Haywood Health Foundation sets high goals for 2016
The Haywood Healthcare Foundation managed to generate enough funding to have a major impact on the health needs of Haywood County during 2015 and their goal is to surpass last year’s donations.
The foundation donated 14 defibrillators, totaling $31,000, to be carried in law enforcement vehicles and $75,000 to support access to healthcare and medical equipment at the Good Samaritan Clinic in Waynesville.
The foundation also donated one blood pressure monitoring system to Haywood Vocational Opportunities, two defibrillators to Haywood Christian Academy and diabetes and heart medications to Haywood Christian Ministries.
To improve lives, 100 patients received co-pay for healthcare at Good Samaritan Clinic, three Circle of Hope leaders received extensive dental care at the Health Department Dental Clinic, 40 young adults from Haywood Community College received eye exams and/or glasses, Haywood County Health Department received new dental equipment, No Boundaries was able to lease medical equipment, funded the Abused Children Program at KARE, purchased four Wii games for ARC, supported sports enrichment programs for Big Brothers/Big Sisters, provided physical therapy, occupational therapy and supplies to Maple Leaf Adult Daycare and supported the multicultural health project at the 30th Judicial Alliance.
To improve education, books were purchased for Hazelwood Elementary School’s Library, two $1,000 scholarships were awarded for clinical or technical training through the Haywood county Schools Foundation and two $2,500 scholarships were given to nursing program students at Haywood Community College.
For prevention measures, classes were funded to promote prevention of prescription drug abuse among teens through Mountain Projects, Inc., a public service announcement video of current strategies and action plans shared across N.C. through WNC Teen Institute, and medication cards were provided by Meridian.
Through nutrition, 600 liquid meal supplements were provided through Meals on Wheels, a pilot program for fresh fruits and vegetables via WiseBucks, funding to support the 5-2-1 Obesity Program under the Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency, cooking and nutrition classes with ASPIRE and teens cooking classes and healthy snacks were sponsored by the Haywood County Library.
For mental health, the foundation offered counseling for abused women through REACH.
Continue to support the foundation’s mission by attending Casino Night on May 21, the Golf and Gala on Aug. 30-31 and Power of Pink on Sept. 24.
www.haywoodhealthcarefoundation.org or 828.452.8343.
