Current Community Investments Report

 

2006-07 Community Impact Measures            $926,171 Invested

 

FACT:  133,200+ Central Iowans are affected by one or more of the health/disease focusesof CHC Iowa member agencies.

Health Improvement              $362,646 invested serving           13,251 central Iowans

Equipping Central Iowans with skills and knowledge to measurably improve the condition of their health.  Examples include:

Vision Screenings
by Prevent Blindness Iowa

Smoking Cessation Programs
by American Lung Association

Diet and Exercise Programs
by American Heart Association

Cancer Prevention Programs
by American Cancer Society

Health Management              $319,456 invested serving           8,695 central Iowans

Training Central Iowans to effectively and successfully manage their health conditions (disease).  Examples include:

Teaching diabetic kids and adults
by Hertko Hollow, American Diabetes and JDRF

Providing Lupus patients with disease management skills
by Lupus Foundation

Counseling Alzheimer’s patients
by Alzheimer’s Association

Professional and Public Education 

$101,467 invested in training
473 doctors, nurses, and health allied professionals AND in distributing over
406,650 pieces of  health education material            

Training allied health professionals more effectively and efficiently provide medical diagnosis and health care management.  Examples include:

Skill/Knowledge enhancement of Muscular and nervous disorders
by MDA and Multiple Sclerosis

Providing free health information materials
by all agencies

Community Investment

$142,602 Allocation Investments
$18.9 million agency investment
$19.042 million total investment

Investing much needed funds in health and disease research, rehabilitative services, and advocacy efforts.  Types of research funded:

Health and Disease Research
$16.2 million by national member agencies
$3.8 million by local member agencies

Rehabilitative services for disabled and developmentally challenged individuals
by Easter Seals of Iowa and The Arc of Iowa