St. David's Community Health Foundation

Tuesday, April 1, 2008 The promise of a better life   VOLUME 1 ISSUE 1  
TOPICS
Community Outreach
News
Events
Community Partners
Dental Program
CONTENTS
Welcome to FirstFocus!
Care that Pays for Itself
Record Numbers for the St. David's Dental Program
Health's Angels
24th Annual Toast of the Town Raises Scholarship Money
Did You Know...
National Infant Immunization Week is April 19-26. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department will host a conference to provide professional training to healthcare providers on pediatric immunizations. Registration for the conference is free and the form is available for download here.
Coming Next Month
Meet the Scholars!
An introduction to the 2008 recipients of the W. Neal Kocurek St. David's Scholarship.
Welcome to FirstFocus!
The first issue of SDCHF's new e-newsletter

FirstFocus is our brand new monthly e-newsletter that keeps you up to date with the happenings and news at the St. David's Community Health Foundation. Our main goal in this new venture is to stay connected with community members, letting you know how we are working to keep our promise of a better life.
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Care that Pays for Itself
A Report with Continuing Results
http://www.sdchf.org/downloads/collaborations_lbj_...

St. David's Community Health Foundation, with assistance from students at LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas, has come up with long-term solutions to problems facing uninsured residents of Central Texas. Two have already been put into practice.
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Record Numbers for the St. David's Dental Program
What a Difference a Year Makes
http://sdchf.org/dental.htm

The St. David's Dental Program saw record numbers of patients in 2007, and the value of the dental care they recieved was higher than any year before. 2008 is shaping up to be even better.
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Health's Angels
Spreading our wings to assist on aging issues
http://sdchf.org/angels.htm

Health's Angels is our new volunteer group, with $100,000 to spend! Through its three major elements - volunteer work, grant-making, and community awareness - Health's Angels focuses on assisting the elderly and the workers who assist them.
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24th Annual Toast of the Town Raises Scholarship Money
Partying for a good cause!

Now in its 24th year, Toast of the Town raises money to fund the W. Neal Kocurek/St. David’s Scholarship program, which provides tuition assistance to area high school students planning to pursue health-care education at Texas colleges and universities. The 22 Kocurek Scholars from 2005 - 2007 are about to be joined by more than 20 recipients of the 2008 scholarships… all thanks to the generosity of our Toast supporters.
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The St. David's Community Health Foundation report "Lifting Teen Families" has been published. Read it online or order a hard copy.
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Kid Pic of the Month
The children treated by our St. David's Dental Program show their appreciation in the most artistic of ways!
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