Partners in Care Foundation Receives Grant Award from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles in Support of "Healthier Living" Program for Adults
For Immediate Release: National, Greater Los Angeles Area, San Fernando Valley
April 8, 2008
Contact:
Kathy Abbott-Mayer, Director of Strategic Communications, Partners in Care Foundation, Phone 818-837-3775 ext. 137; Email kabbott-mayer@picf.org. To learn more about Partners in Care please visit www.picf.org.
Partners in Care Foundation Receives Grant Award from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles in Support of “Healthier Living” Program for Older Adults
(San Fernando, CA, April 8, 2008) - Partners in Care Foundation has received generous support from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles to strengthen the expansion of the “Healthier Living: Managing Ongoing Health Conditions” program in Los Angeles County,” announced W. June Simmons, President and CEO of the San Fernando, California-based non-profit healthcare and social services organization.
“Healthier Living” is an evidence-based program that was developed and has proven effective through research conducted by Stanford University. Participants have demonstrated significant improvements in exercise, chronic disease management, communications with physicians, general health, and increased community participation and socialization,” noted Ms. Simmons. “This program also demonstrates that prevention is key, and catching risk factors early and identifying chronic conditions early all alert people to the need to care well for themselves and equips them to optimize their health and thus their quality of life.”
The “Healthier Living” curriculum includes behavior modification and coping strategies to enable the participants to manage chronic diseases and medications, and increase physical activity. After completing the workshops participants demonstrate significant improvements in their self-reported general health.
The grant award will facilitate Partners in Care’s efforts to introduce “Healthier Living” and its Spanish counterpart, “Tomando Control de su Salud” (Taking Control of your Health), to Healthcare Partners Medical Group which will enable 140 older adults to successfully complete the program. Additionally 4 Master Trainers and 20 Lay Leaders will be trained to provide a strong foundation within Healthcare Partners Medical Group for subsequent “Healthier Living” workshops and training.
About Partners in Care, www.picf.org
Partners in Care is a leading non profit which creates, tests and implements healthcare program innovations. Partners’ new models of care improve quality of life for those served, while reducing the cost burden on the healthcare delivery system. Based in San Fernando, California and serving communities throughout Southern California, Partners has followed its mission of “Changing the Shape of Healthcare” for the last 10 years. Currently Partners is taking many of its program innovations national as models of care that are targeted to change and improve healthcare delivery.
About HealthCare Partners Medical Group and Affiliated Physicians (in California)
HealthCare Partners Medical Group has been recognized for its distinguished medical leadership, high-quality medical care delivery, operational effectiveness and high rate of patient satisfaction. The medical group and independent physicians provide healthcare services to more than 500,000 patients in the Los Angeles and north Orange County areas through 43 medical offices, hundreds of independent physician locations, five urgent care centers, two medical spas, and an ambulatory surgery center. For more information, please visit www.healthcarepartners.com.
Established in 1954, the Jewish Community Foundation is the largest manager of charitable assets and the leader in planned giving solutions for Greater Los Angeles Jewish philanthropists. The Foundation currently manages assets of nearly $750 million and ranks among the largest Los Angeles foundations (based on total assets). In 2006, the Foundation and its nearly 1,200 donors distributed $70 million in grants to more than 1,700 organizations with programs that span the range of philanthropic giving.
CONTACT: For additional information about Partners in Care Foundation contact: Kathy Abbott-Mayer, Director Strategic Communications; Phone 818-837-3775 ext 137; Email kabbott-mayer@picf.org To learn more about Partners in Care Foundation please visit: www.picf.org
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