Press Releases in 2006

Below is a collection of recent Blue Shield of California Foundation press releases. For media inquiries regarding Foundation program areas and grantmaking, please email Rachael Kagan, Director of Communications and Public Affairs.

$63,000 Will Fund Health Coverage for 50 San Luis Obispo County Children San Francisco, December 19, 2006 – As many as 50 children in San Luis Obispo County will receive health care coverage funded... Read more

Giving for 2006 Expected to Reach Nearly $30 Million San Francisco, Sept. 5, 2006 – The Blue Shield of California Foundation (BSCF) today announced grants of $13.2 million to 315 nonprofit... Read more

San Francisco, July 13, 2006 – An innovative online training and education program to help California doctors better fulfill their important role in treating victims of domestic violence now is... Read more

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14, 2006 – In California, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI’s) 100,000 Lives Campaign is supported by a number of healthcare organizations and foundations, including... Read more

$200,000 Will Go to Tulare County Healthy Kids Program San Francisco, May 17, 2006 – The Blue Shield of California Foundation today announced that it is making grants of $3.12 million to 14 nonprofit... Read more

San Francisco, May 4, 2006 – Three leading health care foundations today announced the creation of a new $4.5 million grant making program to speed the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) in... Read more

$127,000 will go to Orange County CaliforniaKids Program San Francisco, February 23, 2006 – The Blue Shield of California Foundation today announced grants of $4.25 million designed to help the... Read more

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