Carlsbad a recipient of grants for health
The Tri-City Healthcare District has announced the nonprofit organizations in the area to which it has decided to award grants, with Carlsbad being represented.
The Healthcare District seeks ways to move forward with its primary objectives of increasing access to healthcare, and alleviating health conditions impacted by lifestyle and mental health. In total, 64 organizations applied for grants from the Tri-City Healthcare District, of which 22 were selected to share in the nearly $500K allocated by the District’s Board of Directors.
Among the 22 nonprofits that were awarded grants is the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club. Examples of other recipients who operate programs in or serving the residents of Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad included mental health treatment programs and those that assist with diabetes prevention.
In discussing the grants, a board member for Tri-City Healthcare District, Julie Nygaard, said that the organization and those nonprofits it supports are providing preventive care at the grassroots level. Their objective is to advance their communities' health and wellness by helping residents avoid hospitalization. Working with the area’s nonprofits, brochure printers play an active role in dispensing information about preventive care to the public
Nygaard is also the Community Healthcare Alliance Committee chair for Tri-City Healthcare, and is a participant in awarding the annual grants. This year’s grants ranged from $2,300 up to $63,237.
The Healthcare District seeks ways to move forward with its primary objectives of increasing access to healthcare, and alleviating health conditions impacted by lifestyle and mental health. In total, 64 organizations applied for grants from the Tri-City Healthcare District, of which 22 were selected to share in the nearly $500K allocated by the District’s Board of Directors.
Among the 22 nonprofits that were awarded grants is the Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club. Examples of other recipients who operate programs in or serving the residents of Oceanside, Vista, and Carlsbad included mental health treatment programs and those that assist with diabetes prevention.
In discussing the grants, a board member for Tri-City Healthcare District, Julie Nygaard, said that the organization and those nonprofits it supports are providing preventive care at the grassroots level. Their objective is to advance their communities' health and wellness by helping residents avoid hospitalization. Working with the area’s nonprofits, brochure printers play an active role in dispensing information about preventive care to the public
Nygaard is also the Community Healthcare Alliance Committee chair for Tri-City Healthcare, and is a participant in awarding the annual grants. This year’s grants ranged from $2,300 up to $63,237.