A thousand people without health insurance have been screened for cancer with mammograms and prostate exams, thanks to the foundation. View full post on All Stories
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NFL Players Union rankled by owners’ stance on 18-game proposed schedule
January 13th, 2011
admin John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent NY, NY, United States (AHN Sports) – The NFL wants to add two games to the current 16-game format for the regular season, though it could end up with no games at all. NFL Players Association president Kevin Mawae believes players should be bracing for a lockout and other [...]
Hospital co-workers raise money
January 6th, 2011
admin St. Joseph’s Mercy Health Center co-workers made a $6,000 donation to the Our Promise foundation. View full post on All Stories
New York Times Reports On Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges In Global Health Grant Program
December 22nd, 2010
admin The New York Times examines the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health program, which gave a total of $450 million to 43 research projects over five years. “On drawing attention to ways that lives might be saved through scientific advances, I’d give us an A,” Bill Gates, co-founder of the foundation, [...]
Grants For Mental Health Awareness Among Asian-American Women
October 30th, 2010
admin Low status of women belonging to minorities since centuries is still rendering them most vulnerable sex notwithstanding with many facing various mental health issues and problems To create awareness about the same, New York state officials bestowed around $900,000 in grants starting the mental health workshops for Asian-American women and help women in facing their [...]
Local health clinics receive federal grants
October 14th, 2010
admin Dr. Mary Wakefield, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, visited St. Louis today to follow up on the recent announcement of federal grants for community health centers View full post on All Stories
Government Grants To Promote Health Services Among Men From Minority Communities
October 8th, 2010
admin In midst of the diverse socio-cultural land of America, experience of minorities with their historical visages has always been rendered execrably pathetic with their health rates deteriorating with each passing decade. Many social factors like racial subjugation, poverty and inaccessibility of government resources are rendering them more vulnerable as compared to people belonging to other [...]
Grants-relevance and Prospects
September 27th, 2010
admin What is Grant? There are several organizations, committees, and non profit groups working for a social cause or upliftment of society, poor people, or people affected of natural calamities or wars. All these works need lot of money, manpower and efforts. Governments of all countries provide funds for such social causes; these funds are [...]
Minority Grants Help Equal Rights
December 30th, 2009
John Robert When you are considered a part of a minority group, being successful is not always an easy thing to achieve. That is why minority grants help make sure that those who are found in minority share equal rights and possibilities with the majority.

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