Prime Health Foundation
History
Prime
Health Foundation was incorporated in the late 1980's by Prime
Health plan, a health maintenance organization and the first
managed care plan in Kansas City. Given its roots, the Foundation
originally concentrated on grants related to managed care.
In
2000, the Foundation decided to broaden its mission and has
funded a variety of grants unrelated to managed care.
Mission
Our
Mission is to support opportunities that demonstrate potential
for improving the health of our community.
Financial
Facts and Size of Grants
In
2006, Prime Health Foundation's endowment was approximately
$6 million.
Since
1989, the Foundation has funded grants totaling approximately
$7 million.
Grants
ranging from several thousand to several hundred thousand
dollars have been approved over the years.
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Visit Our Reports Page for Valuable Information.
KANSAS
CITY'S ATTACK ON ASTHMA
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that
restricts airflow to the lungs. In the U.S., asthma is the
only chronic disease, besides AIDS and tuberculosis, with
an increasing death rate. Yet with education, proper diagnosis
and a good management plan, asthma can be controlled.
This first-ever report examines the incidence of asthma in
our metropolitan area. It identifies the scope of activities
that are needed to effectively control asthma and how the
community currently is responding to asthma which is the nation's
most common and costly illness. The report also recommends
future activities to help control asthma.
