Caring for Colorado funding opportunity: SMILES Dental Home Project

“Caring for Colorado announced a funding opportunity to improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations. Click here to view more information on the SMILES Dental Home Project – Spanning Miles In Linking Everyone to Services. Here are some key dates:

• May 15, 2015 – Caring for Colorado’s on-line grant application will be available.  To access the application go to www.caringforcolorado.org.
• May 27, 2015 – Caring for Colorado will host a webinar, at 10:00 AM, to describe the project and give guidance for the application. Registration for the webinar is required. https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7622780341141267714.
• July 1, 2015 – Application deadline.

Please direct any questions to Colleen Lampron, SMILES Dental Home Project Director at clampron@caringforcolorado.org.“ [Source: COPrevent]

Caring for Colorado 2015-2018 Funding Priorities & Virtual Dental Home Intitaitve

"Caring for Colorado is hosting a webinar on Feb. 5th at 10am to discuss 2015-2018 funding priorities in preparation for the Match grant deadline. Click here to register.

Caring for Colorado announced a 5-year, $3.5 million initiative to pilot the Virtual Dental Home in Colorado. The Virtual Dental Home Initiative will work to bring access to dental services to low-income, vulnerable and isolated children and seniors throughout Colorado using a hub and spoke model of dentistry. Registered Dental Hygienists will be deployed into community settings to provide preventive dental care and will be linked to a “hub” dentist, via tele-health technology, for assessment and treatment planning. A model such as this expands access to preventive care while it also identifies those with treatment needs and facilitates access to treatment via the hub dental office. The goals of the project are to greatly expand access to care for vulnerable populations and to test a new model of delivering dental care in community settings including schools, Head Start centers, assisted living centers and nursing homes." [Source: Caring for Colorado]

Funding Opportunity Deadline Approaching! Investing in Colorado’s Health Care Safety Net - Building Organizational Capacity for the Future

"Grant awards will be used to support technical assistance and implementation activities geared towards strengthening the capacity of Colorado’s safety net clinics.

Deadline for Applications:

August 14, 2012 at 5:00pm MDT

Application instructions and materials can be accessed, submitted and completed via the Caring for Colorado Foundation website at www.caringforcolorado.org.

For more information, please contact Colleen Church, Senior Program Officer, at cchurch@caringforcolorado.org.

Non-profit clinics in the following categories are eligible to apply: charitable/free health clinics, community-based health clinics, FQHC’s and FQHC look-alikes, public health clinics and rural health clinics. For-profit clinics serving vulnerable populations may also be eligible."

Click here to read more about this funding opportunity. (Source: Caring for Colorado)

Funding Opportunity Announcement: Investing in Colorado’s Health Care Safety Net - Building Organizational Capacity for the Future

"Grant awards will be used to support technical assistance and implementation activities geared towards strengthening the capacity of Colorado’s safety net clinics. 

Deadline for Applications:

August 14, 2012 at 5:00pm MDT

Application instructions and materials can be accessed, submitted and completed via the Caring for Colorado Foundation website at www.caringforcolorado.org. 

Caring for Colorado Foundation will host a webinar to share information about the funding opportunity and to answer applicant questions on Wednesday, July 11^th at 9:30am MDT.  Participants must register in advance at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/39hf3/register/8896760251764236032

For more information, please contact Colleen Church, Senior Program Officer, at cchurch@caringforcolorado.org.

Non-profit clinics in the following categories are eligible to apply:  charitable/free health clinics, community-based health clinics, FQHC’s and FQHC look-alikes, public health clinics and rural health clinics.  For-profit clinics serving vulnerable populations may also be eligible." 

Click here to read more about this funding opportunity. (Source: Caring for Colorado)

Oral Health Issue Brief

Governor John Hickenlooper recently made children’s oral health one of Colorado's 10 winnable battles over the next five years. This is an important goal because oral disease can negatively impact a child’s performance in school, speech development, nutrition, self-esteem and sleep.

To help inform this winnable battle, three foundations – The Colorado Trust, Caring for Colorado Foundation and the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation – jointly issued a new brief, Improving the Oral Health of Colorado's Children. Written by Diane Brunson, RDH, MPH, Director of Public Health, University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, the brief details:

• the causes of oral disease,
• multiple prevention strategies,
• significant challenges in access to oral health care, and
• strategies for improving the oral health of Colorado children.

In addition to the brief, a two-page Executive Summary provides a high-level overview for policymakers.

We invite you to read this new information and to use these resources to help improve the health of Colorado children.