The Rx Foundation has funded efforts to improve the health care system in the United States since 2002. To date, the foundation has awarded over $20M in grants to hospitals, nonprofits, community organizations, and researchers working to solve persistent problems impeding the delivery of safe, high quality, health care to all citizens.
First year of funding to support efforts to increase statewide capacity and infrastructure for proactive organizing and advocacy for policies that will improve the health and well-being of people in Alabama.
First year of funding to support efforts to develop strong rural community-based grassroots organizations in Idaho, North Carolina, and New Jersey, to build power and capacity in local communities advocating for policies that improve health and well-being.
First year of funding to support efforts to develop an Appalachian cohort among health advocates in Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Southern Ohio, to build power and capacity in local communities advocating for policies that improve health and well-being.
Second installment of the second year of funding to support developing the methodology to examine the contribution of nursing to care delivery outcomes, and exploring how some nurses achieve consistently lower C-section rates.
Second installment of an 18-month grant to document and disseminate best practices for improving the care of people with complex health and social needs, with a focus on improving care for people with significant disabilities. Actively market and disseminate existing educational modules, develop new content, and build partnerships with key organizations for wider dissemination.
A grant to lay the groundwork for a sustainable funding model that provides medical coordination and end-to-end services, targeting high cost, high need patients experiencing homelessness. Includes engagement with key stakeholders in the health system, the City of Boston, state government, and social service agencies to make progress on care for medically vulnerable homeless individuals.
A grant to support the next phase of organizational development for the new National Association of Community Health Workers, including developing the agenda for programmatic and policy efforts.
First year of funding to support non-profit organizations in Missouri in building out grassroots organizing and integrated voter engagement capacity throughout the state, to advocate for policies that will improve the health and well-being of Missourians.
A grant to support a cohort of non-profit organizations in Tennessee in developing long-term communications capacity and strategies to leverage opportunities for improving the health and well-being of Tennesseans.
Second installment of a two-year grant in support of work to address the poor housing conditions in North Hartford that contribute to extreme health disparities in these neighborhoods, to include developing a scalable process for stabilizing housing, and creating a land trust for preserving affordable housing. Second year expands efforts to achieve zero inflows into homelessness from the neighborhood.
