Since 1993, the North Shore Health Care Foundation (NSHCF) has offered support to individuals and organizations involved in healthcare in Cook County. Thanks to its generous donors, NSHCF has distributed over $669,569 in grants since it was founded. NSHCF Director Karl Hansen announced the latest round of grants last week.
One award went to Cook County Emergency Management, which hosts an annual Emergency Services Conference for staff and volunteers of dozens of agencies, county, state and federal. There is a cross border component as emergency responders from the United States practice with colleagues from Canada. The 27th ES Conference will be April 29-30, 2016.
Hansen said, “We granted $3,000 for this purpose. There will also be trainings offered on May 6-7 this year specifically for active shooter/bomb blast and collapsed building response.”
Hansen said although Care Partners of Cook County has become its own organization, independent from NSHCF, the health care foundation has pledged to continue to support the core mission of Care Partners, which is to provide support and services to clients and families as they face the transitions of aging, serious illness and end of life.
Hansen said, “This quarter that amount is $8,000.”
Cook County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) was awarded $2,200 for training for the “Multi-Disciplinary Team.” Hansen explained that this is a group of 10 professionals from five local agencies that deal with the investigation of physical and sexual abuse of children.
Finally, Maple Hill Community Fire Department requested and received $548 for a carbon monoxide meter to check CO levels in ambient air. As more living spaces are equipped with CO detectors, fire departments are getting more calls because an alarm has sounded. With this meter, the responders will be able to better advise people when it is safe to re-enter their rooms.
For more information about the North Shore Health Care Foundation, visit www.northshorehealthcarefoundation.org/
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