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District Assists Shelter From The Storm
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Grant Supports Comprehensive Shelter and Services
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District Supports CVEP's Healthcare Workforce Excellence Program
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Grant Enables the Launching of the Next Phase
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District Supports Programs of the Coachella Valley branch of the Arthritis Foundation
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Grant Will Allow Residents with Arthritis to Participate in Free Life Improvement Exercise Programs
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District Supports Capital Purchase for the Rancho Mirage Health Center
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Grant Enables Planned Parenthood to Purchase Ultrasound Machine
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District Supports Program in Obesity Prevention
Friday, February 17, 2012
Enables El Sol Expand the Promotores de Salud Program
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DISTRICT AWARDS $21,505 TO WELL IN THE DESERT
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Funding Will Fund Facility Upgrades and Cut Overhead Costs
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District Opens New Energy-Generating Parking Facility
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Structure adjacent to Desert Regional Medical Center campus creates additional parking spaces while tapping renewable energy sources
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DISTRICT AWARDS MORE THAN $5.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO THREE ORGANIZATIONS
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Funding Will Support UCR School of Medicine, Desert Cancer Foundation, and Family Services of the Desert
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DISTRICT APPOINTS KATHY GRECO AS CEO
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Maryland Native Has Broad Background In Healthcare and Community Service
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DISTRICT AWARDS NEARLY $930,000 TO SIX AREA ORGANIZATIONS
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Funds Support Hidden Harvest, F.I.N.D., Mizell Sr Center, CSUSB, DAP and UCPIE
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DISTRICT AWARDS MORE THAN $168,000
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Funding Will Support Coachella Valley Association of Governments,
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DISTRICT AWARDS GRANT TO CAL STATE SAN BERNARDINO
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Valley-Wide Healthy Living Challenge
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DISTRICT AWARDS GRANTS TO CVEP AND DWE
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Pathways to Success and the "We Care" Mammogram Program
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DISTRICT GOES GREEN WITH ENERGY-GENERATING PARKING FACILITY
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
New parking lot with solar carports, landscaping and fencing
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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF THE DESERT AWARDED $44,905 GRANT
Monday, February 14, 2011
Funding Will Help At Risk Kids Aged 5-17
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LIFESTREAM AWARDED $250,000 GRANT
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Grant Supports Program of Innovative Solutions to Meet Demand for Blood Products
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STROKE RECOVERY CENTER GRANT AWARD
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Funding Will Support Professional Staff & Rehabilitation Services
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Pegasus Riding Academy Grant Award
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
District Awards $56,128 for Equine Therapy
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Program Committee Openings
Thursday, September 30, 2010
District Seeking Members of the Public to Join Program Committee
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Desert Cancer Foundation Grant Award
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Funding Will Help 320 District Residents Pay for Treatment, Insurance and Other Services
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VNA of the Inland Counties Grant Award
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Funding Will Assist in Delivery of Hospice Services to District Residents
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Healthcare Reform: Impact and Opportunity
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Powerpoint presentation by Steve Valentine of The Camden Group
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Desert Healthcare District Approves $128,137 Grant to Family Services of the Desert
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
DISTRICT GRANT TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND FAMILY SUPPORT
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DISTRICT APPROVES GRANT TO EXPAND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Friday, May 14, 2010
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Receives Funding For Behavioral Health Center
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NEW MEMORIAL DEDICATED AT PALM SPRINGS WELLNESS PARK
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Local Leader Catherine McMillan Honored With Memorial Dedication
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RFP for HEALNet Initiative (proposals due 5:00pm, April 09, 2010)
Friday, March 26, 2010
District Issues RFP for HEALNet
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Grant funds Alzheimer's Eduction
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Dementia prevention in Latino community
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District funds Backpack Program
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Weekend food for Y Be Fit children
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Bridges of Hope opens satellite
Friday, January 22, 2010
Supports DHS programs
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$150,000 grant to Desert Cancer Foundation
Thursday, January 14, 2010
District assists more than 200 local cancer patients
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District grants $129,000 to Arthritis Foundation
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Funds self-help classes for more than 240 District residents
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54 disabled residents to receive equine therapy
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
$42,151 grant to Pegasus Riding Academy
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Grant helps keep open Shelter doors
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
$250,000 aids shortfall at Shelter From The Storm
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District supports FIND expansion
Thursday, November 19, 2009
$1.7 million grant helps with new Indio warehouse
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Health and Healthcare Consequences of Hunger
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
View a Powerpoint presentation from Board President Dr. Glen Grayman.
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Healthcare Workforce Needs Assessment
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Final Report
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Healthcare Scholars
Monday, June 15, 2009
Pathways to Success partnership provides scholarships to 25 District students
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Grant Awards
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
At the regular May meeting, Directors of the Desert Healthcare District awarded:
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District grant to HARC
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
3-year funding of healthcare research
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Christopher's Clubhouse grant
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
District supports "radKIDS" training
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District Obesity Report Completed
Friday, March 27, 2009
DHCD completes Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative formative research.
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District Grant Targets Homelessness
Thursday, March 26, 2009
DHCD supports transitional housing program
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Building Bridges - Feb 10, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
DHCD Vice President Kay Hazen's presentation to Riverside County Commission for Women workshop
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