads) September 27, 2013 - Former Virginia State Health Commissioner Karen Remley recently quizzed a crowd of mostly college students on how much an emergency room visit for appendicitis would cost. Remley, a medical doctor, didn't correct the Norfolk State University students who responded, "A lot," but she specified it for them. "It'll be between $15,000 and $20,000 if you don't have insurance," she said. "Could any of you afford that?" Remley used that and other examples in a talk about the Affordable Care Act at NSU's seventh Constitution Day Conference, held Sept. 19 in the L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center on campus. Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards Nearly $1.7 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) May 30, 2013 – “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of $1.7 million in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater and Gates County, NC,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $20,000 to $250,000.
2012Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards Nearly $1.6 Million in Grants (SUFFOLK, VA) November 14, 2012 – “The Obici Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of $1.582 million in grants to 26 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman. Award amounts among new and renewed grantees range from $15,000 to $450,000.
Obesity Rate in Older Americans Federal report details health, economic status of older Americans Rising rates of obesity — Obesity, a major cause of preventable disease and premature death, is increasing among older people. In 2009-2010, 38 percent of people age 65 and over were obese, compared with 22 percent in 1988-1994. In 2009-2010, 44 percent of people age 65-74 were obese, as were 29 percent of those age 75 and older. Older Americans 2012: Key Indicators of Well-Being is available online at http://www.agingstats.gov and in limited quantities in print. Supporting data for each indicator, including complete tables, PowerPoint slides and source descriptions, can be found on the Forum’s website.
Virginia bill on dental sealants signed by the GovernorOn March 6, Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Senate Bill 146, a bill changing Virginia's policy on dental sealants. Sealants are clear plastic coatings applied to the chewing surfaces of children's molars (the most cavity-prone teeth), that prevent 60 percent of decay at one-third the cost of a filling. Dental hygienists are the primary practitioners who apply sealants through school-based programs. Some states have policies that require dentists to conduct an exam before a hygienist can apply sealants on kids' teeth. These rules impose unnecessary delays and costs. A pilot program in three Virginia counties had eliminated the prior exam and found a 25 percent reduction in the cost of sealant application. Senate Bill 146 expands the pilot to all counties, thus eliminating the prior exam rule statewide. Virginia has joined 29 other states who have adopted this evidence-based policy to improve access to sealants.
In Recognition of American Diabetes Association Alert Day®, Encourage People to Know Their Risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Take Just One Step Toward Better HealthNational Diabetes EEducation Program (March 2012) -- In observance of American Diabetes Association Alert Day® on Tuesday, March 27, NDEP joins its partners in raising awareness about the seriousness of diabetes and the risk factors associated with type 2 diabetes.
Norfolk, February 28, 2012: Access Partnership, Inc. of Norfolk has assumed oversight of the Donated Dental Services (DDS) program for the Greater Hampton Roads area (components 1 & 2). Although Virginia Dental Association (VDA) will continue to oversee the statewide DDS program, Kristie Bissell, Access Partnership’s Regional Oral Health Coordinator, is now responsible for managing services in the Hampton Roads area.
New NIH fact sheet explains test for diabetes, prediabetesNational Institutes of Health (January 26, 2012) -- A new fact sheet from the National Institutes of Health explains the A1C test, a widely used and important test to diagnose type 2 diabetes and prediabetes, and to monitor blood glucose levels of people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
2011Obici Healthcare Foundation Awards Grants in Four Priority Areas Suffolk, VA (May 10, 2011) -- “”The OBICI Healthcare Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of $1.8 million in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations serving Western Tidewater and Gates County residents,” said George Y. Birdsong, Foundation Chairman.
2010Helping Your Child Manage Diabetes at School By. "CDC Features - Helping Your Child Manage Diabetes at School." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. Make a plan to help your child manage diabetes at school. Start by meeting with school staff and by making sure your child has the necessary supplies for routine care and blood sugar emergencies. Read the complete article by clicking on the title. Senator Rockefeller honors anniversary of CHIP The Associated Press (August 6, 2010) Washington DC Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) today issued the following statement in honor of the 13th anniversary of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) being signed into law. "Since the beginning of my career I have fought to make sure all people, and especially children, have access to affordable health care," said Rockefeller, Chairman of the Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. "I was proud to be one of the original lead authors of this landmark legislation in 1997, and again when the bill was reauthorized in 2009.
OBICI Healthcare Foundation Announces New Program Officer Suffolk, VA (June 10, 2010) – Gina Pitrone, OBICI Healthcare Foundation executive director, welcomes Tammie Mullins-Rice to the Foundation staff.
Suffolk Farmers' Market Opens for 2010 season on May 15 Within the City of Suffolk, there are 1,155 farms comprised of 59,000 acres in agriculture production. The farmers’ market is an outlet for some of the fruit, vegetables and plants grown on these farms. The market and associated special events relating to farm life, gardening, nutrition and ecology are family oriented and free of charge. Held beneath brightly striped tents at “Market Park” (the mini-park adjacent to the Seaboard Station Railroad Museum at 326 N. Main Street), the Market will operate rain or shine on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. through September.
The Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a new public-private
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School building in Each county is ranked within the state on how healthy people are and how long they live. They also are ranked on key factors that affect health such as: smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, rates of high school graduation, rates of violent crime, air pollution levels, liquor store density, unemployment rates and number of children living in poverty.
2009FBI Norfolk Announces Recipient of the 2009 Directors Community Leadership Award Special Agent in Charge Alex J. Turner of the Norfolk Field Office of the FBI is pleased to announce his selection of Ms. Veronica McMillian as the local recipient of the FBI’s 2009 Director’s Community Leadership Award. Ms. McMillian is the founder of a community-based, non-profit organization known as Let’s Talk Inc., which provides educational and job training, violence prevention programs, and develops role models for young men and women. October
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6, 2009 2008Oft-troubled Suffolk homeless shelter gets new operator The Center for Hope and New Beginnings - a homeless shelter plagued by financial mismanagement and turnover among its leadership - will transfer its assets today to ForKids, a Norfolk-based nonprofit organization that will operate the facility, officials announced Wednesday. By Hattie Brown Garrow October
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