Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins
The Baxter International Foundation's effort to
assist hurricane recovery efforts

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The Foundation for the Mid South has received a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to offer grants to community-based health care providers and to support their efforts to serve vulnerable populations in the hurricane-affected areas. The RWJF funding matches and joins a recent donation awarded to FMS from The Baxter International Foundation and benefits The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund .

The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund was initially established by a grant made from The Baxter International Foundation to the Foundation for the Mid South. During the first grant cycle, $250,000 in operating support was awarded to health and health care organizations to re-establish their services in the aftermath of the Hurricanes. In the upcoming, second grant cycle, the Mid South Health Initiative Advisory Committee—comprised of health field leaders and practitioners from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas—will guide the identification of local service providers and the development of the grants process for the matching funds. The Committee was established in January 2006 to determine priorities and actions steps for addressing systemic health service and delivery problems in the region.

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If you have any questions about the Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund or the Mid South Health Initiative, please email >>> Necole S. Irvin , special projects officer.

FMS health-related information:
>>> The Mid South Health Initiative
>>> The Baxter International Foundation Health Recovery Fund
>>> Humana Foundation Katrina Relief Fund

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