Chet P. Hewitt receives Terrance Keenan Leadership Award
Sierra Health Foundation President and CEO Chet P. Hewitt received the Grantmakers In Health 2017 Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy, which recognizes outstanding grantmakers whose work is distinguished by leadership, innovation and outstanding achievement. Mr. Hewitt received the award at the Grantmakers in Health Annual Conference on Health Philanthropy in Boston on June 22. Learn more on the Grantmakers In Health web site.
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Responsive Grants Program awards to be announced in late August
Thank you to everyone who submitted applications for our 2017 Responsive Grants Program funding opportunity. We received 221 applications by the June 12 due date. We will announce grant awards in late August and will post the list on the Responsive Grants Program web page.
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Innovations for Children Award celebration honors Gladys Deloney
Sierra Health Foundation honored Steering Committee on Reduction of African American Child Deaths member Gladys Deloney, Deputy Director of the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance, with the Innovations for Children Award on June 1. The award acknowledges Ms. Deloney’s substantial contributions to advancing the Steering Committee’s work and benefiting families throughout the county.
Learn more and see a video about Ms. Deloney’s work.
Photo: Sierra Health Foundation Board of Directors Vice Chair Debra McKenzie presented the Innovations for Children Award to Gladys Deloney.
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Employment opportunity: Program Manager, Champions of Change
Sierra Health Foundation and The Center are pleased to announce a job opening for a Program Manager to support Cultiva La Salud's Fresno County Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Program, known as Champions of Change.
Cultiva La Salud is dedicated to creating healthier communities in California’s Central Valley. Cultiva’s approach to creating healthier communities is through fostering positive changes to policy, systems and environmental improvements to support increased access to healthy foods/beverages and physical activity opportunities. The Program Manager will be based in Fresno and will directly assist the Program Director in all responsibilities relating to the implementation of the program.
Cultiva La Salud’s Champions of Change is a program managed by The Center.
We invite all interested candidates to visit our Employment web page for a position description and application instructions.
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Speaker Series event looks at news, media and politics
Our latest Speaker Series event on June 5 — News, Media and Politics: What is the New Normal? — focused on the intersections of justice, news and politics and the implications for policymakers and citizens, bringing together national, state and local leaders to discuss the new realities, responsibilities and understandings of media and truth.
Panelists included Linnea Edmeier, Managing Editor at Capital Public Radio; Trymaine Lee, national reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist with MSNBC/NBCNews; Thomas Peele, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist with Bay Area News Group and UC Berkeley School of Journalism lecturer; and Dyan Ruiz, co-founder of People Power Media.
Learn more and view the event video on our Speaker Series web page.
Photo, left to right: Panelists Dyan Ruiz, Trymaine Lee, Thomas Peele and Linnea Edmeier with moderator Diane Littlefield, Sierra Health Foundation Vice President of Programs and Partnerships
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JuneTEENth Festival launches Sacramento Summer of Youth Safety and Opportunity
As part of Sacramento’s Juneteenth celebration, the Black Child Legacy Campaign hosted the JuneTEENth Festival for youth at Cesar Chavez Park on June 15. The festival included a spoken word competition, live entertainment, food trucks and art labs, including a graffiti wall, breakdancing and art demonstrations. The event provided an opportunity for young people to learn about health, education and employment opportunities in the community during the summer, when they often have more free time that can lead to at-risk behaviors. The event was part of Sacramento’s 15th Annual Juneteenth celebration in honor of Freedom Day when African-American slaves were emancipated.
Learn more on the Sacramento Juneteenth web site.
Learn more about the Black Child Legacy Campaign.
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Community School students celebrate graduation at Sierra Health Foundation
Congratulations to 44 students from Sacramento County Office of Education’s Community Schools, who received their high school diplomas on June 1 during a ceremony held at Sierra Health Foundation. Principal Lisa Alcalá presented diplomas to the students with County Superintendent of Schools and Sierra Health Foundation Board Member David W. Gordon; Deputy Superintendent Al Rogers, Ed.D.; and County Board of Education Trustees Heather Davis, Greg Geeting, and Jacquelyn Levy. Brian Bedford, President and CEO of Align Capital Region, provided an inspirational keynote address.
Learn more on the Sacramento County Office of Education web site.
Photo: Sacramento County Office of Education Superintendent and Sierra Health Foundation Board of Directors Member David W. Gordon speaks at the Community Schools graduation.
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Sierra Health Foundation hosts community blood drive
Thank you to everyone who joined our BloodSource mobile blood drive on June 29. More than 20 people participated. BloodSource is a community-based, not-for-profit blood center that provides blood and services throughout Northern and Central California and beyond. Learn more on the BloodSource web site.
Photo: Sierra Health Foundation staff member Cori Carlos gets ready to give life-saving blood.
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#PeoplePursuing
Throughout 2017, we are highlighting the work of our partners through a campaign called #PeoplePursuing. We invite you to visit our Facebook and Instagram pages for new inspiring posts!
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