Cancer
| RECIPIENT | PURPOSE | TOTAL AWARDS | 1993 PAYMENTS |
| Commonweal Bolinas, CA |
To support the Institute for The Study of Health and Illness' professional development program for physicians and other licensed health professionals working with patients with lifethreatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. (3 years) | $225,000 | $75,000 |
| Living Through Cancer Albuquerque, NM |
To establish Living Through Cancer programs in the African American community in Albuquerque and in the northern pueblos of New Mexico. (2 years) | 50,000 | 25,000 |
| Policy Resource Center Washington, DC |
To support the Center for The Advancement of Health/Cancer Initiative to increase cancerrelated psychosocial research and support services related to the needs of cancer patients and their families. (3 years) | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| The University of Buffalo Foundation Buffalo, NY |
To support a study on the impact of tamoxifen on mood and cognition in women treated for breast cancer. | 62,400 | 62,400 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY |
To evaluate whether communitybased health professionals can be trained to deliver supportive group therapy as well as the impact of supportive group therapy on disease recurrence in women with primary breast cancer. (1992 award, $175,20016 years; supplemental award in 1993, $90,000/5 years) | 90,000 | 186,700 |
Mind / Body
| RECIPIENT | PURPOSE | TOTAL AWARDS | 1993 PAYMENTS |
| Beth Israel Medical Center New York, NY |
To develop the Program for Humanistic Health Care, a major educational initiative to incorporate humanistic and complementary approaches to the delivery of care throughout the medical center. | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Duke University Durham, NC |
For a study to test the hypothesis that U.S. regional differences in coronary heart disease mortality are associated with differences in hostility and social support. | 41,500 | 41,500 |
| Harvard University Boston, MA |
To support a study of the Center For The Study Of Culture And Medicine to clarify the ways social processes in both natural and clinical settings transform mind/body relations to produce healing. (1992 award, $1 19,90013 years) | 48,200 | |
| Leland Stanford Junior University Palo Alto, CA |
To determine the health outcomes and cost effectiveness of stress reduction techniques on individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease. (3 years) | 415,500 | 112,500 |
| The North Charles Mental Health Research Training Foundation Cambridge, MA |
For the development and evaluation of a prototype nonpharmacological home treatment kit to be used in the treatment of pregnancy-induced high blood pressure. | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| The Policy Resource Center Washington, DC |
To establish a Center for the Advancement of Health. (1991 award, $400,000/3 years) | 150,000 | |
| University of Louisville Research Foundation Louisville, KY |
To develop new courses in mind/body medicine at the University and to encourage the development of professional careers in clinical services and research related to mind/body medicine. (1990 award, $210,000/3 years) | 60,000 | |
| The Wellness Community - National Santa Monica, CA |
For a quality assurance program which will monitor program delivery at all Wellness Community facilities. | 47,300 | 47,300 |
Underserved
| RECIPIENT | PURPOSE | TOTAL AWARDS | 1993 PAYMENTS |
| Association for Children for Enforcement of Support Toledo, OH |
To strengthen government regulations requiring noncustodial parents with health insurance to provide coverage for their children. | $45,000 | $45,000 |
| Catholics for a Free Choice Washington, DC |
For the Latina Initiative, to increase the participation of national Hispanic organizations in the reproductive health debate. | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Washington, DC |
To increase participation in the federallyfunded Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (1992 award, $250,000/ 3 years) | 75,000 | |
| Families USA Foundation Washington, DC |
To implement a grassroots outreach and public education program on health care reform in the Southeast. | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| Harvard University Boston, MA |
To help the media better address the public's health care concerns and to enable foundations to involve the public more effectively in health care solutions. (3 years) | 75,000 | 25,000 |
| Health Access Foundation San Francisco, CA |
To conduct a public education and media campaign to educate Californians about their stake in health care reform at the national and state levels. | 54,000 | 54,000 |
| Institute for Women's Policy Research Washington, DC |
To determine the costs and savings involved in providing health services of special importance to women through national health care. | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Washington, DC |
To promote family-centered care for emotionally disturbed children. (2 years) | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| National Academy of Sciences Washington, DC |
To support an 18month study of the Institute of Medicine on mind/body medicine. (1991 award, grant returned) | (100,000) | (100,000) |
| National Association of State-Based Child Advocacy Organizations Washington, DC |
To provide state and communitybased child advocates with the information, training, and technical assistance they need to educate and mobilize public awareness around the special needs of children and pregnant women in health care reform. | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| National Black Women's Health Project Atlanta, GA |
To support the Walking for Wellness Program. (1992 award, $175,000/ 2 years; failed to meet match requirement, grant reawarded in March 1994) | (75,000) | |
| National Community AIDS Partnership Washington, DC |
To provide challenge grants for projects which address the needs of women and girls with HIV/AIDS. (2 years) | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| National Consumers Foundation Chicago, IL |
To educate Illinois residents on the policy issues involved in health care reform. | 53,900 | 53,900 |
| National Council of Negro Women Washington, DC |
To increase the capacity of national African American women's organizations to engage in public education, outreach, and service activities to improve the reproductive health of African American women. | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Older Women's League Washington, DC |
To define and develop consensus around a comprehensive women's health benefits package. | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Porcupine Clinic Health Board Porcupine, SD |
For general support of this communityrun clinic on the Pine Ridge Reservation. | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research Washington, DC |
To develop and implement a strategic plan for increasing medical research on how effectively to treat women and women's diseases. | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
To conduct a study which will enable adolescents to advise health care providers on how best to deliver and market preventive health services for adolescents (18 months). | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| Women's Prison Association and Hopper Home New York, NY |
For the HIV Law project, to research the activities of National Institutes of Health related to HIV and women in order to develop a strategy to change NIH practice. | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| TOTALS FOR 1993 | $2,231,600 | $2,008,500 |