Identifying Oral Health Resources and Promising Practices in Community-based, Non-traditional Settings An inventory and examination of the state’s community-based oral health programs with consideration of promising and best practice criteria for use by providers, policy-makers, program planners and consumers.
In recent years, a confluence of research has called attention to the importance of investments in early childhood, from home visiting programs that start during the prenatal period to high-quality preschool one or two years before kindergarten entry. A first line of research is from leading developmental theories in disparate disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, and […]
In 2014, the NH Children’s Health Foundation Board of Directors established the Sandi Van Scoyoc Legacy Award. As our founding President, the award honors her commitment to improving the health of New Hampshire’s children. The award recognizes a New Hampshire not-for-profit organization (or an individual who works for a non-profit) that demonstrates exemplary and aspirational […]
2016: A Year of Deep Collaboration and Deeper Impact This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the HNH Foundation. We are proud to continue and deepen our longstanding mission: to improve the health and wellness of New Hampshire’s population, with a focus on its most vulnerable children. In 2015, we expanded our funding priorities to […]
The HNH Foundation is a small foundation, and over the years, we have made pivotal decisions about how to best focus our work in support of our mission. 2015 was just such a year. We took a fresh look at our funding strategies, asking: How do we honor our deep commitments to oral health, access […]
New Hampshire has made great strides in oral health since the release of the Surgeon General’s seminal report in 2000, Oral Health in America. That report served to catalyze a range of stakeholders in New Hampshire who recognized the importance of optimal oral health as part of overall health, and together, they developed the state’s […]
The retirement of HNH Foundation’s founding President, Sandi Van Scoyoc, in the spring of 2014 marked the end of a 16- year era shaped largely by her vision and leadership. The Board of Trustees has used this milestone as an opportunity to look deeply at the Foundation’s successes, funding priorities and organizational structure, and to […]
This report summarizes findings from a project designed to gain understanding of dental claims data in New Hampshire. Building upon current analysis of medical claims data, the project explored the dental claims data to understand how these data can be used to better understand the landscape of oral health service delivery in New Hampshire, with […]
In 2008, New Hampshire’s first Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Action Plan was launched. The plan was developed through a collaborative effort of public- and private-sector partners concerned about the increasing overweight and obesity rates within the state’s population. HEAL established a vision for a New Hampshire in which all residents improve health and quality […]
In 2008, New Hampshire’s first Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Action Plan was launched. The plan was developed through a collaborative effort of public and private sector partners concerned about increasing rates of overweight and obesity within the state’s population. The plan included recommended goals and strategies to support and promote healthy lifestyle choices by […]