About Major Initiatives
Three vital community clinics are sustained by major District grants: The Fair Oaks Clinic, Samaritan House and Ravenswood Family Health Center. These three clinics are safety net organizations serving all District residents, providing primary medical care, dental care, counseling, social service referral services, food and housing. Thousands of residents benefit by these clinics and are provided care that helps keep them out of very expensive hospital emergency rooms. In addition, hundreds of residents, including doctors, dentists, nurses and professionals in a number of fields find these clinics to be rewarding places to volunteer time and effort in service to the community.
Other major initiatives include the San Mateo County Children’s Health Initiative (CHI), ongoing support of the Sequoia Hospital Foundation for the benefit of community hospital care and an investment in the health of school children through school nursing programs.
Samaritan House
Fair Oaks Clinic
Ravenswood Family Health Center
Children’s Health Initiative
Sequoia Hospital Foundation Challenge Grant
Framework for Major Initiatives, as of Dec. 15, 2010
1. Continue to support efforts that assure that all residents have access to primary and specialty care by funding three clinics operated by San Mateo County Medical Center, a clinic operated by Ravenswood Health Center and a clinic operated by Samaritan House.
2. Continue to support efforts to insure all resident children by funding Healthy Kids operated by Health Plan of San Mateo.
3. Continue to support nursing education and the development of an adequate nursing workforce by funding a joint educational program sponsored by San Francisco State University, Canada College and Sequoia Hospital.
4. Continue to support Sequoia Hospital as a community hospital serving all residents by providing matching funds to purchase needed medical equipment through the Sequoia Hospital Foundation.
5. Become a major supporter/partner in the area of school health by working with four school districts to implement a coordinated healthy school program.
6. Continue to support the efforts of local non –profits and government service organizations that are providing direct community service in the areas of child health, senior health, mental health and food/nutritional services by providing grant support for innovative programs.
7. Continue to operate our own HeartSafe program by providing the community with AED”s, Lucas Devices and Code Blue Towers as well as CPR training.
