The Community Health Foundation of Western & Central New York- is dedicated to improving the health and health care of the people and communities of western and central New York. 

Albany Institute of History and Art (AIHA) – Provides the Foundation with in-kind staff and logistical support for the “Art from the Heart” program.  AIHA provides public exhibitions of selected art works from the “Art form the Heart” program.

 

State University of New York- Institute of Technology, School of Nursing and Health Systems (SUNYIT) -  Has partnered with the Foundation to provide a range of on-going support services  related to the Leadership Institute, such as ongoing participation of SUNY staff on the Leadership Institute Advisory Committee assistance in the development and refinement of curriculum for nursing education, review and approval of course content by the Curriculum Development Committee, general academic support including guest speakers, the provision of college credits to participants, and use of campus learning facilities and resources such as libraries, computer labs and career counseling centers.

 

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), and The Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging (CITRA) located at Cornell University - have partnered with the Foundation in an array of educational and research program areas, including the NYSDOH Home Health Aide/Personal Care Aide/ Certified Nurses Aide Core Curriculum Project; the Feeding Assistant Curriculum Project, the NYSDOH Dementia Grant Program; and the Study of End-Of-Life Practices in New York State Nursing Homes.

 

New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) – Partners with the Foundation to provide contact hours and continuing education units to participants in the Nurse Leadership and Nurse Educators Course. NYSNA also has a representative that participates on the Leadership Institute Advisory Committee.

 

New York State Department of Labor- Workforce New York, Capital Region Workforce Investment Board, and Iroquois Healthcare Association - Partnered with the Foundation in 2006 to host a Healthcare Career and Job Fair in the Capital Region of New York. More than 40 major healthcare providers and educators participated in the event and over 200 area job seekers attended.

 

The Foundation is partnering with the Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York(GMHANY), the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) and the New York State Psychologocial Association (NYSPA) to develop and implement a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary mental health training program for long term care professionals and paraprofessionals.

 

 

Johnson & Johnson/Society for Arts In Healthcare –  Is providing $10,000 in support for equipment and supplies for the 2006 “Art from the Heart” Program. The Foundation for Quality Care is also a contributing member to the Society for Arts in Healthcare.

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) – Between 2007-2010, NYSDOH provided the Foundation with $597,000 of support from the Health Workforce Retraining Initiative (HWRI) to fund the Nurse Leadership Institute and Nurse Educator Pilot Program.

 

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) –Recently awarded the Foundation with a $34,800 technical assistance grant that pays for a portion of the engineering services to perform energy conservation studies at six (6) skilled nursing facilities across New York.

 

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Between 2007-2010, HRSA will provide the Foundation with $415,000 of support to fund in part the Long Term Care Leadership Institute.

 

Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation – Between 2008-2011, Langeloth Foundation will provide FQC with $475,000 to fund the Geriatric Nursing Assistant Career Development Program, which is a career ladder education and recruitment program for certified nursing assistant (CNAs) working in nursing homes.