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About the Partnership
In Fall 2005, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (BCBSNC Foundation) funded a four-year initiative by the Duke University Center for Health Policy and the North Carolina Institute of Medicine to help state and local government officials, health care professionals and other leaders assess and expand community programs to help the uninsured.
The initiative establishes:
- the Jim Bernstein Health Policy Scholars Program for students interested in careers in health policy
- a web-based directory of health policy experts called Who's Who in North Carolina Health Policy, to assist policymakers and communities in finding resources for care for the uninsured
- the NC Health Policy Gateway, a website with health policy-related information and resources (forthcoming in June 2006)
The project is spearheaded by Chris Conover, PhD, Assistant Research Professor of Public Policy Studies and Director of the Health Policy Certificate Program, Center for Health Policy, Duke University, and Pam Silberman, JD, DrPH, President and CEO, North Carolina Institute of Medicine.
About the BCBSNC Foundation:
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation provides financial support to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians. This mission is achieved through programs and services funded in response to grant requests, as well as through funding for programs supporting needs identified by the Foundation. The Foundation's primary focus areas include increasing access to health care for the uninsured and underinsured, minimizing or eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities, promoting physical activity, and providing screenings and health education (related to cardiac care, diabetes, obesity, and women's health).
Since its inception in November 2000, the BCBSNC Foundation has awarded more than $16 million in grants to organizations throughout the state. In addition to its grant program, the Foundation supports several signature programs. These programs include Be Active KidsSM, an award-winning program that teaches preschool children about nutrition and physical activity; and Healthy Community Institutes for Non-Profit Excellence, two-day intensive training sessions offered free of charge to all North Carolina nonprofits. Additional information about the Foundation's signature programs and grant requirements, as well as a list of all grants awarded can be found on our Web site at www.bcbsnc.com/foundation.
About the Center for Health Policy at Duke University:
The mission of the Center for Health Policy at Duke University is to stimulate and facilitate collaborative, interdisciplinary research in
health policy by faculty and students, drawing on expertise in the social sciences, law and management. It seeks to disseminate research
findings on health policy decision makers and provides an array of educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students
seeking careers in health policymaking, research and analysis.
The Center for Health Policy at Duke facilitates research related to public health and the policies that address it.
A health policy center has been operational at Duke since 1980.
Its faculty collaborates with research colleagues across schools and disciplines and teaches many of the university's courses in health policy.
For more information, go to www.hpolicy.duke.edu
About the N.C. Institute of Medicine:
The North Carolina Institute of Medicine (NC IOM) is an independent, non-profit organization that serves as a non-political source of health policy analysis and advice in North Carolina. The NC General Assembly chartered the NC IOM in 1983 to provide balanced, nonpartisan information on complex and often controversial health issues in our state. The NC IOM works by convening task forces of state and community leaders to study important health issues facing the state and develop constructive solutions to these problems. The task forces include state and local elected officials and agency leaders, health care providers, insurers, business executives, leaders of non-profit organizations, academicians, consumers and the representatives of the
faith community who are interested in or have expertise in a particular subject area. The NC IOM recently completed a study that examined the adequacy of the healthcare safety net and is in the process of identifying policy options to expand health insurance to more uninsured individuals. http://www.nciom.org/
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