 Gardening for Good, an initiative of Greenville Forward, received a grant in 2011 to create a network and resource hub for community gardens.
In 2012, the Piedmont Health Foundation will accept applications on a quarterly basis from organizations seeking to make policy, system or environmental changes to reduce childhood obesity. This year, the foundation will award approximately $100,000 in grants related to childhood obesity. Jump to Grant Guidelines and Forms Why is the Piedmont Health Foundation focusing on childhood obesity? For 25 years, the Piedmont Health Foundation has made grants to health-related programs in Greenville County and the surrounding area. During this time, obesity has become an epidemic that is burdening our health care system and economy and threatens to shorten the life span of today's generation of children to less than that of their parents. In 2003, then-U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona said that obesity was a greater threat to public health than terrorism - and since that time, rates of obesity have continued to grow. In 2008, the Piedmont Health Foundation began focusing on childhood obesity by dedicating some of its funding and staff time to exploring how our community could respond to this crisis. As a result, the Piedmont Health Foundation has supported or catalyzed activities such as the Greenville Childhood Obesity Study (released in 2009), the LiveWell Greenville coalition, and new healthy menus at 11 Greenville County elementary schools. The Piedmont Health Foundation has committed nearly $250,000 to address obesity since 2008. For 2012 grantmaking, the Piedmont Health Foundation's Board of Directors has decided to continue its focus by soliciting proposals that focus on reducing childhood obesity rates in Greenville County. Why is the Piedmont Health Foundation focusing on policy, systems, and environmental changes? As the Center for Disease Control and Prevention states: The policies, systems, and environments around us, including our communities, worksites, transportation systems, schools, faith-based organizations, and health care settings shape the pattern of our lives and our health. For example, the design and walkability of communities, the availability of low-cost fruits and vegetables, and the smoking policies in our workplaces have a direct impact on whether we walk to school, consume healthy foods and drinks, or are exposed to second-hand smoke. Changing policies, systems, and environments to help make healthy choices easy, safe, and affordable can improve community health. Engaging with partners in education, government, planning and transportation, as well as the business and civic sectors is instrumental to achieving such change. If you serve Greenville County, SC and are interested in applying for a grant, please download forms below: |
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