January 12, 2006
Contact: Bev Pfeifer-Harms
Director of Communications
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Southeast Missouri Organizations Receive $457,078 in Health Grants

St. Louis - Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has awarded a total of $457,078 in basic support grants to four organizations serving southeast Missouri. These two-year grants help offset certain administrative, operational and equipment costs so organizations can continue to focus resources on existing programs and services.

Those receiving grants are:

• Bootheel Counseling Services, $100,000. This organization provides psychological help and outreach programs to adults and children in a four-county region in southeast Missouri.
• Community Caring Council, $78,950. This organization focuses on the health needs of Cape Girardeau County residents, which include improving access to primary, dental and mental health resources.
• SEMO Health Network, $178,128. SEMO Health Network provides primary and preventive care to underserved rural communities in southeast Missouri, including adults at risk of or diagnosed with heart disease and diabetes.
• Stoddard County Public Health Center, $100,000. In addition to providing health screenings and immunizations, this Center addresses unmet women's health services needs for uninsured, low-income women living in the Bootheel.

Established in 2000, MFH is the largest non-governmental funder of community health activities in the state. The Foundation is in its fourth year of grantmaking, having issued more than $148 million in grants and awards to date. It is dedicated to serving the uninsured and underserved in 84 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis. For more information about MFH, visit www.mffh.org.

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